Sunrisers Hyderabad Triumphs Over Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025 Match
In a thrilling IPL 2025 encounter, Sunrisers Hyderabad triumphed over Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets, knocking Lucknow out of playoff contention. Abhishek Sharma's explosive half-century and solid contributions from the team led to their successful chase of 206 runs. Lucknow's strong start with Mitchell Marsh's impressive innings was not enough to secure a win. Discover the key moments and performances from this exciting match.
| May 20, 2025, 00:06 IST
Match Summary
On Monday, Sunrisers Hyderabad secured a 6-wicket victory against Lucknow Super Giants. In the 61st match of IPL 2025, Lucknow batted first, scoring 205 runs while losing seven wickets in their 20 overs. Sunrisers Hyderabad chased down the target successfully, thanks to a half-century from Abhishek Sharma. With this defeat, Lucknow Super Giants became the fifth team to be eliminated from the playoff race, while Gujarat, RCB, and Punjab have already qualified for the playoffs.
Key Performances
While pursuing a target of 206 runs, Sunrisers Hyderabad faced an early setback in the second over when Atharv was dismissed for 13 runs. Opening batsman Abhishek Sharma made a quick 59 runs off just 20 balls before returning to the pavilion. Ishan Kishan contributed 35 runs from 28 balls, and Heinrich Klaasen added 47 runs off 28 balls. Aniket and Nitish both scored 5 runs each. For Lucknow, Rathi took two wickets, while Shardul and William each claimed one wicket.
Lucknow's Batting Highlights
Lucknow Super Giants started their innings strongly, with Mitchell Marsh scoring 65 runs off 39 balls before getting out. He formed a solid opening partnership of 115 runs with Aiden Markram. Captain Rishabh Pant managed only 7 runs from 6 balls. Markram scored 61 runs off 38 balls before being dismissed. Ayush contributed 3 runs from 5 balls, while Nicholas Pooran provided a late surge with 45 runs off 26 balls, forming crucial partnerships with Markram, Ayush Badoni, and Abdul Samad.