Lucknow Super Giants has been brilliant on the field, pulling out stunning catches, despite certain brain-fade moments. However, it was a collective effort from the team, that did not let down a valiant century from Mitchell Marsh. With a wicket in the final ball, LSG sealed a 33-run win against the table-topper Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad.
Lucknow Super Giants put on a run-fest in their latest IPL 2025 outing, finishing with a mammoth 235/2 in 20 overs at a scorching run rate of 11.75. The hero of the innings was Mitchell Marsh, who brought up his maiden IPL century with a commanding 117 off 64 balls, hammering 10 fours and 8 sixes at a blazing strike rate of 182.81. His innings set the tone for LSG’s dominance.
Opening alongside him, Aiden Markram chipped in with a quick 36 off 24, while Nicholas Pooran provided the fireworks at the death. Pooran remained unbeaten on 56 off just 27 balls, belting 4 fours and 5 sixes, striking at 207.40. Rishabh Pant added the finishing touch with an 8-ball 16*.
Gujarat’s bowlers had no answers. Mohammed Siraj, Rabada, and Rashid Khan went wicketless. Only Arshad Khan and Sai Kishore managed a wicket each. Rashid endured the most punishment, leaking 36 runs in 2 overs. Pooran and Marsh’s brutal hitting left the GT bowling unit shattered.
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Chasing a stiff target of 236, Gujarat Titans fell short, finishing at 202/9 in 20 overs. The invincible top 3 failed today. When the middle order came out of the syllabus, and the LSG bowlers, especially the fielders, made sure that the match didn't slip away from their hands. M. Shahrukh Khan, who hammered 57 off 29 balls (5 fours, 3 sixes, SR 196.55), deserve honest appraisals for keeping up the hopes no matter what the result came
The innings had a promising start with Shubman Gill (35 off 20) and Jos Buttler (33 off 18) scoring briskly. Sherfane Rutherford added a quick 38 off 22, but regular wickets derailed the chase. Will O’Rourke was the pick of the bowlers, claiming 3/27 in 4 overs, while Avesh Khan picked up 2/51.
Ayush Badoni, who had to come in after Akash Singh (1/29) got injured, impressed with 2 wickets for 4 runs in his only over. Akash Deep proved expensive, conceding 49 in 4 overs without success and even triggered LSG captain a bit. The Titans fell 33 runs short, handing LSG a comprehensive win despite scoring at over 10 runs per over.
