Scenes from SRH vs PBKS and LSG vs GT matches [Source: @IPL/x]
An exhilarating IPL 2025 double-header played out in Lucknow and Hyderabad on Saturday, April 12. In the afternoon, hosts Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) squared off with the visiting Gujarat Titans group (GT). Later in the evening, Punjab Kings (PBKS) players travelled to Hyderabad to face hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
Nicholas Pooran and Abhishek Sharma bludgeoned sensational half-centuries for their respective franchises, while Harshal Patel’s tight four-over spell helped him hog the limelight with the ball.
Result Of Yesterday’s IPL Matches
- Lucknow Super Giants won by six wickets against Gujarat Titans in match 26 of IPL 2025.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won by eight wickets against Punjab Kings in match 27 of IPL 2025.
Yesterday's IPL Match Score (Afternoon)
Gujarat Titans: 180/6 in 20 overs
- Shubman Gill 60 (38), Sai Sudharsan 56 (37)
- Shardul Thakur: 4-0-34-2, Ravi Bishnoi: 4-0-36-2
Lucknow Super Giants: 186/4 in 19.3 overs
- Nicholas Pooran 61 (34), Aiden Markram 58 (31)
- Prasidh Krishna: 4-0-26-2, Washington Sundar: 4-0-28-1
Yesterday IPL Man Of The Match
Aiden Markram
LSG opener Aiden Markram listed 58 runs from just 31 balls with nine boundaries and a six. The cricketer also took a couple of crucial catches on the field.
Yesterday IPL Match Most Runs
Nicholas Pooran: 61 (34)
LSG’s number three batter Nicholas Pooran blasted 61 runs from just 34 balls to set up his team’s emphatic victory.
Yesterday IPL Match Most Wickets
Prasidh Krishna: 2 wickets for 26 runs
Gujarat Titans fast bowler Prasidh Krishna unfurled the spell of the afternoon match by claiming figures of 2-26 from his four overs, picking up the key wickets of Rishabh Pant and Aiden Markram.
Yesterday's Most Sixes
Nicholas Pooran: 7 sixes
Nicholas Pooran launched seven huge sixes during his 34-ball stay at the crease to finish the match with the highest number of maximums to his name.
Yesterday's IPL Match Score (Evening)
Punjab Kings: 245/6 in 20 overs
- Shreyas Iyer 82 (36), Prabhsimran Singh 42 (23)
- Harshal Patel: 4-0-42-4, Eshan Malinga: 4-0-45-2
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 247/2 in 18.3 overs
- Abhishek Sharma 141 (55), Travis Head 66 (37)
- Arshdeep Singh: 4-0-37-1, Yuzvendra Chahal: 4-0-56-1
Yesterday IPL Man Of The Match
Abhishek Sharma
SRH opener Abhishek Sharma blasted 141 runs from just 55 balls to make lightwork of Punjab Kings’ monumental 245-run total.
Yesterday IPL Match Most Runs
Abhishek Sharma: 141 (55)
Abhishek Sharma mounted 141 runs off just 55 deliveries to top-score in the high-scoring SRH vs PBKS game in Hyderabad.
Yesterday IPL Match Most Wickets
Harshal Patel: 4 wickets for 42 runs
In a high-scoring game, SRH fast bowler Harshal Patel stood out for his four-wicket haul against Punjab Kings, which included the prized scalps of Priyansh Arya and Shreyas Iyer.
Yesterday's Most Sixes
Abhishek Sharma: 10 sixes
Abhishek Sharma smashed 10 huge sixes in his record century of 55-ball 141 against Punjab Kings in match 27 of the IPL 2025 season.
IPL Matches Today
Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Match 28 of IPL 2025 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Start Time: 3:30 PM IST
Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Mumbai Indians (MI)
Match 29 of IPL 2025 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Start Time: 7:30 PM IST