A totally crazy day out in the meadow from know it was SRH vs LSG – stats were broken, Pat Cummins broke every SRH record, Nicholas Pooran accelerated and sealed the victory for Lucknow. Dive into jaw-dropping stats!
IPL 2025 : LBW 3 Times In An Innings, LSG’s Pounding Over SRH Shattered The Record Books!
In what turned out to be a high-voltage contest, the Lucknow Super Giants ( LSG ) shrunk Sunrisers Hyderabad ( SRH ) in an encounter which had chaos, carnage and a lot of cricketing history. Ignoring pre-game conversation on their novice bowling unit, LSG’s Shardul Thakur bamboozled SRH’s champagne line-up, while Nicholas Pooran and Pat Cummins made the match a set of glittering numbers. Here’s the inside dope on how the drama played out.
Shardul Thakur’s 100th Wicket : A Milestone Moment
Going down in IPL history, LSG’s pace ace Shardul Thakur became the 25th bowler in IPL to take 100 wickets in the league. His fiery spell (4/34), with a game-changing double strike in the third over, wrecked SRH’s top order. Thakur’s milestone underscored his propensity for clutch performances, reaffirming his moniker as the “Man for the Big Occasion.”
Pat Cummins’ 3-Ball Carnage: SRH’s Late Surge
Head’s stoic 70 anchored SRH’s innings, but the fireworks really came from an unexpected source Pat Cummins. The Aussie skipper hit three back-to-back sixes on his first three balls-A club includes the likes of Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran and MS Dhoni. His quickfire 18* in 4 balls (strike rate 450!) propelling SRH to 190, the third-highest strike rate in IPL history (min. 15 runs). That’s some tailender’s revenge right there!
Nicholas Pooran mowed down 18 balls : a chase masterclass from LSG
In pursuit of 191, LSG lost Aiden Markram at the top, but Nicholas Pooran turned the match on its head with an eye-popping 70 off just 26 balls. LSG’s speediest fifty (in 18 balls) made mincemeat of SRH’s bowlers as Mitchell Marsh (52 off 31) played the ideal accomplice. Pooran now shares the record for most fifties under 20 balls in IPL history (3) with Travis Head and Jake Fraser-McGurk.
The All-Rounder Strikes : Abhishek Sharma’s Unique Marvel
SRH’s Abhishek Sharma registered another odd record, has opened both the batting and bowling for the fifth time in IPL history, no Indian has opened both batting and bowling more times. He is behind only legends like Kallis, Watson and Narine ahead of Irfan Pathan (3). A true hybrid star!
LSG Powerplay Cannons & Samad’s Topping the Cake
LSG’s 77/1 score in the powerplay is their second highest ever, behind their 80/1 vs CSK in 2023. Abdul Samad, another former SRH player, then added the finishing touches as he made sure that Lucknow’s dominance was sealed firmly.
Why This Match Will Be Remembered
From Shardul’s milestone to Cummins’ sixesspree and Pooran’s ballistic fifty this match was a treasure trove of stats. While LSG’s victory highlighted their depth it also shed a light on SRH barring their top order. With records broken and stories rewritten, this encounter could well be IPL 2025’s match of the generation!