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Kishan performed a vital position within the dismissals of Ayush Badoni was scalped for 12 runs and Nicholas Pooran for simply 1, as Harsh Dubey’s twin-strikes shook LSG.

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Harsh Dubey, left, celebrates the wicket of Lucknow Super Giants’ Ayush Badoni through the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Sunrisers Hyderabad posted 156 for the lack of 9 wickets on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday as skipper Ishan Kishan got here up with some good glove work of their try to defend the rating in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants.
SRH stand-in captain Kishan performed a vital position within the dismissals of Ayush Badoni was scalped for 12 runs and Nicholas Pooran for simply 1, as Harsh Dubey’s twin-strikes gave SRH a method again into the sport.
LSG received the toss, and skipper Rishabh Pant opted to subject. The guests struck early, dismissing Abhishek Sharma for a duck earlier than Mohammed Shami eliminated Travis Head for 7 off 8 balls.
SRH captain Ishan Kishan additionally did not get going, bowled by Prince Yadav for simply 1. Liam Livingstone added 14 from 20 deliveries earlier than falling to Digvesh Rathi, after which Klaasen and Nitish steadied the innings for the hosts.
The 116-run partnership between Klaasen and Nitish Reddy was SRH’s highest stand for the fifth wicket or decrease, surpassing Klaasen’s 99-run partnership with Abhinav Manohar for the sixth wicket final 12 months.
Both reached fifties to take SRH previous 100, earlier than M Siddharth dismissed Nitish for 56 off 33 balls.
Klaasen, the South African, scored 62 from 41 balls earlier than being eliminated by Avesh Khan, triggering a lower-order collapse. Avesh then despatched Harsh Dubey again for a duck, whereas Prince Yadav returned to dismiss Shivang Yadav for two. Harshal Patel was run out for 4 off the ultimate ball of the innings, leaving Aniket Verma unbeaten on 2 as SRH completed on 156/9.
LSG started the chase confidently, with Aiden Markram and Mitch Marsh preserving the scoreboard shifting earlier than Marsh fell to Eshan Malinga for 14 off 10 deliveries.
Skipper Pant then got here to the crease, changing Marsh and constructing a partnership with Markram, who batted aggressively. However, Shivang Kumar eliminated the Protea batter for 45 off simply 27 balls.
April 05, 2026, 18:59 IST
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