Lucknow Super Giants registered a thrilling five-wicket victory over the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday, April 5, in the Indian Premier League2026 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Batting first, SRH posted 156/9 in their 20 overs after a poor start that saw their top order collapse cheaply. However, Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy staged a strong recovery, adding 116 runs for the fifth wicket in just 63 balls. Klaasen scored 62 off 41 balls, including five fours and two sixes, while Reddy contributed 56 off 33 balls, striking three boundaries and five sixes.

For LSG, Mohammed Shami impressed with outstanding figures of 2/9, while Prince Yadav picked up 2/34 and Avesh Khan claimed 2/36.

In reply, LSG chased down the target with one ball to spare. Aiden Markram played a crucial knock of 45 off 27 balls, while skipper Rishabh Pant held his nerve to guide the team home with an unbeaten 68 off 50 balls, including nine fours.

From SRH’s bowling unit, Harsh Dubey stood out with figures of 2/18, and two key run-outs kept the hosts in the contest till the end. Despite their efforts, LSG managed to find their rhythm and secured their first win of the season.

• Heinrich Klaasen has completed 1500 runs for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL.
• This was the first instance of two SRH batters scoring 50-plus in the same IPL innings while batting at No. 5 and below.
• 35/4 vs Lucknow Super Giants in Hyderabad (2026) is the fourth-lowest total in the first 10 overs in IPL history.
• 22/3 vs LSG in Hyderabad (2026) is the third-lowest powerplay total for SRH in the IPL.
• Mohammed Shami has taken 25 wickets in the powerplay since 2023 in the IPL, the second-most in this period.
• SRH’s top three aggregated just 8 runs against LSG in Hyderabad (2026), the third-lowest total by their top order in an IPL innings.
• Abhishek Sharma registered his second duck in 20 IPL innings in Hyderabad and his fourth overall in the tournament.