Mohammed Siraj (left) and Nicholas Pooran throughout GT’s IPL 2025 match vs LSG.© BCCI
It was a terrific batting show from Lucknow Super Giants of their IPL 2025 match in opposition to Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Thursday. The workforce posted 235 for two within the stipulated 20 overs after getting an invite to bat first. Mitchell Marsh was the wrecker-in-chief with a sensational century whereas Nicholas Pooran too performed a fiery knock to assist LSG submit a large complete in opposition to GT. An fascinating battle occurred within the sixteenth over of the LSG innings that hogged limelight. GT pacer Mohammed Siraj was smashed for a 4 every by Marsh after which Pooran earlier than he tried to sledge the southpaw.
Siraj bowled two bouncers to Pooran. The first one was referred to as a large by the umpire whereas the second was a dot ball. Siraj tried to poke Pooran by his phrases however the LSG southpaw did not react to it and fairly made his bat to the speak. As Siraj went as much as Pooran and tried to sledge him, the batter simply focussed on chewing his gum and walked in direction of the non-striker’s finish to have a chat with Marsh.
Pooran then slammed Siraj for a stuning six over the cow nook after which smashed a 4 down the bottom. After finishing the shot for the final boundary, Pooran gave a flying kiss together with his bat within the route of Siraj.
Watch it right here:
Things are heating up within the #Race2Top2
Siraj is charged up, however #NicholasPooran is letting his bat do the speaking!
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) May 22, 2025
This Blud all the time overreact when he acquired smashed by batsmen
Then Salt confirmed his stage.
Now Nicky confirmed his stage.Mohammed Siraj had a heated argument with Pooran and acquired brutally smashed#nicholaspooran #Mohammedsiraj pic.twitter.com/VQuiUVlAfi
— VJ Rajesh (@AtharvaRajesh_) May 22, 2025
Marsh scored 117 runs in 64 balls with the assistance of 10 fours and eight sixes. Meanwhile, Pooran too performed a fiery knock, smashing 56 not out in 27 balls. His innings was laced with 4 fours and 5 sixes. Aiden Markram’s 36 off 24 additionally helped the workforce’s trigger.
The Gujarat Titans bowlers had an off day on the sector as all of them have been costly. While Arshad Khan and R Sai Kishore claimed a wicket every, remainder of the GT bowlers solely acquired the beating of LSG batters.
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