399dSidharth Monga

Mankad 64, Pooran 13-ball 44 take LSG back to No. 4

With just eight points from 11 matches, Sunrisers are all but out of contention to make the playoffs

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

PN Mankad
64(45) 7x4 - 2x6
Control %72%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 13 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
5 0 3 2 22 12 11 9
H Klaasen
H Klaasen
47(29) 3x4 - 3x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 31 runs
  • 2x4 - 3x6
0 4 2 4 6 3 11 17

Best performances - Bowlers

KH Pandya
KH Pandya
O4
M0
R24
W2
Eco6.00
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
GD Phillips
O2
M0
R10
W1
Eco5.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Srinidhi Ramanujam

That's it from us today. Hope you all enjoyed our coverage. Tune into the second game of the day here between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings.

I am Srinidhi Ramanujam signing off on behalf of Sidharth Monga and K Vairavan. Stay hydrated, and take care.

Prerak Mankad: "It was the most important game. Score doesn't matter to me. I wasn't happy when I reached 50 because I couldn't connect well. After that I was able to. I was trying to hit against the spinners and couldn't connect. I have played against Mayank in the domestic circuit and I knew he would try to get me out. So I took my chance. I thank the management for the opportunity. I have played a few innings in the top four. so I know how to play and I just backed my ability. Stoinis gave me some wise advice at the end and it helped me."

Krunal Pandya, the LSG captain: "I guess the way SRH were going it would be 200. We pulled it back, especially at the death. I saw character in Avesh and Yash. It was a good total. We had to bat well, still I would have taken 175. What we need as an individual and team is belief. Pooran can do wonderful things. We know that. [About message to batters during the break] It was nothing special. It just that we had to go after bowlers. Abhishek conceding 5 sixes changed the momentum. Really happy for Prerak. It will boost his confidence."

Nicolas Pooran: "We spoke at the break, we felt we needed sixes to win the game. Once a spinner came in, we targeted him. Happy to walk in and hit sixes anytime. It's important to target a sixth bowler. T20 is a batsmen's game, and it is important to take risks. He [Abhishek] is a part-timer for a reason.

"I have played international cricket, I know how to bat in different situations. I just put myself in and executed my skills. In T20 cricket, I prefer a longer time. "

Aiden Markam, the SRH captain: "Thought it was a decent score. lacked one big partnership. Wicket played well, slowed down at the end. [To Abhishek] The message was to bowl into the wicket. Pressure is a different thing. When you are put under pressure by big guys like Stoinis and Pooran, you will be tested. [On why he didn't bowl] Glenn did his job, I don't think I was the man for the job [to bowl].

"It's about playing good cricket in the next three matches and you don't know, it might be enough for us if we win big, I haven't done the math yet [for the playoffs]."

7.13pm: Two crucial points for LSG and they have moved to the fourth position in the points table. For a majority of the game, SRH looked like they had this game in control after putting up 182 on board. When the equation was 94 off 42, Stoinis, Mankad and Pooran changed gears to take the team home with four balls to spare. Unbelievable hitting from Pooran is who remains unbeaten on 44 off 13 balls. Prerak Mankad top-scored with an unbeaten 64 off 45 and was supported by Stoinis' 40 off 25. Abhishek's 31-run over was indeed game-changing.

19.2
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pooran, FOUR, That's it! LSG win the match with seven wickets to spare. Full length on legstump, flicked away to fine leg for four
19.1
2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pooran, 2 runs, Short of a length ball outside off, pulled down to wide of deep midwicket where Philips runs in a few yards and dives and stops a boundary. Unbelievable fielding again from him

4 runs off 6 balls. Should be a cakewalk for LSG with Pooran on strike. Fourth wicket stand is 52* off 21

END OF OVER:
19 | 10 Runs | LSG: 179/3 (4 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.42, RRR: 4.00)

  • Nicholas Pooran38 (11b)
  • Prerak Mankad64 (45b)
  • T Natarajan4-0-31-0
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-30-0
18.6
1
Natarajan to Pooran, 1 run, Yorker on offstump, driven to long-off to keep the strike
18.5
6
Natarajan to Pooran, SIX, Misses a yorker. Knee-high full toss around offstump, Pooran pulls this away to midwicket for a six
18.4
1
Natarajan to Mankad, 1 run, Yorker around off, digs it out to backward point. Markande puts in a dive and keeps it to one
18.3
1
Natarajan to Pooran, 1 run, Wide yorker this time, digs it out to point for one

LSG 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st12KR MayersQ de Kock
2nd42Q de KockPN Mankad
3rd73MP StoinisPN Mankad
4th58N PooranPN Mankad

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
GT14104200.809
CSK1485170.652
LSG1485170.284
MI148616-0.044
RR1477140.148
RCB1477140.135
KKR146812-0.239
PBKS146812-0.304
DC145910-0.808
SRH144108-0.59