Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) finally got their first win of IPL 2025, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by five wickets in a thrilling match on March 27. Nicholas Pooran stole the show with a blazing 70 off just 26 balls making sure LSG chased down 191 in just 16.1 overs.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad after losing the toss struggled to build big partnerships. Their batters played aggressively but wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Travis Head (47), Nitish Kumar Reddy (32), Heinrich Klaasen (26), and Aniket Verma (36) all got starts but failed to convert them into big scores. Shardul Thakur’s brilliant four-wicket haul kept SRH to 190/9.

In response LSG looked comfortable thanks to Pooran’s explosive knock and Mitchell Marsh’s solid 52 off 31 balls. The bowlers did their job earlier and the batters finished it off in style.

After the game, players and captains shared their thoughts. Here’s what they had to say:

Rishabh Pant (LSG Captain) – On Finally Getting a Win

"Big relief but as a team we talk about the process. It's not about getting too high when you win and not about getting too low when you lose. As a team, we can't focus on uncontrollables, my mentor said focus on controllables and that is what I did. Good to see the way Prince bowled and also Thakur was really good. (On Pooran) You got to give someone the charge when he is batting well and batted brilliantly for us. The group is coming up nicely, we haven't played our best so far but happy to get a win."

Pat Cummins (SRH Captain) – On Falling Short

"It was a different wicket the other day, but we had to score quickly. They batted really well though. Still a very good wicket, that was the best wicket in the world, this was the second-best wicket. It gripped a little bit, but it was a nice wicket. Every time it's a fresh game, they bowled really well, it was very well planned. It was a pretty good effort to get to 190. You always need one person to bat throughout the innings, like Ishan (Kishan) did the other day, but they bowled really well, never let us off the hook. We got 8 batters, it's about going out there and making an impact. You see things you could have done better, that could have been the difference. It's a long competition, we will get a chance pretty quickly, so we need to move on."

Nicholas Pooran – On His Blazing Knock and Orange Cap

"It's a bit big but it feels good. I don't plan to hit sixes, try my best to get into good positions and try to time the ball. When the matchup is there, you try to execute your skills. The wicket was beautiful. Looking at the games before, every time you come to Hyderabad, it's big scores here. Was a good toss to win, if you don't lose wickets in the powerplay, you can go hard. I have never worked on my bat-speed, just blessed with incredible talent. It's a really long tournament and nice to see Marshy, showed his class. The left-right combination is important, knock it around and continue to build a partnership and take our matchup down."

Shardul Thakur (Player of the Match) – On His IPL Comeback

"Honestly,no but I had made my plans. I also planned to play county cricket if I was not picked in the IPL. Zaheer Khan had called me when I was playing in the Ranji Trophy and he told me that you may be called in as a potential replacement so don't switch yourself off. If you are called in as a replacement, you are likely to start. Ups and downs are a part of life. I have always backed my skills. Some swing and what I have seen in the past, Head and Abhishek love to take their chances so I thought I will take my chances as well. New ball is a thing where you can take wickets when it's swinging and I took my chances tonight. Bowlers get very little in these kinds of matches, even in the last game I said that pitches should be prepared in a way the game especially hangs in the balance. With the impact sub rule coming in, it's unfair on the bowlers if a team scores 240-250 runs."