It was all about Nicholas Pooran, who smashed SRH bowlers all over the park and played a key role in Lucknow Super Giants’ five-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad. Pooran scored 70 runs off just 26 balls to register the fastest fifty of IPL 2025 so far. His 18-ball half-century was also the second-fastest in Lucknow Super Giants’ history. He received strong support from Mitchell Marsh, who played a blistering knock of 52 off 31 balls. Their unbeaten 116-run stand became the highest-ever partnership for LSG for the second wicket or lower. Although there was a slight hiccup in the chase of 191, it wasn’t a major one.
Speaking about SRH, they had a shaky start as Shardul Thakur dismissed Abhishek Sharma (6) and Ishan Kishan (0) in consecutive deliveries. However, a 61-run partnership between Travis Head and Nitish Reddy (32) steadied their innings. Heinrich Klaasen then added 26 off 17 before being run out, while Aniket Verma’s five sixes provided a late boost before he fell to Digvesh Rathi. These contributions pushed SRH to a total of 191, but in the end, it was LSG who came out on top.
Since it was a big game, memes were expected, as both teams have massive fan bases that never take a back seat when it comes to creating funny content. See all the trending memes after LSG thumped SRH by five wickets.
