Lucknow Super Giants Thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pooran and Marsh Power Record IPL 2025 Chase
Apr, 25 2025
Pooran and Marsh Melt Down Massive Run-Chase
Lucknow Super Giants came into the clash hungry for a win—and boy, did they deliver. Facing a hefty 191-run target against Sunrisers Hyderabad, most fans thought they were in for a tight finish. Instead, Nicholas Pooran detonated the chase with one of the quickest fifties you’ll ever see, clubbing 70 runs off just 26 balls. At the other end, Mitchell Marsh provided the perfect foil, smacking 50 off 29 deliveries. Together, they steamrolled a 120-run stand that stunned Hyderabad’s star-studded attack, and wrapped things up in just 16.1 overs.
LSG’s confidence flowed from the start. Quinton de Kock gave them a brisk start, but it was when Pooran walked out that the tempo hit another gear. His six sixes made the Hyderabad bowlers look helpless. Marsh wasn’t far behind, peppering the boundary and clearing it three times himself. When David Miller finished the job with a crunching four, the stadium erupted—Lucknow’s first win in IPL 2025 was emphatic, and their net run-rate got a huge early boost.
SRH’s Inning: Thakur Turns the Screw, Batting Wobbles Despite Head’s Blitz
This game could’ve gone entirely the other way if Sunrisers Hyderabad had capitalized on their early moments. Thrown into bat, the start couldn’t have been worse. Shardul Thakur sent shockwaves through their top order with two wickets in two balls, removing Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan for next to nothing. Hyderabad slumped to 8 for 2 and already looked rattled.
Travis Head, fresh off a busy international season, tried to steady things. He cut loose in a single over against Avesh Khan, grabbing two sixes and a four. His 47 from 28 balls gave Hyderabad hope, but then Prince Yadav bowled Head with a beauty, putting LSG back on top. The middle order, including Nitish Kumar Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen, tried to rebuild but struggled for rhythm. Klaasen’s bizarre and unlucky runout—deflecting a return catch onto the stumps—was the breaking point, halting their recovery just when they needed him the most.
If not for late fireworks from new face Aniket Verma, who rattled off an incredible 36 from just 13 balls, Sunrisers wouldn’t have crossed 170. Skipper Pat Cummins too chipped in, smashing 18 from only 4 balls at the death, including two big sixes that lifted his side towards 190. But with Thakur picking off four wickets for just 34 runs, SRH never really gained momentum. Those wickets in the end meant Hyderabad lost their last six wickets for just 40 runs—and that proved costly.
When a team chases down 191 in 16.1 overs in T20 cricket, you know you’ve watched something special. Fans are already saving Pooran’s and Marsh’s innings for their highlight reels, and LSG look like a team reborn. Hyderabad, on the other hand, will have to go back to the drawing board—especially with their top order looking anything but settled this early in IPL 2025.