Watch: Shardul Thakur makes ‘Pant, Rahul basher’ Sanjiv Goenka bow down after IPL heroics

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) all-rounder Shardul Thakur was the shining light for his team in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The 7th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 took place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday (27th March). Shardul Thakur, who went unsold in the IPL 2025 auction, has set the stage on fire so far in the league. After being roped in as a replacement for Mohsin Khan for Lucknow Super Giants, the fast bowler has proved why he was brought by the team. In the two games, he has looked sensational with the ball. After picking two wickets in the opening game against Delhi Capitals, Shardul Thakur ensured that he registered his best performance in the IPL. The pacer was all over the Sunrisers Hyderabad batters with his bowling as he bowled superbly in the powerplay and death. Shardul Thakur returns with the figures of 4/34 in his four overs, becomes purple cap holder in IPL 2025 Shardul picked the wickets of Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan in the powerplay to break the backbone of Sunrisers Hyderabad. After that, he came up with wickets of Abhinav Manohar and Mohammed Shami, bagging his maiden four-fer. Shardul returned with the figures of 4/34 in his four overs and helped his team restrict Sunrisers Hyderabad to a total of under 200. Ahead of the game, there were lots of talks about the Orange Army scoring 300 runs but the plan was spoiled by Thakur. Shardul, after his impressive performance, won the purple cap as he is leading the charts with 6 wickets. From being unsold to getting a purple cap, the fast-bowling all-rounder has staged a dominant comeback, silencing all his critics. Following the win against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka came up with a special gesture. As he was meeting his players, he bowed down when Shardul Thakur came in front of him. Watch: Sanjiv Goenka comes up with a special gesture for Shardul Thakur after his four-fer against Sunrisers Hyderabad Here’s the video: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lucknow Super Giants (@lucknowsupergiants) Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh star with bat as Lucknow Super Giants beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 wickets Coming to the match, Lucknow Super Giants came up with a magnificent performance with bat and ball. After restricting the opposition to a total of 190 runs, the Rishabh Pant-led side came up with a stupendous performance with the bat, making a mockery of the big target. Nicholas Pooran (70) and Mitchell Marsh (52) shined with the bat for the Lucknow Super Giants. The duo added 116 runs for the second wicket as they chased the target with five wickets in hand and around four overs to win the match to register their first win of the tournament.