The four-foreign player rule in the IPL, while might be excellent for the Indian players, but not really great for some deserving international stars. Just look at South African Aiden Markram; he was with SRH last year, where they reached the final, played 16 matches, but Markram was only part of 11 matches, where he scored 220 runs in limited opportunities he got down the order.
Aiden Markram at SRH vs at LSG
He was then let go by the franchise — who thought that Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen were enough for them. And the result is in front of the whole world now — the trio have been big flops, so has SRH, lying in the 10th spot, and Aiden Markram has gone on to become one of the match-winners for LSG.
FIFTY FOR MARKRAM…!!!
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 12, 2025
– Aiden continuing his dream touch in the last three games, great news for Lucknow in IPL 2025pic.twitter.com/6WLewBeMSz
Yes, that’s right. Not only has he been getting enough match-time, but also at a position he deserves — at the top of the order — where he has scored 202 runs in 6 matches, at an average of 33 and a strike-rate of 153. More importantly, he has returned with substantial contributions of 28, 53, 47, and a whirlwind 58 of 31 in their current match vs GT, that set the tone for their win.
LSG Batting Revolves Around Markram, Marsh & Pooran
While chasing 181, this innings came at a time when skipper Rishabh Pant was struggling to bat at a strike-rate of under 100, when opening the batting with Markram, in the absence of Mitchell Marsh. Yes, the Protean did get out before finishing off the proceedings, but is nothing less than a match-winner for him new found home — LSG.
What was heartening to see was, Markram was severe against the best bowlers of GT — where Mohammaed Siraj was hit for 50 runs in 4 overs, R Sai Kishore was thrashed around for 24 in just one over, and Rashid Khan gave away 23 in two overs.
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