New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad absorbed an opening phase stutter against Lucknow Super Giants to post a fighting 156 for nine in IPL 2026 on Sunday.
LSG won the toss and invited the home team to bat with Mohammed Shami (2/9) dismissing Abhishek Sharma (0) and Travis Head (7) and Prince Yadav (2/34) sending Ishan Kishan (1) back within the fourth over.
SRH were reduced to 11 for three and 26 for four when Liam Livingstone (14) falling to Digvesh Rathi (1/46) in the eight over.
But Heinrich Klassen (62) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (56) produced a superb counter-attacking 116-run fifth wicket partnership that pulled SRH from a dismal situation to a position where they could push for a decent score.
Brief Scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad 156 for 9 in 20 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 62, Nitish Kumar Reddy 56; Mohammed Shami 2/9, Avesh Khan 2/36, Manimaran Siddharth 1/29).