Deepak Hooda hit a brilliant half-century while Avesh Khan and Jason Holder shared seven wickets as they helped Lucknow Super Giants beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 12 runs in Match 12 of IPL 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium on Monday.
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After half-centuries from Hooda (51 off 33 balls) and captain KL Rahul (68 off 50 balls) took Lucknow to 169/7, Avesh and Holder took Hyderabad to power-plays as well as in the death overs. stopped moving forward. They were eventually reduced to 157/9 in 20 overs. The result meant that Lucknow secured their second win, while Hyderabad suffered their second defeat of the tournament.
Hyderabad began the chase after losing opener captain Kane Williamson and Abhishek Sharma to Avesh in the power-play. Williamson’s scoop was caught off short fine leg, while Sharma slashed the toe end of his bat over the top for cover.
Meanwhile, Avesh bowled a brilliant 18th over and made sure he didn’t give anything away. He took four wickets for the first time in his IPL career. After that match-winning performance, he credited all the success to his mother. He is currently admitted in the hospital.
“I would like to dedicate this performance to my mother who is hospitalised. I got a lot of support from him. After the match, I picked up my phone and connected with him on a video call, giving him the details of the match. By the grace of God, he is fine now,” said Aavesh Khan while talking to his teammate Deepak Hooda during the post-match conversation.
Nicholas Pooran kept Hyderabad in contention with some gruesome stroke-play in his 24-ball 34. He started by pulling Pandya over long leg for six and slammed a delightful leg-side boundary off Holder before making an eye-catching drive off Bishnoi.
But Avesh tilted the scales in Lucknow’s favor in the 18th over, forcing Pooran to misquote at a low full toss. On the very next ball, Khan got a faint on the inside on Abdul Samad’s drive, which was overtaken by the keeper.
16 runs needed from the final over, Washington Sundar dismissed Holder at long on. Holder deceived Bhuvneshwar Kumar with a slow delivery to give the keeper the lead and point Romario Shepherd to end the match as Hyderabad lost five wickets in the last three overs.
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