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IPL 2024: K.L Having won the toss, Rahul chose to bat first and had a poor start to the match. In the 12th over, Lucknow Super Giants were 66/4 at one point, and it appeared that a low score was certain.
After adding 99 runs for the fifth wicket, Ayush Badoni and Nicholas Pooran helped the visitors finish with 165/4 from 20 overs. The teenage Badoni performed admirably, scoring 48 off of 26 balls, while Pooran was out at 55.
50 runs in 3.1 overs for Sunrisers Hyderabad
The SRH team reached the fifty-score six overs ahead of Lucknow, who needed 9.1 overs to do it. With surprising ease, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma kept the boundaries coming as they went after the LSG bowlers.
Travis heads off 16 balls at half-century
With a 22-run five-ball innings against Naveen-ul-Haq, Australian opener Travis Head made batting look easy. He reached fifty runs this season off of sixteen balls with a six in the fourth ball of the over, taking his season total above 500 runs.
Also read: IPL 2024: Lucknow Super Giants 1st innings highlights against SRH in Match 57
100 runs from 5.4 overs for Sunrisers Hyderabad
After the barrage Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head unleashed on them, the Lucknow bowlers may as well have given up. To punish the visiting bowlers, the SRH openers reached the century mark in just 5.4 overs.
Powerplay: Mandatory First Strategic time-out (107/0) and Overs 0.1 to 6.
After the SRH openers eliminated the opposition in the first six overs of the match, KL Rahul could only watch in dismay. SRH needed just 58 runs from 14 overs by the time the first time-out was called, thereby ending LSG’s chances of making the playoffs.
Abhishek Sharma at half century, off 19 balls
Ayush Badoni, who bowled the seventh over, was struck for 19 runs as the runs continued to come in even after the time-out. With a massive six to all but secure the game, Abhishek Sharma reached his half-century off just 19 balls.
Sunrisers Hyderabad -167/0 at the end of the 9.4 overs
After giving the Lucknow Super Giants such a crushing defeat, Sunrisers Hyderabad cemented their bid for a postseason spot. The way the SRH openers dominated the Lucknow bowlers to win the game nearly gave the impression that they didn’t need to exert much effort.
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