- AHMEDABAD — Mitchell
Marsh struck his maiden IPL century, while Nicholas Pooran hit his fifth
half-ton this season as Lucknow Super Giants registered a consolation 33-run
win over Gujarat Titans in an Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.
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- LSG have already been eliminated from the tournament, while
GT were through to playoffs even before Thursday's match.
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- Sent in to bat, LSG rode on Marsh and Pooran's whirlwind
knocks to post a massive 235 for 2.
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- Marsh scored 117 off 64 balls, studded with 10 boundaries
and 8 sixes, while Pooran made a blazing 56 not out off 27 deliveries as the duo
shared a 121-run stand for the second wicket.
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- Marsh was especially harsh on GT spinner Rashid Khan in the
12th over, milking him for 25 runs, including two sixes and three boundaries,
as the Australian reached the 100-run mark off 56 balls.
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- Earlier, Marsh also shared a 91-run opening-wicket stand
with Aiden Markram (36).
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- Chasing, GT were restricted to 202 for 9 by LSG.
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- Shahrukh Khan (57 off 29) top-scored for GT, while Sherfane
Rutherford made 38. Besides, skipper Shubman Gill made 35, while Jos Buttler
scored 33 off 18 deliveries.
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- William O'Rourke (3/27) was the pick of the bowlers for LSG.
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- Brief scores:
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- Lucknow Super Giants: 235 for 2 in 20 overs (Aiden Markram
36, Mitchell Marsh 117, Nicholas Pooran 56 not out; Sai Kishore 1/34).
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