LUCKNOW
It was an evening to recollect for Krunal Pandya. After his mesmerising spell (three for 18) which strangulated Sunrisers Hyderabad and restricted it to a below-par complete (121 for eight), the left-hander performed a cameo knock (34) that noticed Lucknow Super Giants register a five-wicket win within the IPL match on the Ekana Cricket stadium in Lucknow on Friday.
Krunal, scored majority of runs within the 55-run stand with skipper Ok.L. Rahul (35) that took Super Giants nearer to victory. Adil Rashid’s double strike got here a bit too late for Sunrisers which succumbed to its second straight defeat.
In the Powerplay, Rahul and Kyle Mayers (13) selected their attacking moments judiciously as Super Giants cantered off to an excellent begin. Though Mayers and Deepak Hooda (7) fell cheaply, Krunal stepped in to neutralise the risk from Adil Rashid. He lofted Rashid over lengthy on for a six to indicate his intent and punished the odd free deliveries to pile his runs.
Nearing victory, Super Giants misplaced three fast wickets however Nicholas Pooran clubbed T. Natarajan for a six to sign victory for the host.
Earlier, Super Giants spinners extracted most assist from the gradual and low bounce wicket to choke Sunrisers batters which had the customer find yourself with a mediocre complete of 121 for eight.
Krunal was the standout bowler for Super Giants. Amit Mishra (2/23) and Ravi Bishnoi (1/18)) performed the help solid effectively because the spin trio gave away solely 59 runs from 12 overs.
Opener Mayank Agarwal (8) was an early sufferer to the vagaries of the pitch when he chipped Krunal straight to Marcus Stoinis at further cowl off a supply which stopped on to him.
Anmolpreet’s (31) luck with DRS ran out as he was trapped in entrance by Krunal earlier than he cleaned up Aiden Markram for a golden duck. Sunrisers slipped additional when Ravi Bishnoi lured Harry Brooks (3) out from his crease for Nicholas Pooran to do the stumping.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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