LSG vs SRH: Krunal Pandya Dismisses Aiden Markram and Glenn Phillips off Consecutive Deliveries

LSG stand-in skipper Krunal Pandya bowled an exceptional spell against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on May 13. In the LSG vs SRH game, Krunal Pandya dismissed Aiden Markram and Glenn Phillips off consecutive deliveries to bring back his side into the game.

Sunrisers Hyderabad were coasting alone at 115-3 in 12 overs, with the pair of skipper Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen forming an excellent partnership of 33 from 20 deliveries. Lucknow Super Giants’ skipper Krunal Pandya then produced a moment of magic with the ball and allowed LSG to make a comeback.

LSG vs SRH: Watch Krunal Pandya gets back-to-back wickets

Krunal Pandya came in to bowl the 12th over as all other bowlers failed to make an impact against Markram and Klassen. The left-arm spinner straightaway bowled in the right areas to get purchase from the Hyderabad wicket.

The LSG skipper dismissed Aiden Markram with a delivery that pitched on the middle stump and turned sharply to beat the outside edge of Markram’s bat. The momentum took him well outside the crease as LSG keeper Quinton de Kock did a pretty simple stumping to dismiss the SRH skipper.

The next delivery was pitched around middle and off by Krunal Pandya. Glenn Phillips got squared up as his stumps were rattled after the ball got a sharp turn. Phillips was dismissed for a Golden Duck as he took the long walk back to the pavilion.

The back-to-back wickets taken by the LSG skipper brought them back into the game after SRH had made a terrific start to their innings in the first 12 overs. After the dismissal of Markram and Phillips, Heinrich Klaasen played a brilliant knock of 47 runs in just 29 deliveries but didn’t get enough support from the other end.

Krunal Pandya finished with excellent figures of 2 for 24 in his four over spell against the SRH side. Sunrisers Hyderabad could never get back the momentum in their innings as they could only post a total of 182-6 in their 20 overs despite getting a great start in the LSG vs SRH clash.