00:01Fiery bowling from Lucknow Super Giants bowler William Auroork and Akash Singh Maharaj led Lucknow to a commanding victory of 33 runs over Gujarat Titans in the ongoing IPL 2025 at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad on 22 May.
00:20Gujarat Titans remains on top in the IPL points table after this defeat with 9 wins and 4 defeats in their 13 matches. They have 18 points. On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants is placed on 6th with 6 victories and 7 defeats in their 13 matches. They have 12 points.
00:42Sai Sudarshan, the Orange Cap holder of IPL 2025, was removed in the 5th over by William Auroork for 21-16. His innings included 4-4s. Joss Butler joined Gujarat Titans skipper in the middle. Gujarat Titans finished their power play on 67-1 after Butler smashed Avesh Khan for 21 runs.
01:05Gujarat Titans kept getting boundaries on regular intervals before Khan removed Gil in the 8th over, courtesy a brilliant catch from Abdul Samad on long off. Gil made 35-20.
01:18Sharfain Rutherford joined Butler in the middle. Joss Butler was batting in a good rhythm before he was cleaned up by Akash Singh for 33-18.
01:28Sharfain Rutherford brought up 50 runs partnership for the 4th wicket in just 27 balls. Both the batters smashed Shaibaz Ahmed for 19 runs in the 15th over.
01:39Gujarat Titans required 71 runs in 30 balls. William Auroork removed Rutherford in the 17th over. His innings included a 4-3 sixes.
01:50Rahul Tevatiya joined Shahrukh in the middle. Shahrukh Khan brought up his first 50 of IPL 2025 in just 22 balls.
01:58Auroork took 2 wickets in the 17th over. He removed Tevatiya as well.
02:03Ahmed finished his spell after removing Arshad Khan for 1 in the 18th over. Gujarat Titans required 43 runs in 12 balls.
02:13In bowling for Lucknow, Avesh Khan and Ayush Badoni picked 2 wickets each.
02:18Earlier in the match, a maiden IPL century from Michel Marsh and a quick-fire 50 by Nicholas Puran
02:25powered Lucknow Super Giants to a mammoth total of 235-2 in their 20 overs against Gujarat Titans at the Norendra Modi Stadium.
02:34Gujarat Titans' skipper Shivam Gill won the toss after two ball first.
02:39Aidan Markham and Michel Marsh opened the innings for LSG, providing a solid start.
02:44The duo added a 50-run stand within the power play as Lucknow Super Giants reached 53 for no loss, with Markham being the aggressor.
02:54Just after the power play, Marsh went after Purple Cap holder, Rasip Krishna, hitting him for a 6 and a 4.
03:03He reached his 6th IPL 50 of the season in the 10th over, smashing a 6 of Sai Kishore in 33 balls.
03:10However, Kishore struck in the same over, dismissing Markham for 36 of 24 balls.
03:17His knock included 3 4s and 2 6s.
03:20Nicholas Puran joined Marsh at the crease and announced his arrival by hitting Kishore for a 6 of his very first ball.
03:28At the halfway mark, Lucknow Super Giants were 97 for 1.
03:32Marsh then took on spinner Rashid Khan, laundering 25 runs in an over, including 2 6s and 3 4s.
03:42LSG crossed the 150-run mark in the 15th over, scoring 13 runs of Kishore.
03:48At the end of the 15th over, they were 160 for 1.
03:51The Marsh-Puran duo continued their aggressive onslaught, smashing 20 runs of Mohamed Siraz's final over.
03:59Marsh brought up his maiden IPL century in just 56 balls in the 17th over.
04:06The pair added 100 runs for the 2nd wicket in just 42 balls.
04:11Puran kept up his form in IPL 2025, reaching his 5th 50 of the season in just 23 balls.
04:19Arshad Khan finally ended the massive partnership by removing Marsh for 117 of 64 balls, a brilliant innings laced with 10 4s and 8 6s.
04:31LSG captain Rishabh Pant came in for the final 2 overs and made an impact, smashing Rabada for 2 6s,
04:39as Lucknow Super Giants posted with a daunting total of 235 for 2 in the 20 overs.
04:46In the bowling department, Sai Kishore was the most effective for Gujarat.
04:50Arshad Khan also claimed a wicket, while the rest of the Gujarat titles' bowlers went wicketless.
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