23: 24 pm, 18th over
At the 18th over, Nitish Kumar Reddy finish off it in style as SRH beats LSG by six wickets and knocks LSG out of the IPL playoffs.
23:06 pm, 16th over
As the strategic timeout is taken, Shardul and Avesh Khan bowls some tight lines and good yorkers as at the end of 16 overs SRH are 179/3. Still SRH's game to lose.
22:53 pm, 13th over
Kamindu Mendis takes on Digvesh Rathi and scores three consecutive boundaries to bring SRH back into the game. As at the end of 14 overs SRH are 165/3 needing just 41 in 36 balls.
22:44 pm, 11th over
After being hit for a six in the first ball, Digvesh Rathi takes the dangerous wicket of Ishan Kishan for 35 off 28 balls. As the score of SRH after the end of 12 overs is 142/3.
22:39 pm, 10th over
Shardul comes into the attack as Klaasen takes on in the very first ball for a brilliant boundary. Klassen hits yet another boundary to the fine leg as after 11 overs the score of SRH is 133/2.
22: 26 pm, 9th over
Markram comes in his first over and goes expensive as Ishan Kishan hits a four and a six. After the end of 9 overs the score of SRH is 117-2.
22:20 pm, 8th over
Digvesh Rathi continues his great form in the IPL as he takes the dengarous wicket of Abhishek Sharma. Abhishek departs after playing a handy knock of 59 in just 20 balls. At the end of 8th over the score of SRH is 103/2.
22:15 pm, 7th over
Abhishek Sharma is playing a gem of a knock as he hit four sixes in a row to reach yet another half century and after 7 overs the score of SRH is 98/1.
22:10 pm, 6th over
After end of the powerplay SRH are going strong as the score is 72/1 after 6 overs and both the batters are hitting brilliantly especially Abhishek Sharma.
21:58 pm, 4th over
Abhishek Sharma is taking on ORourke and ORourke has no answer to it. After 4 overs the score of SRH is 52/1.
21:54 pm, 3rd over
Abhishek Sharma is finding his form as goes 4,6 and 4 in the third over against Akash Deep as at the end of the next over te score is 40/1.
21:50 pm, 2nd over
William ORourke goes expensive for 14 runs but picks up his maiden IPL wicket in Atharva Taide as after the end of 2nd over the score of SRH is 23/1.
21: 46 pm, 1st over
SRH openers are here to start the innings as Atharva Taide scores a boundary in the first over as after the 1st over the score of SRH is 9-0.
21:25 pm, 19th over
Brilliant last over by Nitish Reddy as he picked up the dangerous Abdul Samad but Akash Deep finishes the innings in style as after the end of 20 overs LSG posted 205/7.
21: 17 pm, 19th over
Huge moment in the game as Nicholas Pooran is run out after a brilliant throw by Ishan Kishan at the strikers end.
21: 10 pm, 18th Over
Nicholas Pooran hits much needed boundaries off Harshal Patel and brings some momentum back towards LSG as at the end of 19 overs the score of LSG is 185/4.
21:05 pm, 17th over
This has been a fine comeback from the SRH bowlers as Eshan Malinga removes Ayush Badoni and concedes just 2 runs. As after 18 overs the score of LSG is 170/4.
20: 49 pm, 15th over
Harshal Patel cleans up the dangerous Markram with a brilliant slower ball as Markram departs after a solid 61 off 38 balls. After the end of 16 over, the score of LSG is 160/3.
20:41 pm, 14th Over
Eshan Malinga is bowling some good slower balls and keeping the scoring rate in check as after 15 overs the score of LSG is 146/2.
20:28 pm, 12th over
Fifth half century for Markram as he continues his good form. And the score of LSG after 13 overs is 132-2.
20:26 pm. 11th over
Rishabh Pant's disastrous form continues as Eshan Malinga takes a brilliant caught and bowl to remove the skipper. After the end of 12 over the score of LSG is 124/2.
20:19 pm, 10th over
Harsh Dubey removes the dangerous Marsh. And Marsh departs after a brilliant 65 off just 39 balls. The score of LSG is 118/1 after 11 overs.
20:14 pm, 9th over
100 partnership comes up in the 9th over as Ishan Kishan drops Marsh and Marsh continues his brilliant hitting. After 10 overs LSG 108/0.
8:06 pm, 7th over
Markram and Marsh continuing their explosive hitting as Marsh brings up his fifty. As after the end of 8 overs, the score of LSG is 90/0.
7:53 Pm, 5th over
Marsh continues his explosive hitting as he takes on Eshan Malinga on the very first ball. Markram joins the party and hits a fantastic boundary through covers as after six overs the score of LSG is 69/0 and strategic timeout has been taken.
7:48 pm, 4th over
Mitchell Marsh and Markram are on a roll as they are hitting boundaries and sixes all over the ground. After the end of 5 overs the score of LSG is 57/0.
7:44 pm, 3rd over
Ishan Kishan misses a stumping chance as Marsh and Markram goes big in the third over against Harsh Dubey as after 4 overs the score of LSG is 45/0.
7:34 pm, 2nd Over
Harsh Dubey, Left arm spinner comes into ball and Marsh hits an outstanding six in the second ball as after 2 overs LSG scores 19/0.
7:30 pm, 1st Over
Pat Cummins to Mitchell Marsh and Marsh starts the innings with a great boundary in the first ball. Marsh takes on Cummins yet again as he hit the fourth ball into the stands and it's 11/0 after the end of first over.
Sunrisers Hyderabad ( Playing XI):
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Ankit Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins ©, Harshal Patel, Harsh Dubey, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga. (Impact Subs): Mohammed Shami, Atharva Taide, Sachin Baby, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh.
Lucknow Super Giants ( Playing XI):
Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Digvesh Singh Rathi, William ORourke. (Impact Subs): Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahamad, M Siddharth, Shardul Thakur, David Miller.
SRH won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. SRH skipper Pat Cummins thinks it's better to chase as he is not quite sure of the wicket how it will play. On the other hand, LSG skipper Rishabh Pant doesn't mind batting first and they are looking one match at a time. LSG makes one change, William ORourke makes his debut.
Ekana Stadium pitch is providing reasonable bounce and carry to enable stroke play early on. Spin does come into the equation towards the fag end of the game, and hence middle-overs control comes into play. Toss will be the key here, chasing under lights generally being the winning strategy in this venue.
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