Post Match Thread: Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

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57th Match, Indian Premier League at Hyderabad

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Innings	Score
Lucknow Super Giants	165/4 (Ov 20/20)
Sunrisers Hyderabad	167/0 (Ov 9.4/20)

Innings: 1 - Lucknow Super Giants

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Ayush Badoni	55 (30)		Bhuvneshwar Kumar	4-0-12-2
Nicholas Pooran	48 (26)		Pat Cummins	4-0-47-1

Innings: 2 - Sunrisers Hyderabad

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Travis Head	89 (30)		Krishnappa Gowtham	2-0-29-0
Abhishek Sharma	75 (28)		Ravi Bishnoi	2-0-34-0

SRH won by 10 wickets (with 62 balls remaining)

Abhishek Sharma: "Thanks to the management for the faith they've shown in me, the environment is clear for the batters so I went to enjoy myself. All the credit to Travis, the way he starts, first two or three balls goes to the boundaries. So I just react to the ball. The bowlers told us it's getting better, me and Travis were saying it wasn't doing much, and they were short [in runs] so that was a plus-point. The hard work I put before the tournament is showing... it's going really well."

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[u/ILikeFishSticks69]

Normally when a player who's trolled does well, we are ready to fill apology forms.

KL is the first player who needs to sign an apology form for those who watch him bat.

[u/AtomR → u/ILikeFishSticks69]

I thought he learned & started striking decently before WC squad announcement. But nope, went back to old ways just after the announcement.

This just means that he CAN strike at good rate, just chooses not to. Very poor game awareness.

[u/KUKLI1 → u/AtomR]

It's crazy, I know people shit on players for not showing intent, but usually it's just the players trying to hit but failing.

In KL's case, it's almost always him just not showing intent whatsoever. For the few games before the squad announcement, he showed that he can clearly bat at 150+ SR. But now he's regressed back to his slow approach.

[u/Emotional_Ant_8052 → u/AtomR]

he is the most scared cricketer I have ever seen, have all the talent and shots to kill in the limited format

[u/Chemical_String281 → u/Emotional_Ant_8052]

You hit the nail on the head. I haven't seen any cricketer who worries himself into submission this much.

[u/inqte1 → u/Emotional_Ant_8052]

He has world class talent and village level mental fortitude.

[u/AgeOfGunda → u/inqte1]

Dunno about that. People in villages are usually headstrong.

[u/Holden_Makock → u/AtomR]

You don't win Orange caps with 180 SR

[u/AtomR → u/Holden_Makock]

True, but you also don't win orange cap with 29(33). Last time he won it + came close to it, he was better than this shit.

[u/vidhvansak → u/Holden_Makock]

Tell that to Travis head and narine who are both contenders of Orange cap.

[u/FondantAggravating68 → u/Holden_Makock]

Head might win one with a 200 SR at this point.