Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 57 - Live Cricket Score
Indian Premier League, 2024 | 8 May 2024, Wed, 7:30 PM IST | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
LSG
165/4 (20 ov)
SRH
167/0 (9.4 ov)
Player of the Match: Travis Head
POTM Travis Head said:
"Lot of fun today. Nice to get this done in 10 overs. Abhi and I have had a few partnerships like this. Just concentrate on getting in good positions, watch the ball hard and try to maximise the powerplay. It is something I have been working on, it will be a big part in the Caribbean as well. It is important to go 360 in the modern game. The last 12 months, that's how they wanted me to play in the Aussie team, and that's what I've been told to do here as well. Nothing much that I have to change. I know how hard he works and how deep he thinks, his spin play is second to none. We compliment each other very well. We didn't think about it till the Timeout, but after that the boys came out and told us to score quickly," Head said.
Winning skipper Pat Cummins said:
"(On did he change the pitch) Maybe Travis and Abhishek did. We just let them go, they are two guys who are very positive and I'm a bowler, it is tough for me to give them any inputs. He's been like this for 2 years, he hits the tough areas, hits the middle a lot, might not be super conventional. Just an incredible player of spin and pace. With just 2 fielders out, it is really difficult for the bowlers against them. I think the scores have gone up, and when the wickets are good, it is tough to come up with answers against batters when they get going. The boys have had a fantastic season, but to win this with less than 10 overs played in unreal," Cummins said.
Losing skipper KL Rahul said:
"Am lost for words. We have watched that kind of batting on tv. But this is unreal batting. Everything seemed to find the middle of the bat. Kudos to their skills. They have worked hard on their six hitting skills. They didn't give us a chance to know what the pitch played in the second innings. Was hard to stop them as they teed off from ball one. Once you are on the losing side, there are questions marks on the decisions taken. We were 40-50 runs short. When we lost wickets in the powerplay, we couldn't get any momentum. Ayush and Nicky batted well to get us to 166. But even if we would have got 240, they could have chased it as well," Rahul said.
SRH WIN BY 10 WICKETS
AND JUST LIKE THAT, SRH WIN THE GAME BY 10 WICKETS. Abhishek Sharma hit a cracking six to finish the game.
Just 14 runs off the over
Yeah, just.. Second weakest over in the innings. SRH are 157/0 after nine overs.
17 RUNS OFF THE OVER
They aren't tired of hitting. 17 runs were scored in Bishnoi's second over as SRH are 143/0. They just need 23 runs to win now!
19 runs off the over
Bringing Badoni at a time when all other bowlers getting smashed made little sense. He leaked 19 runs in the over as SRH are 126/0 after seven overs.
Half-century for Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma completed his fifty with a massive six. He reached the milestone in just 19 balls.
20 runs off the over
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE! 20 runs off Yash Thakur's over. SRH are 107/0 after six overs. Second highest total in powerplay history.
23 runs off the over
STOP IT, TRAVIS HEAD!! He is only dealing in boundaries. Incredible batting. 23 runs were scored in Naveen's over as SRH are 87/0 after five overs. He completed his half-century as well.
17 runs off the over
SRH openers are hitting for fun. Man! 17 runs off Ravi Bishnoi's first over as SRH are 64/0 after four overs.
6,0,4,6,6,0
Just Travis Head things. 22 runs off Gowthams second over as SRH are 47/0 after three overs.
13 runs off the over
Runs are coming thick and fast for SRH. They are 25/0 after two overs.
End of the first over
Travis Head hit a boundary to end the over. SRH are 8/0
Time for the chase
Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head open for Sunrisers Hyderabad while K Gowtham start the proceedings for LSG.