Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Clinical all-round performance to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Defeated by five wickets in the 10th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 At Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal. Chasing a modest target of 157 runs, LSG won with the help of a patient innings from the captain. Rishabh Pant To secure victory with only one ball remaining.
After deciding to bowl first, LSG’s decision proved correct under the leadership of their bowlers Mohammed ShamiCollapsed SRH’s top order early. Despite a strong counterattack by heinrich classen And Nitish Kumar ReddySRH could only manage 156/9 in their 20 overs – a total that always looked a little below par on a good batting surface.
Mohammed Shami troubles SRH early before Heinrich Klaasen-Nitish Reddy rebuild
SRH’s innings had a very bad start Travis Head, Abhishek SharmaAnd Ishan Kishan Lost cheaply, causing the hosts to stumble inside the powerplay. Mohammed Shami He was an exceptional performer, bowling a sensational spell of 2 for 9 in his four overs and applying a lot of pressure with his accuracy and movement.
With the fall of wickets, Klaasen played a vital knock of 62 runs from 41 balls, taking the innings forward while also maintaining a healthy scoring rate. He found an able partner in Reddy, who played an aggressive inning of 56 runs off just 33 balls, hitting five sixes, to push SRH towards a respectable total.
However, LSG bowlers continued to attack at regular intervals. Avesh Khan And Prince Yadav While took two wickets each M. Siddharth Connecting with one ensured that SRH could never get the full momentum going.
Rishabh Pant is leading from the front while continuously chasing the target
In response, LSG began pursuing them relentlessly aiden markram Provided the initial momentum by playing a stormy innings of 45 runs in 27 balls. Michelle Marsh also contributed a quickfire 14 runs, but SRH bowlers managed to keep things tight in the middle overs.
The target was chased brilliantly by Pant, who showed maturity and control in his innings of 68 runs off 50 balls. In contrast to his typical explosive style, Pant moved his innings smartly, rotating the strike effectively while hitting boundaries at crucial moments.
Ayush Badoni And Abdul Samad Played useful supporting roles, contributing 12 and 16 runs respectively, ensuring LSG remained on target despite some setbacks.
SRH showed some struggle with the ball, especially through Harsh DubeyWho impressed by taking 2 wickets for 18 runs in his four overs. Shivang Kumar And Ishaan Malinga Also took a wicket each, but the total score on the board did not give them enough support to defend. Jaydev Unadkat He performed hard giving 50 runs in his spell, which tilted the game in favor of LSG during the death overs.
With only a few runs required in the final over, LSG kept their spirits up and crossed the score at 160/5 in 19.5 overs, sealing a five-wicket win.
See also: Flying Aiden Markram produces a brilliant effort to remove Travis Head in SRH vs LSG clash
Here’s how fans reacted:
LSG won by 5 wickets.
What a match-winning innings from captain Rishabh Pant 🥶🔥!!#IPL #IPL2026– Hrithik Jha (@jhartik674) 5 April 2026
Rishabh Pant led LSG to victory#Cricket #SRHVLSG #IPL2026 #t20 #crickettwitter pic.twitter.com/BGkpxyJMih
– CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) 5 April 2026
Poor captaincy by Ishan, giving the last over to Jaydev Unadkat. The only player on Rishabh Pant’s target.
– Pranay (@Pranay7406431) 5 April 2026
Rishabh Pant won it for LSG. LSG beat SRH by 5 wickets. Rishabh Pant scored 68 runs. LSG’s first win #IPL pic.twitter.com/qCkgaNTnxf
– Shivansh Rajpal (@rajpalshiv46534) 5 April 2026
Captain Rishabh Pant has done it…!!!! 🙇♂️
Rishabh Pant won the match for LSG as he scored 68* off 50 balls against SRH in a successful run chase.
– Salute you, Captain Rishabh Pant. pic.twitter.com/DTXkfz9Zk1
– Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) 5 April 2026
Rishabh Pant single-handedly won the match for LSG, two best catches in the world, a runout and then this not-out fifty.#IPL2026 #lsg
– Suraj Pandey (Sunday RCB) (@elsurajpandey) 5 April 2026
Rishabh Pant best friend 👏
– Bakri Shahrukh (@iamssrrkkk) 5 April 2026
https://twitter.com/AMP86793444/status/2040786823329227082
Rishabh Pant led his team to victory in this match. A proper captain’s innings. Played the situation very well. #SRHvsLSG #SRHVLSG
-Chirag Gupta (@ChiragG14) 5 April 2026
Rishabh Pant 💥💥💥
— Jojjabijjan Srinivas || సరిన్షివాస్ (@i_sreenivas) 5 April 2026
Take a bow Rishabh Pant
Congratulations to LSG on 2 points 🔥🤌🏻
– Dr Khushboo 🇮🇳 (@khushbookadri) 5 April 2026
Take a bow, Mohammed Shami 👏
He bowled 4 overs, gave away only 9 runs and took 2 wickets including Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, what a brilliant spell from Shami. pic.twitter.com/T79bLCdnAu
– Hari Mohan (@harimohan3042) 5 April 2026
Mohammed Shami shines against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Uppal Stadium.
– Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head met.
– Liam Livingstone and Ishan Kishan in the middle.
-Good captaincy by Rishabh Pant.
– Manu. (@IMManu_18) 5 April 2026
Mohammed Shami (4-0-9-2) 🔥🔥
9 runs conceded by a pacer in an IPL match (all 4 overs bowled):
brett lee
shaun pollack
Amit Singh
Lasith Malinga
zaheer khan
Mustafizur Rahman
Mohammed Shami*Credit @Shebas_10dulkar 🤝🤝 #IPL2026 #SRHVLSG #RCBVCSK .pic.twitter.com/yQc7VRDGiq
– Old memories of cricket (@riteshj88156274) 5 April 2026
🔥Shami is absolutely unplayable
Mohammed Shami finished with incredible figures of 2/9 from his 4 overs.
Have some respect for the name! 🫡#LSGvSRH #IPL2026 pic.twitter.com/q0nAD9nFJo
– Rajat (@RajatJain) 5 April 2026
Experienced Mohammed Shami 3-0-7-2… Fit, energetic, unstoppable… Abhishek and Head didn’t even get a chance! pic.twitter.com/w226lMsurf
– Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) 5 April 2026
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