IPL franchise <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/lucknow-super-giants" rel="dofollow">Lucknow Super Giants</a>' owner Sanjeev Goenka hugged his team captain, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/rishabh-pant" rel="dofollow">Rishabh Pant</a>, after LSG&rsquo;s five-wicket win over SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Thursday evening. Taking revenge for last year&rsquo;s lopsided loss at the same venue against this team, where Goenka bashed then-team captain <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/kl-rahul" rel="dofollow">KL Rahul</a> out in the open, the team owner looked elated with the side&rsquo;s first win this edition.
Goenka celebrated his team&rsquo;s massive win over SRH, which is on the rampage with their run-scoring spree, having registered the second-highest team total in the competition&rsquo;s history in their previous game.&nbsp;
Goenka&rsquo;s expression while hugging Pant told the entire story. He then met opener Mitchell Marsh, who scored his second fifty of the season, hitting a fighting 52 off 31 balls in the first innings.&nbsp;
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&ldquo;Any win is good, and the first one is very special,&rdquo; Goenka said after LSG opened its account in IPL 2025. &ldquo;So yes, it feels very good.&rdquo;
Contrary to his social media image that took a beating after he openly bashed KL Rahul last year, after which their relationship fell apart, and Rahul decided against getting retained ahead of IPL 2025, Goenka politely and humbly met every LSG player, including seamer Shardul Thakur, who picked four wickets in the first innings.
Congratulating Thakur for his inning-changing spell in the first innings, where he accounted for opener Abhishek Sharma and SRH&rsquo;s last-game hero Ishan Kishan in successive balls, Goenka praised him by saying, &ldquo;Purple cap just doesn&rsquo;t come like this.&rdquo;
<h2>Goenka&rsquo;s message for the fans</h2>
Speaking on a video posted by LSG&rsquo;s social media handles, Goenka had a message for the fans.
&ldquo;I would like to tell the fans, believe in us; we will give our best. And the team, well done today,&rdquo; Goenka said.&nbsp;
<h3>Watch -</h3>
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Our Chairman, Dr. Sanjiv Goenka, extends heartfelt congratulations to the team on their first win, and encourages to focus on giving the best 💙 <a href="https://t.co/9ckEd6J6MF">pic.twitter.com/9ckEd6J6MF</a>
&mdash; Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) <a href="https://twitter.com/LucknowIPL/status/1905510866071777516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
Meanwhile, LSG&rsquo;s Nicholas Pooran holds the Orange cap for scoring 145 runs in two matches and seamer Thakur is a Purple Cap holder with six wickets from two outings thus far.
LSG will host Punjab Kings in its next match on Tuesday (April 1).&nbsp;
(With inputs from agencies)

Cricket, Sports: Congratulating Thakur for his inning-changing spell against SRH, Goenka praised him by saying, “Purple cap just doesn’t come like this.”

IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants' owner Sanjeev Goenka hugged his team captain, Rishabh Pant, after LSG’s five-wicket win over SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Thursday evening. Taking revenge for last year’s lopsided loss at the same venue against this team, where Goenka bashed then-team captain KL Rahul out in the open, the team owner looked elated with the side’s first win this edition. Goenka celebrated his team’s massive win over SRH, which is on the rampage with their run-scoring spree, having registered the second-highest team total in the competition’s history in their previous game. Goenka’s expression while hugging Pant told the entire story. He then met opener Mitchell Marsh, who scored his second fifty of the season, hitting a fighting 52 off 31 balls in the first innings. Also read | IPL 2025: Neither Head nor Suryakumar Yadav but THIS player is top T20 cricketer for Harbhajan Singh “Any win is good, and the first one is very special,” Goenka said after LSG opened its account in IPL 2025. “So yes, it feels very good.” Contrary to his social media image that took a beating after he openly bashed KL Rahul last year, after which their relationship fell apart, and Rahul decided against getting retained ahead of IPL 2025, Goenka politely and humbly met every LSG player, including seamer Shardul Thakur, who picked four wickets in the first innings. Congratulating Thakur for his inning-changing spell in the first innings, where he accounted for opener Abhishek Sharma and SRH’s last-game hero Ishan Kishan in successive balls, Goenka praised him by saying, “Purple cap just doesn’t come like this.” Goenka’s message for the fans Speaking on a video posted by LSG’s social media handles, Goenka had a message for the fans. “I would like to tell the fans, believe in us; we will give our best. And the team, well done today,” Goenka said. Watch - Our Chairman, Dr. Sanjiv Goenka, extends heartfelt congratulations to the team on their first win, and encourages to focus on giving the best 💙 pic.twitter.com/9ckEd6J6MF — Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) March 28, 2025 Meanwhile, LSG’s Nicholas Pooran holds the Orange cap for scoring 145 runs in two matches and seamer Thakur is a Purple Cap holder with six wickets from two outings thus far. LSG will host Punjab Kings in its next match on Tuesday (April 1). (With inputs from agencies)

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Match 57 of the IPL 2024 edition saw the Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) return to winning ways with a ten-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Hyderabad on Wednesday (May 8). With the race for the playoffs intensifying with each passing game, Hyderabad mauled Lucknow to get to 14 points and climb to the third spot whereas KL Rahul &amp; Co. need to win their remaining two games after two back-to-back big defeats.

Talking about the game, LSG opted to bat first and rode on Ayush Badoni's 55* and Nicholas Pooran's 48*&nbsp;to post a moderate 165&nbsp;for 4 as Travis Head's 89* (30) and Abhishek Sharma's 75* (28) helped SRH win without dropping any sweat, chasing the target in just 9.4&nbsp;overs. After the heavy loss, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka was seen&nbsp;fuming and had an animated talk with skipper Rahul publicly. The video of the entire discussion went viral on social media platforms, where Goenka can be seen being miffed with the team's performance at a crucial stage of the tournament.&nbsp;

Here is the video:

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He has right to be upset but can’t humiliate a senior Indian 🇮🇳 player like this publicly . 
 
Cricket is NOT marwadi dhanda! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LSGvSRH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LSGvSRH</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SRHvsLSG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SRHvsLSG</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/IPL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IPL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BCCI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JayShah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JayShah</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPL2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPL2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/2w8OEkgUF3">pic.twitter.com/2w8OEkgUF3</a>
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As soon as the video went viral, many claimed that this entire conversation could have been in the dressing room, away from public glare. Talking about Lucknow's position, they are now at the sixth spot with 12 points but have a poor Net Run Rate (NRR); i.e.&nbsp;-0.769. They have two more games to play -- both away encounters versus Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI).

Thus, Rahul-led LSG have a herculean task to win both their remaining games to stand a chance to qualify. After SRH openers Head-Abhishek's unbroken 167-run opening stand, Rahul said at the post-match presentation, "Am lost for words. We have watched that kind of batting on TV. But this is unreal batting. Everything seemed to find the middle of the bat. Kudos to their skills. They have worked hard on their six-hitting skills. They didn't give us a chance to know what the pitch played in the second innings."

He added, "Was hard to stop them as they teed off from ball one. Once you are on the losing side, there are questions marks on the decisions taken. We were 40-50 runs short."

Match 57 of the IPL 2024 edition saw the Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) return to winning ways with a ten-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Hyderabad on Wednesday (May 8).

Match 57 of the IPL 2024 edition saw the Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) return to winning ways with a ten-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Hyderabad on Wednesday (May 8). With the race for the playoffs intensifying with each passing game, Hyderabad mauled Lucknow to get to 14 points and climb to the third spot whereas KL Rahul & Co. need to win their remaining two games after two back-to-back big defeats. Talking about the game, LSG opted to bat first and rode on Ayush Badoni's 55* and Nicholas Pooran's 48* to post a moderate 165 for 4 as Travis Head's 89* (30) and Abhishek Sharma's 75* (28) helped SRH win without dropping any sweat, chasing the target in just 9.4 overs. After the heavy loss, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka was seen fuming and had an animated talk with skipper Rahul publicly. The video of the entire discussion went viral on social media platforms, where Goenka can be seen being miffed with the team's performance at a crucial stage of the tournament. Here is the video: LSG’s owner Sanjeev Goenka is agitated with KL Rahul for the loss against SRH. He has right to be upset but can’t humiliate a senior Indian 🇮🇳 player like this publicly . Cricket is NOT marwadi dhanda! #LSGvSRH #SRHvsLSG @IPL @BCCI @JayShah #IPL2024 pic.twitter.com/2w8OEkgUF3 — Kishore (@VATKishore) May 8, 2024 × Also read: IPL 2024: Head, Abhishek power SRH to fastest run chase in all T20s vs LSG As soon as the video went viral, many claimed that this entire conversation could have been in the dressing room, away from public glare. Talking about Lucknow's position, they are now at the sixth spot with 12 points but have a poor Net Run Rate (NRR); i.e. -0.769. They have two more games to play -- both away encounters versus Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI). Thus, Rahul-led LSG have a herculean task to win both their remaining games to stand a chance to qualify. After SRH openers Head-Abhishek's unbroken 167-run opening stand, Rahul said at the post-match presentation, "Am lost for words. We have watched that kind of batting on TV. But this is unreal batting. Everything seemed to find the middle of the bat. Kudos to their skills. They have worked hard on their six-hitting skills. They didn't give us a chance to know what the pitch played in the second innings." He added, "Was hard to stop them as they teed off from ball one. Once you are on the losing side, there are questions marks on the decisions taken. We were 40-50 runs short."

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