Lucknow:
Captain of the Indians of Mumbai, Hardya, Pandya, broke out his first transport to five gates in the T20 Cricket in an inspiring bowling performance, but Lucknow super-managers arose on superb half-century of Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram to publish 203 for 8 in a first Indian League match on Friday. Pandya returned with magnificent 5/36 figures, taking the counters of Markram (53 out of 38 balls), Nicholas Poornan (12), Rishabh Pant (2), David Miller (27) and Akash Deep (0), by putting brakes on the LSG sleeves after the home team was put to Bat.
Best bowling figures in IPL by captains
Hardin Pandya (MI) – 5/36 in four Overs against LSG in Lucknow (April 4, 2025)
Anil Kuble (RCB) – 4/16 in four Overs against Deccan Chargers in Johannesburg (May 24, 2009)
Anil Kuble (RCB) – 4/16 in 3.3 Overs against Deccan Chargers in Navi Mumbai (April 24, 2010)
Jean -Paul Duminy (DC) – 4/17 in three Overs against SRH at Visakhapatnam (April 18, 2015)
The LSG had a good start with the first first-time match hitting its third half-century in four games. Its 60 came out of only 31 balls and was strewn with nine four and two.
With the other Markram opener also in Good Nick, LSG was 69 for no loss at the end of the power game. But Mi returned after that with Pandya making crucial bowling alley.
The Spinner of the left arm wrist Vignesh Puthur, who had played in the Mi over Chennai Super Kings victory, was introduced into the seventh and he gave the breakthrough immediately. He had made a marsh and played, breaking the dangerous opening stand of 76 points.
Pandya then put himself into action and had Pooran in the ninth before obtaining the prized counter from Captain LSG Pant (2) which was released at a lower cost.
The defensive player of the replacement Corbin Bosch took a good catch in the middle after Pant failed to negotiate a slower ball off Pandya. Pant, who faced six bullets, continued his bad shape, marked 0, 15, 2 in his three previous sleeves.
LSG was 107 for 3 in 10.4 Overs when Pant was released.
Markram, who had been ordinary so far, defended his team and held an end until he was released in the 18th.
Earlier, Deepak Chahar gave 15 points in the second with Marsh hitting two four and Markram obtaining a border.
Marsh was on fire when he punished Trent Boult with two strokes – one giving a six and another one four.
The Australian did not spare Mitchell Santner, hitting two four to four of the Kiwi, then gave the young Indian pace Ashwani Kumar, who had played in the previous match of Mi, the same treatment.
He struck Kumar for six and four in consecutive bullets in the sixth to reach his fifty only 27 bullets. Kumar Bled 23 points in this area.
Mi Stalwart and Captain of India Rohit Sharma, who had experienced difficulties in the three games he had played so far, missed the match when he was hit in the knees of the Nets.
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