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Markande continues from the other end. Markande to de Kock, FOUR! This is good batting from time to go for the counter-offence. Markande bowls targeting his stumps with a fuller-line ball and he clears the straight v by making room for himself. Markande to de Kock, OUT! Markande gets the big fish. de Kock gives away his wicket with a reverse sweep that got a top-edge.
de Kock c Abhishek Sharma b Markande 29(19)
Phillips comes back to bowl his second over. A tight over from him to give just six singles off his over. Fifty up for LSG.
Mayank Markande comes into the attack. Four singles from the first four balls. Markande to de Kock, SIx! In the slot and de Kock times it perfectly to slog-sweep the ball over cow-corner, Rahul Tripathi misjudged to keep the ball in as LSG gets the first maximum of the innings. Markande to de Kock, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for de Kock as this time he clears the fine-leg region with another sweep. 14 off the over.
Farooqi bowls the last over of the PowerPlay. Farooqi to Mandkad, FOUR! He waits and placed the ball between covers and extra covers for another boundary. Farooqi to Mankad, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Mankad but Phillips stole the show in this ball with his athletic attempt to save the boundary. Abhishek Sharma failed to stop the ball at the cover point and Phillips ran behind the ball and covered the full ground but fail to keep the ball inside the ground. Only two runs came from two four balls as SRH managed to keep LSG quiet inside PowerPlay.
The second change in the bowling as Natarajan comes in for Bhuveshwar Kumar. A single on the second delivery as de Kock gives Prerak the strike. Natarajan to Prerak, sweep which was saved by Phillips in the deep backward square leg with a brilliant piece of fielding. Just four off the over. LSG 20/1 after five overs.
A change from Markram as he brings Glenn Phillips comes into the attack for Fazalhaq Farooqi. Phillips to Mayers, OUT! The misery ends for the West Indian as he gets out after playing 14 deliveries. Myaers tried to clear the mid-on fielder but a mistimed shot straight went to the captain Markram. Prerak Mankad walks out at number three. Phillips to Mankad , FOUR! Beautiful shot by the new man in. He gets off the mark with a boundary as he cashed in on the fuller-length ball and drives over covers for a boundary.
Mayers c Markram b Glenn Phillips 2 (14)
Kumar continues from the other end. de Kock takes a single after playing a dot ball. Mayers finally gets off the mark on the 11th delivery with a single. Probably the slowest to open an account in IPL. Kumar to de Kock, FOUR! First boundary of this innings. A short ball and de Kock gets room to open his arms as he dispatched the ball over covers for a boundary. Eight from the over.
Fazalhaq Farooqi comes from the other end. Farooqi to de Kock and he gets a single from the first ball. Farooqi fails to control the line and the ball went down the leg for a wide. Mayers is struggling to get going as Farooqi bowls back-to-back dot balls. Farooqi to Mayers, a third dot ball. This time he middles the ball but fails to breach the covers fielder. Farooqi follows it up with a quick bouncer, Mayers is yet to open his account and it has been nine balls! Farooqi to Mayers, a dot ball. What an over, inswinger yorker length line Mayers could not do much but defends it on time. A ten-ball 0 for him till now.
Bhuveshwar Kumar to start the proceedings for the home team. Kyle Mayers and Quinton de Kock open for Super Giants in the 183-run chase. Kumar starts with an inswinger to the left-hander Mayers as the ball hits him on the pads. Kumar again targets the pads and this time Mayers gets a single through a leg bye. de Kock gets off the mark on the very first ball with a single. Mayers plays out three dot balls to end the over as Bhuvneshwar mixes and bowls a brilliant first over to give just two from his this.
Vivrant Sharma has replaced Anmolpreet Singh as an impact sub for Hyderabad.
All-round batting performance from Sunrisers. Almost all of their batters pitched in. But this might turn out to be 10-15 runs short, considering the nature of this pitch. Over to LSG batters now.
Last over of the innings and it is the impressive Yash Thakur with the ball. He starts with three dot balls. Fourth ball, Yash goes back of length with a slow ball and Samad launches it over long on for a six. Yash responds with a dipping yorker. Samad can get it away for a single. Bhuvi manages a double last ball and that gets SRH to 182 after 20 overs.
Avesh with the penultimate. He gifts Samad a full toss which goes flying back over the bowler’s head for six. Samad is continuing his golden touch. Another full toss and it appears to be waist high. SRH appeals, but the third umpire doesn’t reverse the decision. Bouncers from Avesh and Klaasen manages a top edge and it is a four.
The game grinds to a halt after complaints from LSG dugout about the crowd behind them. Game restarts and Avesh bowls another full toss. But this time, Klaasen can’t clear long on.
Yash Thakur with the 18th. Klaasen tries to go for a big shot straight down. Just a single there. Couple of dot balls as he holds off Samad and Klaasen. Last ball and Yash goes for a short ball. Top edge from Samad and flies narrowly wide of the short third. Lucky boundary.
Krunal with this last. He starts with a couple of dot balls. Full length at the stumps and Klaasen drives it to long off for a single. Another full one and Samad goes after it. SIX OVER LONG ON!!!
Amit Mishra gets his fourth over. He misses his length and Klaasen happily whacks it away for a HUUGGE six. Action Replay - Another short one from Mishra and Klaasen deposits it into the stands. SRH innings regaining momentum.
Krunal continues to attack with his left arm spin. He sticks to the same line from last over, not allowing the batters to after him. Four dot balls from that over. Skipper leading from the front for LSG.
Yash Thakur with the 14th over. Length ball and Samad advances and crashes it over long off for a authoritative six. 11 runs from that over as SRH looks to rebuild.
Krunal brings himself back. Floats one in on leg stump. It pitches on good length and spins wildly away from Markram, who has lost his balance. De Kock has an easy stumping to complete.
Glen Phillips is the new batter. Krunal offers an identical ball and the result is slightly different. This time it spins into the off stump. Magical stuff from the LSG skipper.
Klaasen wades into Bishnoi. Two short ball, one smoked away for a six and the other slapped for a four. Both to leg side. Bishnoi corrects the length. Just four runs of the rest of the over.
Mishra continues. Markram sneaks in a double to start the over. Dot ball to follow. Couple of singles next up. Fifth ball, Markram takes a couple with a tap to deep mid wicket. Mishra closes out the over with a dot ball.
Ravi Bishnoi gets his first over. Klaasen and Markram at the crease for SRH. Four singles from the first four balls. Fifth ball and it is slightly full. Markram flays at it and there is no stopping it. FOUR MORE!!
Amit Mishra continues. Too full from the leggie and Markram needs no second invitation. Thumped over long on for the first six of the game. But you can’t keep Mishra away for long. Anmolpreet advances and Mishra holds it back and the batter can only tap it back for an easy return catch. Third wicket down for LSG.
Yudhvir brought back in. Anmolpreet and Markram trade singles to start the over. The SRH skipper gets an overpitched one and slams it for a four straight back. Anmolpreet to gets a full one and he puts it away to the extra cover fence for a boundary.
Time for some leg spin. Amit Mishra goes a tad short and Anmolpreet slices it past point for a four. But Mishra holds things down with a couple of dot balls. Just two more singles from the over.
Yash Thakur with the last PowerPlay over. Just a single from the first three balls. Yash attacks Tripathi with a bouncer and it is edged and de Kock takes a brilliant catch. Huge wicket for LSG. Markram is the new batter for SRH. This over has brought LSG back into the game.
Avesh Khan introduced and he starts with a freebie. Full on the off side and Tripathi creams it through off side for another four. Next ball, Tripathi pre meditates a scoop on leg side and Avesh readjusts his line by going waaaay down the off side. Tripathi readjusts and flicks it to third man fence for another four. Anmolpreet continues to attack. Guides a length ball behind point for a four. SRH MAXIMISING THE POWERPLAY
Krunal with his first over. Drifts down leg and Tripathi sweeps it away for a four. Couple of singles. Krunal goes short and Tripathi thrashes it deep mid on. Another FOUR FOR SRH.
Yudhvir with a sharp bouncer against Abhishek. LSG players appeals vehemently, but the umpire doesn’t relent. LSG reviews and they get their man. Abhishek has to walk back. Rahul Tripathi too gets a welcome bouncer and it goes off his helmet.
Yudhvir continues with the short ball ploy and Rahul almost guides it to Avesh a third man. Anmolpreet continues his aggessive approach. Steps out to leg side to crash it over covers for another four.
Mayers with the new ball. Pitches it up outside the off and Anmolpreet caresses it past mid off for an elegant four. Single brings in Abhishek on strike. Wide and short on the off and Abhsihek slashes it over covers for another four. And Mayers gifts them a freehit last ball. Escapes with a wide yorker. Nevertheless it is a STRONG START FROM SRH!!
Anmolpreet and Abhsihek opening the innings for SRH. Yudhvir with the ffirst over for LSG. Anmolpreet gets going with a driven four through covers. Great timing. Yudhvir goes down the leg side against Abhsihek. Wide.
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock(w), Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya(c), Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Amit Mishra, Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Avesh Khan
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, T Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Aiden Markram wins the toss and opts to bat first. Krunal Pandya says he would have done the same too.
SRH Predicted Playing XI
Batting first: Amolpreet Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan
Bowling first: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Vivrant Sharma, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan
LSG Predicted Playing XI
Batting first: Kyle Mayers, Quinton de Kock, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya (c), Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.
Bowling first: Kyle Mayers, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya (c), Yash Thakur, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.
Matches played: 2
Lucknow Super Giants won: 2
Sunrisers Hyderabad won: 0
Last result: Lucknow Super Giants won by 5 wickets (Lucknow; 2023)
Wicketkeeper: Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, Glenn Phillips
Batters: Kyle Mayers, Abhishek Sharma, Ayush Badoni,
All-rounders: Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Aiden Markram
Bowlers: Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Team Composition:SRH - 6-5 LSG | Credits left: 13
Sunrisers Hyderabad hit the nets early on a bright and sunny Friday afternoon as it hosts Lucknow Super Giants in a crucial IPL encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday.
The race for playoffs has begun and the Krunal Pandya-led side finds itself in a must-win encounter against Sunrisers, who are lying low at the ninth position in the points table. Super Giants, stationed at the fifth spot, still have a chance to qualify for the knockouts, having won five and losing an equal number of matches with 11 points on the board.