Following his facet’s 33-run win over Gujarat Titans (GT) of their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer Yash Thakur expressed happiness together with his five-wicket haul. Thakur’s tempo rattled Gujarat Titans as Lucknow Super Giants emerged victorious with a complete 33-run victory within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Sunday at Ekana Cricket Stadium. Following his group’s win, Yash stated within the post-match presentation, “Happy with this five-wicket haul and Man of the Match award. I had planned against Gill, I stuck to my plan, KL Rahul had advised me to do so and it paid off.

“Unfortunately, Mayank Yadav acquired injured, so KL stated it was my day and requested me to take advantage of it. We are profitable the primary sport in opposition to GT in IPL historical past, very proud of it. Really loved Gill’s wicket, probably the most memorable of all.”

LSG won the toss and opted to bat first. The hosts were reduced to 18/2 at one point. A 73-run partnership between skipper KL Rahul (33 in 31 balls, with three fours) and Marcus Stoinis (58 in 43 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) put LSG in a decent position again.

Later, knocks from Nicholas Pooran (32* in 22 balls, with three sixes) and Ayush Badoni (20 in 11 balls, with three fours) helped LSG put a moderate 163/5 in their 20 overs.

Umesh Yadav (2/22) and Rashid Khan (1/28) were among the wickets for GT.

Chasing 164 runs, GT did have a fine start as skipper Shubman Gill (19 in 21 balls, with two fours) and Sai Sudharsan (31 in 23 balls, with four boundaries) formed a 54-run opening stand, but pacer Yash Thakur’s five-wicket haul (5/30) and Krunal Pandya’s economical 3/11 blew GT away. Despite Rahul Tewatia (30 in 25 balls, with two fours and two sixes) putting up a fight, GT skittled out for 130 in 18.5 overs, losing by 33 runs.

Thakur’s fifer earned him the ‘Player of the Match’ honours. LSG is in third place at the points table with three wins and a loss, giving them six points. GT is in seventh place, having won two and lost three. They have a total of four points.

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