Nicholas Pooran dazzled spectators by smashing a spectacular hattrick of sixes for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) against Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 clash on Friday May 17. Delivering three massive sixes in the 15th over Pooran showcased his prowess with two boundaries off Arjun Tendulkar who was forced to exit early due to injury and one against Naman Dhir.
Nicholas Pooran hammered two consecutive sixes into the deep backward square leg, placing the first maximum in the second deck. Interestingly, Arjun’s first two deliveries were low full tosses. The left-hander next blasted Naman for a six into deep square, completing his hat-trick of sixes. The 15th over was costly, producing 29 runs.
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Nicholas Pooran showcased immense prowess by smashing 75 runs off a mere 29 balls boasting a tremendous strike rate of 258.62. This outstanding performance comprised hitting eight sixes and five boundaries. Together with skipper KL Rahul Pooran forged a pivotal 109run partnership facilitating LSGs resurgence from a challenging position of 69/3.
KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran’s Fifties Propel LSG to 215-Run Target Against MI in IPL 2024
half-centuries from KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran helped LSG score 214/6 against MI on Friday. Rahul led from the front, hitting 55 runs off 41 deliveries, including three sixes and as many boundaries. Meanwhile, Marcus Stoinis and Ayush Badoni contributed with scores of 28 (22) and 22* (10), respectively.
Piyush Chawla and Nuswan Thushara were MI’s standout bowlers, recording figures of 3/29 and 3/28.
Mumbai Indians boasting five IPL championship titles have been prematurely ousted from this years playoffs. Positioned at the bottom of the points table with only four wins in 13 games the Hardik Pandy aled side is determined to conclude the season on a high note.
KL Rahul’s Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) currently occupy the seventh position in the standings securing six wins out of 13 matches played. Even if the Super Giants emerge triumphant in the upcoming game accruing 14 points their postseason dreams are virtually dashed owing to a negative net run rate (NRR).
