SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by six wickets in the 61st match of the IPL 2025 on Monday, May 19, at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. As a result, LSG has joined CSK, SRH, RR, and KKR in being eliminated from the playoff race.
LSG lost the toss, therefore they batted first and amassed a formidable 205 for seven in 20 overs. While Nicholas Pooran (45) played a brilliant knock in the final overs, openers Mitchell Marsh (65) and Aiden Markram (61) set the tone for their team with aggressive half-centuries. With the ball, Eshan Malinga was SRH’s star player, going 4-0-28-2.
In the second innings, Abhishek Sharma (59) then set up the chase for SRH with a half-century off only 18 balls. Heinrich Klaasen (47), Kamindu Mendis (32) and Ishan Kishan (35) all made respectable contributions to help the SunRisers cross the finish line in 18.2 overs.
The IPL 2025 encounter between the Hyderabad and Lucknow teams was entertaining for fans on Monday night. They posted amusing memes on Instagram and X (previously known as Twitter) to express their responses to the game. The top memes are as follows:
Digvesh Rathi will be the only one who will go home from IPL after taking a loan! pic.twitter.com/rXGDelB2cJ
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) May 19, 2025Bye Bye LSG … pic.twitter.com/V89Hw243Es
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) May 19, 2025Digvesh Rathi#LSGvsSRH pic.twitter.com/4aNsM3rphE
— Rajabets 🇮🇳👑 (@rajabetsindia) May 19, 2025When parents aren't at home vs when they are at home. pic.twitter.com/RolzvfpoKd
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) May 19, 2025Ek toh 27cr ka bojha upar se Digvesh Rathi ke roz ka fine.
It's tough being Sanjiv Goenka 💔 pic.twitter.com/8kx1IAbi5h
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) May 19, 2025Har bar Lucknow me aake muskurana nahi hota bhai…💀 pic.twitter.com/d47CCVrD1M
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) May 19, 2025— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) May 19, 2025 Rishabh Pant Reflects on LSG’s Bowling Struggles After SRH Defeat
LSG captain Rishabh Pant offered the following reflection on his team’s dismal IPL 2025 run during the post-match presentation:
“See it could have been one of our best seasons. We had lots of gaps because of injuries but as a team we thought of taking about that but as a team it kept getting difficult for us. The way we planned in the auction, the story would have been different had we got the same bowlers. This is how the game goes. We have been discussing on the positives rather than the negatives. We have enough firepower in the batting that is our main positive.”
Rishabh Pant
“The bowlers were patchy a bit, tried to get the best out of the bowlers available. We knew we were 10 runs short. We have been playing good cricket but in patches but we haven’t been able to close out games. See the bowler Rathi has come up for us nicely. The way he bowled was great to see. He is one of our positives but you have to keep working hard each season.”
Rishabh Pant
On Tuesday, May 20, the 62nd IPL 2025 match between the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) would take place at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.
