New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) India legend Sunil Gavaskar lavished praise on Lucknow Super Giants wicketkeeper-batter Mukul Choudhary and batting allrounder Ayush Badoni for their innings that proved decisive in beating Kolkata Knight Riders and hailed them as ‘fearless prodigies’. LSG secured a sensational three-wicket victory over KKR in a final-ball thriller at the Edens Garden, powered by an all-round team effort and a special act from Ayush Badoni and Mukul Choudhary.After the hosts posted 181…
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Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) Mukul Choudhary stood against all the odds and remained unbeaten at 54 off just 27 balls as Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) chased down the target of 182 runs on the final ball of the match and registered a three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.Earlier, captain Ajinkya Rahane and young batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi played key knocks, while Rovman Powell provided a late boost as Kolkata…
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper Rishabh Pant struck the winning boundary with one ball to spare as his side survived a tense final-over scare to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by five wickets in a gripping Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday.Chasing 157, Lucknow looked comfortably placed for much of the innings before Hyderabad’s bowlers produced a spirited late fightback to drag the contest down to the w…
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant lamented the defeat, pointing to the extra runs conceded as the decisive factor in their loss to Delhi Capitals, who chased down 142 with relative comfort after early hiccups, winning the match by six wickets.“When you score 140, you try too much… if they play normal cricket, they win. A few extra wickets in the Power-play could have put them under pressure,” said Pant after the match.The strategy of LSG revolved around the …
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Delhi Capitals (DC) produced a brilliant bowling effort as Lungi Ngidi and T. Natarajan picked three wickets each to haunt Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to 141 in 18.4 overs at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Wednesday.Asked to bat first, LSG came up with a new opening batting pair as skipper Rishabh Pant promoted himself to the top order but was removed early in the innings of an unfortunate run out. A strange moment in what might have been a…
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the fifth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday.”We will bowl first. First game, red soil, so we want to see how the pitch plays,” said DC captain Axar Patel after winning the toss. Obviously, the data is there that the second team wins more. The tournament is starting, we want to see ho…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) enter their fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season with a grand makeover – a logo change, jersey colours and design refurbished, and support staff having fresh faces in Bharat Arun, Carl Crowe, and Tom Moody.Having reached the playoffs in each of their first two years before back-to-back seventh-place finishes, LSG responded with an aggressive off-season strategy — trading in Mohammad Shami, acquiring Anrich Nortje at auction, and r…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan has picked his playing 12 for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is set to commence on March 28. LSG, which finished in seventh position last season, made a lot of changes to their squad ahead of IPL 2026. LSG improved their bowling, which was under attack in IPL 2025, by adding Mohammad Shami and Arjun Tendulkar through trade and purchasing Wanindu Hasaranga and Anrich Nortje in the Auction. Despite repor…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Former Indian bowler Lakshmipathy Balaji flags concerns over Lucknow Super Giants being heavily reliant on their overseas batters in top-order, suggesting that Indian talents — Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad and skipper Rishabh Pant — can do the heavy lifting for the side in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, commencing on March 28. Following a disappointing seventh-place finish in the 2025 season, the Pant-led side will be hopeful to claim their maiden titl…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Fast bowler Mayank Yadav’s long journey back to competitive cricket has reached an important point as he was named in the India A squad for warm-up games against the USA and Namibia, ahead of the T20 World Cup. Mayank, known for his speed and match-winning spells during IPL 2024, returns after a long injury layoff. The Lucknow Super Giants bowler had been out for more than a year due to a stress fracture. His last competitive game was against Punjab Kings in IPL 2025. H…