• Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a clinical six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in Match 61 of IPL 2025 at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium.

  • This loss meant LSG, led by Rishabh Pant, are now out of the playoff race.

Fans react as LSG out of IPL 2025 playoff contention after Rishabh Pant’s side falters against SRH
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Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a clinical six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in Match 61 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium. Chasing 206, SRH rode on Abhishek Sharma’s explosive 59 off 20 balls and Heinrich Klaasen’s composed 47 off 28 to hunt down the target with 10 balls to spare. This loss meant LSG, led by Rishabh Pant, are now out of the playoff race despite putting up a solid 205/7 in their innings. Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram’s brisk half-centuries gave LSG a strong base, but their bowlers failed to contain a rampaging SRH top order.

SRH’s explosive powerplay sets up the chase against LSG

Sunrisers’ reply was off to a flier as Abhishek Sharma unleashed a whirlwind knock of 59 off just 20 balls, smashing 4 fours and 6 sixes. His 82-run stand with Ishan Kishan in just 5.5 overs dismantled LSG’s bowling rhythm. Kishan played the anchoring role, contributing 35 off 28 balls before falling to Rathi. Despite a minor stutter with wickets in the middle, Heinrich Klaasen ensured the chase stayed on track, finding boundaries consistently. Kamindu Mendis retired hurt after a fluent 32 off 21 balls, but his contribution had already eased SRH towards the target. The winning runs were struck in the 19th over, ending the match at 206/4 in 18.2 overs. LSG’s bowlers were wayward, with Ravi Bishnoi going for 26 in his only over and Akash Deep leaking 33 in three, symbolizing a collective bowling failure.

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Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram’s partnership overshadowed by a collapse

Batting first after being put in, LSG rode on a commanding 115-run opening partnership between Marsh (65 off 39) and Markram (61 off 38). Both batters dominated early, striking 10 fours and 8 sixes between them, but once the pair fell, LSG struggled to accelerate in the death. Nicholas Pooran added a quick 45 off 26, but the middle and lower order crumbled under pressure. Harshal Patel and Nitish Kumar Reddy took key wickets while Eshan Malinga‘s 2/28 helped restrict LSG from crossing the 210-mark. The last over yielded just 6 runs as LSG managed only 11 runs in the final 7 balls. That proved decisive as SRH chased down the total comfortably, pushing LSG out of the playoff reckoning in what has been a disappointing campaign under Rishabh Pant’s leadership.

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