IPL 2025: Williamson praised Rishabh Pant who scored 15 runs after taking 27 crores, said this for Shardul Thakur

Experienced New Zealand player Kane Williamson has applauded the victory of Lucknow Super Giants over Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025. In his opinion, the Rishabh Pant-led team was able to limit SRH to a low total. He appreciated the bowling of Shardul Thakur. Lucknow Super Giants all-rounder Shardul Thakur took four wickets after choosing to bowl first. Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 190 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. While pursuing the target, Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh played scintillating half-centuries for Lucknow Super Giants, and the visiting team emerged victorious by five wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Kane Williamson said that I think going to Hyderabad and facing Sunrisers Hyderabad is one of the most difficult tasks. But Lucknow Super Giants were ready for it. They had the courage to implement their plan immediately. Lucknow bowlers bowled brilliantly and bundled out Hyderabad for under 200. Williamson praised the leadership of Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant on Jio Hotstar. Due to this, Hyderabad could not put up a big total in front of them.

Thakur, who replaced Mohsin Khan in LSG, completed 100 IPL wickets. He took the wickets of Abhishek Sharma (6), Ishan Kishan (0) as well as Abhinav Manohar (2) and Mohammed Shami (1). He took 4 wickets for 34 runs. He was also named Player of the Match for his brilliant performance.

Williamson shared his thoughts on Thakur's performance and said that Shardul is an experienced international player and opening the bowling against SRH in Hyderabad is not an easy task. But he came up with a solid plan, synced with the team's strategy, and executed it brilliantly. He bowled with variety and tried to get the batsmen out. It was completely right for him to get the Man of the Match title for such a special performance.