India, March 28 -- One year apart, Lucknow Super Giants dugout witnessed two contrasting scenes after their match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In 2024, LSG suffered a defeat at home against the 2016 champions, which sparked a strong reaction from owner Sanjiv Goenka, who had an animated chat with then-captain KL Rahul. However, the founder and chairman of RPSG Group was all smiles on Thursday as he hugged current captain Rishabh Pant as LSG beat SRH by five wickets in their second game of the ongoing IPL 2025.

Pant's move to bowl first on the Hyderabad track did raise eyebrows, especially after Sunrisers had smashed a colossal 286 runs in their opening game against Rajasthan Royals batting first. However, the bowlers, led by Shardul Thak...