Mitchell Marsh masterclass powers Super Giants to clinical victory over Titans

Our Super Giants produced an excellent all-round team performance to beat table-toppers Gujarat Titans by 33 runs in a high-scoring Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Sweet, sweet victory 🥹 pic.twitter.com/HYl5glTzFH
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 22, 2025
Put in to bat, Mitchell Marsh slammed his maiden IPL century (117), Nicholas Pooran hammered an unbeaten 56 off just 27 balls, along with contributions from Aiden Markram (36) and captain Rishabh Pant (16 not out) to help us post a mammoth score of 235/2 in our 20 overs.
Later, our bowlers were clinical with the ball to restrict the Titans to 202/9 in their allotted overs.
Will O'Rourke was the wrecker-in-chief for the Super Giants with figures of 3/27 in his quota of four overs.
Strong Will. Stronger spell 💪 💙 pic.twitter.com/wd7CjAM3du
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 22, 2025
Apart from Will O'Rourke, Avesh Khan and Ayush Badoni picked up two wickets each, while Akash Singh and Shahbaz Ahmed chipped in with one scalp apiece.
Markram, Marsh provided fiery start
Our Super Giants were off to a brilliant start as in-form Aiden Markram hit Mohammed Siraj through the covers for a boundary on the very first ball of the innings.
Markram looked in great touch as he slammed Arshad Khan for a four, while Mitchell Marsh soon joined the party as he clobbered Arshad for a maximum to accumulate 14 runs in the second over.
The Marsh Show begins 📽️pic.twitter.com/66eNHjRuPN
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 22, 2025
Our consistent opening duo of Markram and Marsh played some exquisite shots as we scored 53/0 in the first six overs.
53/0 off the powerplay - Markram & Marsh go beast mode🔥 pic.twitter.com/7Vipkhznl6
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 22, 2025
Marsh, Nicky P continued the onslaught
After the powerplay, Marsh showcased his ball-striking capabilities as he smashed the GT bowlers to all parts of the ground to notch up his fifty off just 33 balls.
Thoda Aussie flair, thodi Lucknowi tehzeeb 🤌 pic.twitter.com/Wbdfw6y7Ar
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 22, 2025
Later in the 10th over, our scintillating 91-run opening stand came to an end as Markram fell for a quick-fire 36.
Following Markram’s dismissal, Nicholas Pooran announced his arrival at the crease with a first ball six off Sai Kishore.
At the other end, Marsh continued the assault as he hammered Rashid Khan for two maximums and three fours to amass 25 runs in the 12th over.
The kind of over that turns fans into believers 💙 pic.twitter.com/3cAR16M2rT
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 22, 2025
Marsh and Pooran racked in the big overs as we reached 150 in just 14.2 overs. Our swashbuckling southpaw Nicky P later slammed Siraj for 20 runs to pile on the runs.
In the 17th over, Marsh soon brought up his maiden IPL century off just 56 balls.
𝙀𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚 💥
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 22, 2025
Maiden #TATAIPL 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ for Mitchell Marsh 👏
He continues to look unstoppable tonight 🙅♂#GTvLSG pic.twitter.com/NiYk9V0HgT
Pooran also continued his fine form as he reached his fifty off just 23 balls in the following over, his fifth half-century in IPL 2025.
You don’t mess with Nicky P 🔥 pic.twitter.com/n94Zjh2AwA
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 22, 2025
Marsh then smashed Prasidh Krishna for back-to-back sixes before he departed for 117 in the penultimate over. His magnificent knock was laced with 10 fours and eight maximums.
In the final over, captain Rishabh Pant clobbered Kagiso Rabada for two huge maximums, including an audacious no-look six to power us to 235/2 in our 20 overs.
RP™️ 🚀pic.twitter.com/bGSm0jAvx5
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 22, 2025
Will bagged early scalp
Defending 235, Will O'Rourke gave us an early breakthrough as he dismissed Sai Sudharsan to end a 46-run opening stand with skipper Shubman Gill.
Where there’s a Will, there’s a wicket 💙 pic.twitter.com/HF96GOCfSo
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 22, 2025
Avesh, Akash provided huge breakthroughs
Later in the eighth over, Avesh Khan bagged the massive wicket of opposition captain Shubman Gill, courtesy of a stunning catch by Abdul Samad.
Akash Singh soon joined the party as he rattled Jos Butter's stumps to reduce the Titans to 96/3 in the 10th over.
You can't keep Rathi out of this team 😂pic.twitter.com/kvmvGJTJSF
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 22, 2025
Super Giants returned to winning ways
After losing two quick wickets, Shahrukh Khan and Sherfane Rutherford then stitched an 86-run stand for the Titans.
Will O'Rourke later provided us with the much-needed breakthrough as he removed Rutherford for 38.
In the final few overs, our bowlers dismissed Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Shahrukh, Kagiso Rabada and Sai Kishore to restrict the Titans to 202/9 and register a comprehensive 33-run win in Ahmedabad.
What next for the Super Giants?
With 12 points from 13 games, we will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in our final league game of the IPL 2025 season at our fortress, the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday.
Brief Scores: Lucknow Super Giants 235/2 in 20 overs (Mitchell Marsh 115, Nicholas Pooran 56 not out; Sai Kishore 1/34) beat Gujarat Titans 202/9 in 20 overs (Shahrukh Khan 57, Sherfane Rutherford 38; William ORourke 3/27) by 33 runs.
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