IMAGE: Lucknow Tremendous Giants’ Nicholas Pooran celebrates profitable the match towards Sunrisers Hyderabad. {Photograph}: BCCI
Driving on nice particular person performances by the trio of Nicholas Pooran, Prerak Mankad and Krunal Pandya, Lucknow Tremendous Giants acquired the higher of Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets to spice up their play-off hopes in Hyderabad on Saturday, Could 13, 2023.
Desperately needing some extent after a winless run of three matches (together with a washout), Krunal impressed LSG’s very good comeback with the ball.
He broke the again of Sunrisers’ batting with two excellent deliveries to citadel SRH’s batting mainstays Aiden Markram and Glenn Phillips off successive deliveries within the thirteenth over.
Krunal, who normally seems to fireside the ball into the right-handers, gave it a little bit of air as Markram coming down the observe was completed within the flight and the sharp flip with wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock effecting a simple stumping.
The subsequent ball would rank as a dream supply for any left-arm spinner. The LSG captain acquired the ball to float into right-hander Phillips earlier than it turned away fairly a bit after pitching to beat Phillips all finally ends up and crash into the stumps.
IMAGE: Nicholas Pooran and Prerak Mankad rejoice in fashion after taking their staff to victory. {Photograph}: BCCI
The left-arm spinner completed with splendid figures of two/24 in 4 overs, outshining the 2 leg-spinners — Amit Mishra and Ravi Bishnoi — who mixed conceded 63 runs in six overs.
SRH, who have been comfortably positioned on 115/3 in 12 overs, misplaced all of the momentum after the double strike.
Heinrich Klaasen (47 from 29 balls) and Abdul Samad (37 from 25 balls) stitched collectively a 58 run stand to steer SRH to 182/6, however they clearly completed 20 runs as they appeared set for a 200-plus complete at one stage.
With the bat, LSG stuttered at first primarily as a consequence of Kyle Mayers’ struggling knock of two from 14 balls. De Kock additionally did not final lengthy as he perished for 29 from 19 balls.
Prerak Mankad, batting at No 3, took his time…
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