IPL 2025 mein Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) ne ek aur thrilling jeet ke saath apne campaign ko boost diya hai. Eden Gardens mein Tuesday raat ko unhone Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ke khilaaf ek high-scoring encounter mein 4-run se jeet haasil ki, jo unki season ki teesri jeet thi.
LSG ne pehle batting karte hue ek zabardast 238-run ka total khada kiya. Mitchell Marsh ne 48 balls mein 81 runs thoke, jabki Nicholas Pooran ne sirf 36 balls mein 87 run banaye, jisme 8 sixes aur 7 boundaries shamil thi. Dono players ke beech Orange Cap ke liye chhupi takkar bhi dekhne ko mili.
KKR ki taraf se bhi jawaab mein zabardast batting hui. Powerplay ke dauraan unhone sirf ek wicket ke badle 90 run jod diye. Ajinkya Rahane aur Venkatesh Iyer ne sirf 34 balls mein 71-run ki partnership banayi. Lag raha tha ki KKR match nikal lega, par game ne ek dum se twist le liya.
Shardul Thakur ne 13th over mein ek aisi breakthrough dilaayi jo pura game palat gaya. Irony yeh thi ki us over ki shuruaat 5 straight wides se hui thi, jisse Rishabh Pant visibly frustrated dikh rahe the. Lekin last ball pe Rahane ka wicket milna match ka turning point ban gaya.
“Jab hum batting kar rahe the tab laga nahi tha ki match itna close ho jaayega, lekin powerplay ke baad samajh aa gaya. First timeout ke baad bowlers ko bola ki plan pe tikey rahna, zyada experiments nahi karne. Jab game ka pace badhta hai, toh usko slow karna padta hai — kabhi kaam karta hai, kabhi nahi. (Abdul Samad ko No. 4 pe bhejne par) Right-left combination banaye rakhna tha. Meri back ab theek hai,” Rishabh Pant ne post-match presentation mein kaha.
Ye match IPL 2025 ka ek aur reminder tha ki yeh league unpredictable hai. LSG ka strategy of batting depth aur composed bowling ne phir ek baar kaam kiya. KKR ko apne aggressive intent ko slightly better execution ke saath back karna hoga. Ab aage kya hota hai, woh dekhna interesting hoga!
