Suresh Raina, a former player for both India and CSK, praised his all-around performance, saying that he batted with good intentions and always stepped up when the team needed him.
In their third game of the IPL 2023, the Lucknow Super Giants defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets on Friday, April 7. The Sunrisers chose to bat first, but they were unable to adjust to the sluggish wicket of Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium, managing only a total of 121/8 in the first innings.
In response, Lucknow completed the task in 16 overs, handing Hyderabad of the IPL 2023 its second straight loss. Anil Kumble, a former cricketer for India, commented on SRH’s performance thus far by saying that he had placed them in his top four at the start of the competition and that they have a very strong batting lineup but haven’t been able to generate any offense. It’s hardly the best of beginnings.
Even though I placed them in my Top 4, I still think they have a strong lineup and side. No one has been sacked. In both games, their batting performance has been inadequate. They didn’t score enough runs against the Rajasthan Royals, even at home. Even bowling will be possible on this surface, Kumble stated on JioCinema. Kumble added that by delaying the introduction of Adil Rashid to the attack, the team squandered a crucial opportunity.
The fabled leg spinner believed that because they had a small total to defend, they ought to have used their leading spinner as soon as possible. “They lost a trick by not fielding Adil Rashid against Jos Buttler even when they played Rajasthan. We all understand that Buttler dislikes leg-spinners entering the bowling attack early in an inning.
Adil Rashid was restrained even here for the first six overs. Use your main spinner since you only have 121 runs at your disposal. He ought to be bowling. Just that one was bowled over during the powerplay by Washington Sundar. They need to work on a few things, but their batting needs to be organized more than anything else, said Kumble. For LSG, Krunal Pandya shined with both bat and ball, earning him the Player of the Match honor.
He took 3/18 in four overs, including the wickets of an established Anmolpreet Singh, Aiden Markram (golden duck), and Mayank Agarwal. He hit four fours and a six while scoring 34 runs off of 23 balls with the bat, and he and KL Rahul added 55 runs for the third wicket off of 38 balls.
Krunal Pandya delivered a strong overall performance today. Suresh Raina
“Krunal batted with the best of intentions. That was a good all-around performance today, scoring boundaries and then picking up singles as well. Adil Rashid appeared to be in fantastic form as he hit the six, which is a difficult shot in these circumstances, after successfully stepping out to score the boundary. He has worked on it and is a good white ball cricketer, as he said to the press,” remarked Suresh Raina.
“He bowls on the powerplay and steps in for his captain if called to bowl later as well. He has good dimensions in both batting and fielding. looks to attack, is well-intentioned, plays very few dot balls, and wherever possible, hits boundaries. He is a crucial member of the LSG team, said the four-time IPL champion.
SRH will try to turn things around in their upcoming match against the Punjab Kings on Sunday, April 9, at their home field, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, after losing their first two games.
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