Hyderabad, March 27 -- A blistering 70 off just 26 balls by Nicholas Pooran propelled Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to a thrilling five-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) contest at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Thursday.
Chasing a competitive target of 191, Pooran set the stage ablaze with an aggressive onslaught, smashing Simarjeet Singh for back-to-back sixes in the second over. He continued his fearless approach, punishing Abhishek Sharma with two towering sixes in the fifth over.
Pooran reached his fifty in grand fashion, slogsweeping Adam Zampa into the second tier at deep square leg before eventually falling lbw to Pat Cummins. By then, the damage had been done, leaving...