IPL 2024 - Ayush Badoni and Nicholas Pooran play under pressure; help LSG post 165 runs

Match 57 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) did not go in favour of the visitors, especially after they won the toss and opted to bat first. The side lost their four top batters within 12 overs. However, the 99-run partnership between Ayush Badoni and Nicholas Pooran helped LSG post 165 runs on the board. 

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The Super Giants were reeling at 66/4 in 11.2 overs when the pair got together and showed intent right from the start. Badoni scored a fine 55 off 30 balls, smashing 9 fours, while his partner Pooran scored 48 off 26 with 6 fours and 1 maximum, especially when the team was under pressure.

Skipper KL Rahul, who wanted to bat first, struggled to get going and only scored 29 off 33, while Krunal Pandya who was looking good, contributed 24 off 21 before being run out. However, the team from Lucknow was let down by their other batters as Quinton de Kock (2 off 5) and Marcus Stoinis (3 off 5) departed cheaply. 

The outstanding SRH captain ran out one batter, while Indian bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed two wickets for the Hyderabad team. Captain Pat Cummins also claimed one wicket.

Earlier, Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and opted to bat at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Both teams made a few changes to their side, with Vijayakanth Viyaskanth making his debut for SRH.

Teams:

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq

Impact Subs: Manimaran Siddharth, Yudhvir Singh, Devdutt Padikkal, Ashton Turner, Amit Mishra

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan

Impact Subs: Glenn Phillips, Umran Malik, Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Washington Sundar.