Krunal Pandya was the wrecker-in-chief for the Super Giants as he came up with an all-round show to earn his side an impressive triumph in front of their home crowd.
Batting first, Sunrisers struggled to build any momentum and eventually ended their innings with a total of 121/8 in their 20 overs. Anmolpreet Singh top-scored for the 2016 champions with 31 runs off 26 deliveries.
Krunal was the standout bowler for the Super Giants, with figures of 3/18 in his quota of four overs. He dismantled the SRH batting unit by taking wickets of Anmolpreet, Mayank Agarwal (8) and Sunrisers skipper Aiden Markram (0).
In response, LSG made a solid start to their innings, with captain KL Rahul and opener Kyle Mayers putting on 35 runs for the opening wicket on a challenging surface. They lost Rahul (35) and Mayers (13) inside the powerplay before Krunal stepped up and played a crucial knock of 34 runs off 23 deliveries to guide his team to victory with four overs to spare.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Nicholas Pooran finishes things off in style.@LucknowIPL chase down the target with 4 overs to spare as they beat #SRH by 5 wickets.
Scorecard – https://t.co/7Mh0bHCrTi #TATAIPL #LSGvSRH #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/STXF5KLMuI
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 7, 2023
Back to ?inning ?ays ?
A thumping win for our #SuperGiants ??#LSGvSRH | #IPL2023 | #LucknowSuperGiants | #LSG | #GazabAndaz pic.twitter.com/VPhaiXAVBO
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 7, 2023
The pitch in Lucknow surely has some devils hidden for the spinners. Looks like SRH prepare for Mark Wood but Krunal Pandya came out of course. #LSGvsSRH #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/Eh3TxeA8Wm
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima) April 7, 2023
#LSG have played this beautifully. Showing how to bat on this surface.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 7, 2023
A game to remember for Krunal Pandya:
– 3/18 in 4 overs.
– 34 in 23 balls.
– He did his job excellently in both the departments, a perfect all round performance for him! pic.twitter.com/sfLWPhbJI7
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 7, 2023
LSG hand SRH their second defeat of the season.#cricket #LSGvSRH #IPL2023 | https://t.co/SzP2JDTNYC #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/C76rgpc8WK
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 7, 2023
? COMFORTABLE WIN FOR LSG! With a brilliant all-round performance from Krunal Pandya, LSG registered their second win.
? BCCI • #LSGvsSRH #IPL #IPL2023 #TATAIPL #BharatArmy pic.twitter.com/32q7Lz1I6s
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) April 7, 2023
Krunal Pandya in this match vs SRH:
•With the ball: 4-0-18-3
•With the bat: 34(23).
What a All-round performance by Krunal Pandya, outstanding! pic.twitter.com/vHzKKsAmoZ
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 7, 2023
Lord Krunal Pandya
3 Wickets in 3 Overs
MI Spinners
Last 3 matches – 2 Wickets#IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/zUixNUdIOO
— ?????? (@Shebas_10dulkar) April 7, 2023
Really happy for Krunal Pandya.
These 2 pics tell a story.#LSGvsSRH pic.twitter.com/awYly8N2Gn
— Saikat Ghosh (@Ghosh_Analysis) April 7, 2023
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