Skipper KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda struck helpful half-centuries and lifted Lucknow Super Giants to 169 for seven after a disastrous begin in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad within the IPL right here on Monday.
After his crew misplaced three wickets for simply 27 runs within the powerplay, Rahul (68 off 50 balls) discovered an ready ally in Deepak Hooda (51 off 33 balls) and added 87 runs for the fourth wicket to revive the innings.
Rahul hit six fours and a six, whereas Hooda discovered the fence thrice and likewise cleared it thrice.
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Coming again from a protracted break after enjoying their opener final Tuesday, SRH made a dream begin and left the Super Giants in all types of hassle early on.
Making a powerful comeback after the pounding in his crew’s heavy defeat in opposition to Rajasthan Royals, Washington Sundar (2/28) was handed the brand new ball and he delivered in his very first over, and SRH’s second, dismissing the damaging Quinton de Kock together with his off-break bowling on a grassy pitch that prompted Kane Williamson to place two slips when Bhuvneshwar Kumar began the proceedings.
Backed to bowl within the powerplay regardless of going for many within the earlier sport, Washington obtained de Kock (1) to chip one to Williamson at cowl.
Few moments later, Washington had Evin Lewis (1) trapped in entrance of the wicket after the swashbuckling West Indian batter didn’t execute his slog sweep. It was one other enormous wicket for SRH given Lewis’ blazing, match-winning in opposition to Chennai Super Kings final Thursday.
Manish Pandey struck Romario Shepherd for a 4 and a six however then, going for one too many, ended up lobbing a catch to mid-on in the identical over to go away LSG in a spot of trouble.
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Spurred by the early success, Williamson effected bowling modifications steadily however he might have delayed by at the very least an over in introducing the attacking T Natarajan whereas choosing Abdul Samad’s innocuous, part-time seam up stuff on the DY Patil Stadium.
The pacy Umran Malik persistently hit 145 kmps but in addition leaked loads of runs, permitting KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda to cool down and revive LSG’s innings.
Having withstood the early reverses, the duo of Rahul and Hooda went about their activity in an expert method, discovering the boundaries in addition to operating the singles and twos because the 100 got here up within the 14th over with Malik going for 16 runs.
Shepherd broke the partnership when he had Hooda caught within the deep to sign the arrival of the in-form Ayush Badoni (19 off 12), who obtained into the groove with a boundary.
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