In a high-stakes encounter in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) chased down 206 runs with ease, defeating Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) by six wickets. With this loss, LSG have been eradicated from the playoffs race.
SRH received the toss and opted to bowl first earlier than LSG bought off to a fiery begin. with Mitchell Marsh scoring a fast 65 off 39, which was effectively supported by Aiden Markram’s 61 off 38. Captain Rishabh Pant’s poor run continued as he bought out for simply seven runs earlier than Nicholas Pooran added a fast 45 off simply 26 balls to take LSG to a aggressive whole of 205/7 of their 20 overs. Eshan Malinga was the choose of the bowlers for SRH, taking 2 for 28, whereas debutant Harsh Dubey, Nitish Reddy and Harshal Patel additionally chipped in with a wicket every.
Chasing 206, SRH openers got here out with intent as Abhishek Sharma smashed 59 off 20 balls, givin his staff a thunderous begin. Regardless of shedding Atharva Taide for simply 13 runs, SRH remained in management all through. Ishan Kishan performed a strong hand with a 35-run knock, and Heinrich Klaasen’s 47 off 28 ensured the momentum stayed with the guests. Kamindu Mendis retired harm after a brisk 32, however Aniket Verma and Nitish Reddy wrapped up the chase in 18.2 overs with ease.
Amongst LSG bowlers, Digvesh Rathi impressed with two wickets, whereas Shardul Thakur and William O’Rourke picked up one every. Nonetheless, the LSG bowlers largely did not include the circulate of runs.
Listed here are the milestones achieved throughout LSG vs SRH, Match 61 of IPL 2025: