Hyderabad, March 27 -- From going unsold in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) Mega Auction to becoming the bowling spearhead of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Shardul Thakur delivered a strong performance against the dominant Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Thursday. His four-wicket haul played a crucial role in restricting SRH to 190/9 in their innings.

Thakur finished with figures of 4/34 in his four overs, providing LSG with crucial breakthroughs at key moments. He struck early to break SRH's opening partnership, dismissing Abhishek Sharma for just 6 runs. The seamer then put LSG in command with back-to-back dismissals, sending in-form Ishan Kishan back for a duck. Kishan, who had scored a century in his last match against Rajasthan ...