Hyderabad, April 5 Led by pacer Mohammed Shami, the Lucknow Super Giants bowlers dominated the Sunrisers Hyderabad top order before half-centuries from Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy guided the hosts to 156 for 9 in an IPL match here on Sunday.
Shami (2/9) struck early, dismissing the opening pair of Abhishek Sharma (0) and Travis Head (7), as Sunrisers Hyderabad slumped to 8 for 2.
The situation worsened when right-arm quick Prince Yadav removed rival skipper Ishan Kishan (1), leaving the former champions struggling at 11 for 3.
With Liam Livingstone also falling for 14, Sunrisers Hyderabad could only manage 35 for 4 by the 10th over. However, Klaasen (62 off 41 balls) and Reddy (56 off 33 balls) shared a 116-run partnership for the fifth wicket, helping SRH reach a respectable total.
SRH lost their first match to RCB but won the next one against KKR, while LSG began their campaign with a defeat against Delhi Capitals.
Brief Scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad 156 for 9 in 20 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 62, Nitish Kumar Reddy 56; Mohammed Shami 2/9, Avesh Khan 2/36, Manimaran Siddharth 1/29).
