Lucknow Super Giants defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 wickets to win their first match of the season. LSG captain Rishabh Pant was the star of the show as he scored an unbeaten 68 to guide his team to a victory.
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Ishan Kishan (Pic: AFP)
Lucknow Super Giants defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 wickets to win their first match of the season. LSG captain Rishabh Pant was the star of the show as he scored an unbeaten 68 to guide his team to a victory.
Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 156 runs in 20 overs after recovering from a poor power play. Speaking after the match, Ishan Kishan admitted that his team were a few runs short in the first innings.
"I think the bowlers did an extremely good job today. They bowled according to the plan to the right areas, credit goes to the fielders as well for putting all the effort. But you know, one or two of boundaries in these kind of tournaments can go and let's take the match away. I'll appreciate Klasee and Nitish for taking the total so deep. And I think like in a very good manner, like how it was needed. So yeah, credit goes to them. But yeah, we need to work on batting as well, given so many games where we all make it easier for our chasing team. Yeah, 100%. That was the plan, but you know, we got taking on singles, he was smart about it." Kishan said.
Kishan further praised Rishabh Pant for his match-winning innings. The SRH skipper also praised Harsh Dubey for his brilliant spell early on in the innings.
"We have to give credit to the batters as well because they know Rishabh played well. Like I said, sometimes the margin is not so much. One or two boundaries will suddenly change the game and that's what happened in the 17th over, I guess, when we got so many boundaries, like two, three boundaries. But I think Harsh bowled exceptionally well and we want him to bowl in this kind of manner." he added.
Rishabh Pant heaps praise on LSG bowlers after thrilling win
LSG captain Rishabh Pant heaped praise on his bowlers after the win against SRH. Pant said that the bowling unit worked well together to give the visitors a strong start in the match.
"Definitely, it's a big plus. You know, when you get this at the last and finish the game, definitely a good plus for us. (on their bowling) I think definitely. I think with bowlers, you know, you've got to appreciate and give them one because, you know, those are the people who set you up for the night, especially when you bowl first. I think Shami Bhai, Avesh, Rathi, I think everyone's contributed really well, especially Siddharth coming in today." Pant said.
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