IPL Updates: Dominant LSG outplay SRH, win by 5 wkts

Thu, 27 March 2025

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23:17

Dominant LSG outplay SRH, win by 5 wkts

LSG 193-5 (16.1 Ovs) vs SRH 190-9 | SCORECARD

Nicholas Pooran's blistering knock, backed by Mitch Marsh's composed half-century, propelled Lucknow Super Giants to a resounding victory in Hyderabad.

23:17

Dominant LSG outplay SRH, win by 5 wkts

LSG 193-5 (16.1 Ovs) vs SRH 190-9 | SCORECARD

Ishan Kishan is handed the ball, but Miller wastes no time, smashing a boundary before sealing the win in style with another cracking shot.

A dominant performance from LSG as they secure a thumping 5-wicket victory with 23 balls to spare!

LSG put on a scintillating run chase to secure their first win of the season in style.

23:01

LSG inching towards victory

LSG 189-5 (16 Ovs) vs SRH 190-9 | SCORECARD

Zampa returns to bowl, and Miller sweeps it for a single. Samad, in a hurry to finish things off, smashes a massive six and follows it up with a boundary. The batters rotate strike with a few singles before Samad defends the final delivery. A productive over for LSG, as 13 runs come off it.

After 16 overs, they are 189-5, needing just 2 runs from 24 balls.

23:00

Harshal continues to dent LSG's chase

LSG 176-5 (15 Ovs) vs SRH 190-9 | SCORECARD

Harshal Patel back into the attack. Full toss angled across- Pant misses the flick, sliding down leg. Wide called.

Another full toss, Pant loses his shape trying to smack it away-edge to Shami at short third! But Shami immediately signals no-ball for height.

The umpires check- Pant was out of his crease! OUT! Pant departs for 15 off 15 balls- dramatic scenes as SRH claw back into this game!

And the ball-tracking confirms it- had Pant been standing upright, it would have been a legal delivery!

A massive moment in the game!

Harshal Patel continues to dent LSG's chase- SRH are right back in this!

Abdul Samad is the new batter. He gets off the mark with a single.

Miller follows with another single.

Samad goes big! Slams a boundary and then a maximum to finish the over in style!

13 runs and a wicket from the over.

After 15 overs, LSG are 176-5. They need just 15 from 30 balls.

22:51

Badoni departs, LSG 4 down

LSG 154-4 (13 Ovs) vs SRH 190-9 | SCORECARD

Zampa is back into the attack. Pant and Badoni rotate strike well, dealing in singles. Off the last ball, Badoni goes for the big shot... but he's skied it! Harshal Patel sprints in from deep midwicket and takes a stunning low catch! Badoni departs for 6 off 6 balls.

A tidy over from Zampa- just 5 runs and a wicket. After 13 overs, LSG are 154-4. They need 35 runs in 40 balls.

22:44

LSG in control despite losing key wickets

LSG 149-3 (12 Ovs) vs SRH 190-9 | SCORECARD

Both set batters are gone-can SRH turn this around?

Simarjeet Singh into the attack. Pant welcomes him with a massive six! What a statement shot! Next ball-straight back to the bowler. No run. Swing and a miss! Pant looking to go big again but doesn't connect. He stretches to the max to get bat on the next one-just a single.

Badoni is off the mark in style! Smashes a boundary! Blocks the last delivery of the over.11 runs off it. After 12 overs, LSG are 149-3. They need 42 runs in 48 balls.

22:34

Cummins strikes again, LSG 3 down

LSG 138-3 (11 Ovs) vs SRH 190-9 | SCORECARD

Change of ends for Zampa, and his countryman Marsh welcomes him with a boundary. Marsh pushes the next towards cover for a single. Pant gets off the mark with a single. They rotate the strike for the rest of the over.

Nine runs came off it. After 10 overs, LSG are 129-2.

Cummins to continue. Marsh drives towards long-on but finds the fielder-no run. Wide called.

Marsh pounces on the next delivery-FOUR! He moves to 48 off 28 balls. Another boundary! Over the leaping midwicket fielder, and with that, he brings up his fifty! But Cummins has his revenge immediately! Marsh plays it straight to Nitish Reddy. A soft dismissal, and SRH celebrate the breakthrough!

Marsh departs for 52 off 31 balls. Badoni is the new batter he defends the last off the over.

22:30

Pooran departs after blistering 70

LSG 120-2 (9 Ovs) vs SRH 190-9 | SCORECARD

Harshal Patel is the bowler Cummins trusts to break the partnership.

Marsh drives to long-on for a single. Pooran follows with one too.

Marsh slams a boundary! Too short and drifting down leg-wide called. Another single brings up the 100-run partnership off just 41 balls, followed by another wide.

Pooran leaves it alone, but Harshal struggles with control- back-to-back wides.

Finally, a straight one, but Pooran was waiting for it! Pulls it with utter disdain for four. Ends the over with a single.

15 runs from the over.

After 8 overs, LSG are 111-1.

Cummins returns. Fine leg is up, and Pooran goes for the scoop! Simarjeet Singh sprints back and pulls the ball in just in time-saves only one after all that effort.

Slow and wide, but they're trying too hard to keep it away from the batters-another wide.

Marsh cuts it to deep third for four.

Slow and wide again-Marsh slams it down to long-on for a single.

Cummins strikes! Trapped in front, the finger goes up!

Pooran has a quick chat with Marsh and goes for the review. Cummins looks confident.

Ball tracking: Pitching in line, hitting the wickets. Gone! No edge, and Pooran's review and innings are both over.

Cummins fires in a sharp bouncer, and Pant just about manages to duck under it, taking his eyes off the ball. That was nasty!

Another one! Cummins follows up with another vicious bouncer-Pant tries to swipe at it but loses balance and tumbles over on the off-side.

22:17

Pooran slams 18-ball fifty

LSG 95-1 (7 Ovs) vs SRH 190-9 | SCORECARD

Adam Zampa comes in as the impact sub for Head. Pooran takes a single. Marsh follows with another towards backward point. Pooran brings up his fifty in style- slams a massive six off just 18 balls! Leaves the next one alone but launches another six right after.

He's on a rampage! Ends the over with a boundary.18 runs from the over.

After 7 overs, LSG are 95-1, needing 95 runs in 79 balls.

22:05

Pooran's sixes fuel rapid start to chase

LSG 76-1 (6 Ovs) vs SRH 190-9 | SCORECARD

Cummins into the attack now. Marsh takes a single. Pooran slams a boundary! Mistimes the next- no run. Follows up with another boundary!

Short, slow, and wide outside off- Pooran swings and misses, but it's called a wide. Finds the fielder on the last ball- no run.10 runs from the over.

After 6 overs, LSG are 76-1, needing 114 runs in 84 balls.

21:59

Pooran, Marsh take charge against SRH

LSG 66-1 (5 Ovs) vs SRH 190-9 | SCORECARD

Simarjeet replaces Abhishek and starts with a slip in place for Pooran.

Pooran welcomes him with a boundary! Ducks under a bouncer, then blocks one towards square. He follows up with back-to-back sixes before taking a single to end the over. A big one- 17 runs off it!

After 3 overs, LSG are 31-1, needing 160 runs in 102 balls.

Shami continues, and Pooran smashes a boundary first ball! Steers the next for a single.

Marsh, with effortless control, launches a six! A loud appeal follows, but the ball thuds into his pads outside leg-leg bye given.

Another expensive over- 18 runs from it. After 4 overs, LSG are 49-1.

Abhishek returns to the attack. Marsh jabs towards cover- no run. Smashes a boundary next ball! Pushes towards cover again for no run. Mistimes a shot but gets a single. Pooran takes charge- back-to-back sixes!

Another big over-17 runs from it. After 5 overs, LSG are 66-1.

21:48

Shami strikes, removes Markram early

LSG 14-1 (2 Ovs) vs SRH 190-9 | SCORECARD

Abhishek Sharma opens the bowling with his left-arm spin against two right-handers. Marsh, brought in as the impact sub for LSG, replaces Rathi.

Marsh gets off the mark with a single, followed by one for Markram. A dot to point, then another single for Marsh. Markram defends the last two-just three runs off the first over.

Shami takes the new ball from the other end. Marsh blocks the first, then takes a single.

Big wicket! Markram skies it straight to Cummins at mid-off! Shami strikes early, and Markram departs for 1 off 4 balls.

Shami starts with a wild one-swung miles down the leg side, beating both the batter and Klaasen for five wides!

Pooran walks in at No. 3, the first left-hander for LSG. Shami switches to around the wicket.

A single for Pooran, followed by a much-needed boundary from Marsh. He defends the last ball.

11 runs and a wicket from the over- after 2 overs, LSG are 14-1.

21:23

SRH set 191-run target for LSG

SRH 190-9 (20 Ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Avesh Khan to bowl the final over.

Harshal drives down to long-off for a single. Simarjeet follows with another. Four singles so far, rotating strike.

Harshal pushes for two quick runs. A single to finish the innings.

SRH post 190-7- LSG need 191 to register their first points on the board!

21:15

Thakur bags 4 wickets!

SRH 183-9 (19 Ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Avesh Khan returns. Simarjeet Singh takes a single. Cummins launches a massive six! And another! Three sixes in a row!

But Avesh hits back-goes wide of the crease, full outside off. Cummins tries to steer it past short third, but straight to Rathi!

Cummins departs for a blistering 18 off 4 balls.

Mohammed Shami is the new batter.

Harshal will get a single off Thakur. Shami swings and misses. WICKET! skies it to Badoni. Shami departs for 1 off 3 balls. Thakur has his fourth wicket!

21:05

SRH lose Manohar, 7 down

SRH 169-7 (17 Ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Cummins, the new batter, starts at the non-striker's end. Shardul Thakur returns to the attack. Nails a wide yorker-Manohar looks to go inside-out but misses! In the air... and gone! Thakur strikes again!

He goes for the wide yorker, Manohar shuffles deep in his crease to loft it over point, but it flies too fine-Samad settles under it and takes a safe catch. Thakur gets his third and takes the Purple Cap! Abhinav Manohar departs for 2 off 6 balls.

Cummins slams back-to-back sixes!

21:00

Verma's explosive hitting ends

SRH 156-6 (16 Ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Bishnoi returns for his final over-and STRIKES! Flighted full on off, Reddy, feeling the pressure, swings big down the ground but completely misreads the googly. Timber! Middle stump uprooted!

Nitish Reddy walks back for 32 off 28 balls.

Abhinav Manohar strides in to take charge.

Verma goes big-back-to-back sixes! He ends the over with a couple of runs. 15 runs and a wicket from the over. After 15 overs, SRH are 143-5.

Final over for Divesh Rathi. Manohar starts with a block, then nudges one to long-off for a single. Aniket swings and misses on a slog sweep-but he connects next ball, smashing back-to-back sixes!

Wicket! Verma skies it, and Miller makes no mistake. He departs after a blistering 36 off 13 balls.

20:51

SRH 128-4 (14 Ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Aniket Verma is the new batter. Bishnoi continues, and Verma gets off the mark with a single. Nitish follows with two quick singles and then adds another couple. An easy single towards square leg keeps the scoreboard ticking. Verma finishes the over in style-SIX! 12 runs from the over. After 13 overs, SRH are 122-4.

Prince Yadav returns for his fourth over. Driven wide of long-off for a single. Aniket shuffles across but can't get a run. Prince fires in a yorker-two runs taken, plus a wide. Aniket gets a bottom edge behind to Pant, but no damage done. Two more singles to close the over.

6 runs from it. After 14 overs, SRH are 128-4.

20:49

Klaasen run out, SRH 4 down

SRH 110-4 (12 Ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Bishnoi is back into the attack. Klaasen cuts to deep point for a single. Big appeal from Bishnoi as Nitish attempts a reverse sweep and misses, but the umpire remains unmoved. LSG review it! The ball is clipping leg stump-umpire's call, so Nitish survives. He pushes the next to the off side for a single.

Klaasen continues his assault on leg-spin, smashing a boundary! He works the next ball through midwicket for a single. Nitish defends the last delivery. 7 runs off the over. After 11 overs, SRH are 103/3.Prince Yadav continues. Singles for Klaasen and Nitish to start. Klaasen then slams a boundary! He follows it up with a shot to long-on, landing safely for a single.

Short and wide-Reddy goes for a pull but under-edges it to the keeper! The change of pace works for Prince Yadav.

Klaasen is run out in bizarre fashion! A moment of hesitation costs him dearly as Prince Yadav is quick to react. Klaasen run out (Prince Yadav) 26 off 17.

SRH lose another key batter at a crucial juncture!

20:28

SRH reach 96-3 at halfway

SRH 96-3 (10 Ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Rathi continues. Klaasen pushes to long-on for a single, followed by another single for Nitish. Klaasen cuts to point but finds the fielder. He makes up for it with a massive six into the stands! A dot ball follows as the fielder at covers stops the shot. Klaasen ends the over with a single to long-on. 9 runs off the over. After 9 overs, SRH are 89-3.

Prince Yadav continues. Klaasen and Nitish exchange singles. Klaasen swings and misses, then has a brief chat with Nitish. He drills a full delivery straight back, and Prince gets his right leg in the way to deflect it toward the leg side-single taken. A slower ball outside off is left alone and called a wide.A bouncer follows, going over Reddy's head-another wide. Two singles to end the over. 7 runs from it. At the halfway mark, SRH are 96-3 after 10 overs.

20:19

Prince dismisses Head!

SRH 80-3 (8 Ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

LSG fielders look unsettled after those two dropped chances. Nitish collects three runs before Head slams a boundary. A rare miss from Head follows, then he rotates the strike with a single. Nitish miscues one toward long-off for another single, and a dot ball ends the over. Good comeback from Rathi after the first two deliveries. Time-out!

After 7 overs, SRH are 71/2.

Bowling change- Prince Yadav into the attack. Nitish welcomes him with a boundary and follows up with a single.

Bowled him! Prince Yadav cleans up Travis Head in spectacular fashion, rattling the stumps. A massive breakthrough for LSG just as Head was looking set for a big one. Head departs for 47 off 28 balls.

Heinrich Klaasen is the new batter. A wide down leg follows before Klaasen gets off the mark with a couple. He jabs one to long-on for a single. Nitish defends the final delivery.

9 runs and a wicket in the over. After 8 overs, SRH are 80-3.

20:06

Head dropped twice!

SRH 62-2 (6 Ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

First sign of spin as Digvesh Rathi comes on with his leg-breaks. Nitish Reddy works it to the leg side for a single. A short ball follows, but Rathi oversteps- no-ball called. Another single for Nitish. Markram sprints and dives at long-off, saving two. Head mistimes one just short of mid-on, where David Miller fields- hes keeping the South Africans busy!

Nitish finishes the over with two quick runs. Nine runs off it, SRH move to 54/2 after 5 overs.

Last over of the powerplay, and more spin as Bishnoi comes in. Head gets a lifeline! Pooran, stationed at long-on, has all the time but fumbles an easy catch. The crowd erupts! Nitish rotates strike with a single. Head punishes LSG- SIX! A rare dot follows as Bishnoi gets a hand to a straight hit but injures himself in the process. Some treatment, a quick chat with Pant, and hes back. Another return shot from Head- dropped again!

A tough chance, though. Dot to end the over.

Eight runs off it, and at the end of the powerplay, SRH are 62-2.

19:56

Head's explosive hitting shifts momentum

SRH 45-2 (4 Ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Avesh continues, but Travis Head takes charge, launching a massive six before rotating strike with a single. Nitish Reddy nudges one to point for a single. Head goes big again-another six!

A swing and a miss follows, but he finishes strong, finding the gap for four. A costly over, yielding 18 runs. SRH move to 45-2 after 4 overs.

19:56

Shardul strikes again! Two in 2 for LSG

SRH 27-2 (3 Ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

Avesh Khan keeps things tight from the other end, but SRH still manage to add nine runs, reaching 15-0 after two overs.

Abhishek Sharma starts with a boundary but struggles to find gaps, mistiming one that falls just short of deep third. Head finishes the over with a boundary to keep the momentum going.

Shardul Thakur strikes in the next over! Having placed a fielder at deep square leg from his first over, he smartly digs in a short ball. Abhishek takes it on with a pull, but it goes straight to Nicholas Pooran, who makes no mistake.

Abhishek departs for 6 off 6 as LSG draw first blood!

Gone! Swinging down leg takes a faint edge off Ishan Kishan's bat. Pant stays unmoved, but Shardul erupts in celebration as the umpire raises his finger. Kishan, disappointed, walks off. SRH in early trouble!

Nitish Reddy gets off the mark with a single, while Travis Head, having watched two quick wickets fall, responds with a boundary. Thakur concedes two wides before Head nudges one to square leg for a single. Nitish then displays his class with a crisp four.

A dramatic over-12 runs and two wickets-leaves SRH at 27-2 after three overs.

19:38

Steady start for SRH

SRH 6-0 (1 Ovs) vs LSG | SCORECARD

SRH begin steadily, reaching 6-0 after the first over.

Travis Head showed intent right away, slashing the first ball towards covers, but Badoni's diving stop saved a boundary. He then crunched one to mid-on for no run before hammering a full delivery straight over the bowler's head for four. Thakur followed up with two full tosses-one carved straight to point and the other nudged for a single.

Abhishek Sharma opened his account with a single to end the over.

LSG's fielding was sharp early, but SRH's attacking mindset was evident.

19:17

Here are the playing XIs

Teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins(c), Simarjeet Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami

Impact Subs: Sachin Baby, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Adam Zampa, Wiaan Mulder

Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav

Impact Subs: Shahbaz, Manimaran Siddharth, Mitchell Marsh, Himmat Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh

19:07

LSG opt to bowl first against SRH

Rishabh Pant said, "We will bowl first. The plan is to get them out early and chase whatever target they set. Our batting is strong enough to handle it. Avesh comes in for Shahbaz-that's our only change.'

Pat Cummins said, "Our approach stays the same-always positive. In this tournament, even conceding 10-11 runs an over can be match-winning. We aim to post a big total and win as a team. No changes for us.'

19:06

LSG opt to bowl first against SRH

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have won the toss and elected to field first against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Hyderabad.

Rishabh Pant's side will look to put SRH's explosive batting lineup under pressure early, while Pat Cummins and Co. aim to continue their dominant run with the bat.

Can LSG's bowlers contain the firepower of Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, and Heinrich Klaasen? Or will SRH pile on another massive total?

18:45

LSG brace for SRH's batting storm

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the IPL match between SRH and LSG in Hyderabad.

After a narrow defeat in their opening game, Rishabh Pant's Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) face a daunting challenge against an in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)..

Pat Cummins' SRH have been ruthless, nearly breaking the IPL's highest total record with a blistering 286/6 against Rajasthan Royals. Ishan Kishan's explosive 106* off 47 balls, alongside the firepower of Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, and Heinrich Klaasen, makes SRH the most feared batting unit this season.

LSG, on the other hand, let a winning position slip against Delhi Capitals, struggling in the middle overs and failing to close out the game despite early breakthroughs.

Nicholas Pooran shone, but Rishabh Pant had a forgettable outing, falling for a duck and missing a crucial stumping in the final over. With SRH's relentless aggression, LSG's bowlers-led by Ravi Bishnoi and the promising duo of Manimaran Siddharth and Digvesh Rathi-must be at their sharpest.

LSG will need precise execution and a strong bowling plan to counter SRH's rampage, or risk being swept aside by the tournament's most dominant batting lineup.