The most-awaited face-off between the fiery bowlers of LSG and the explosive batters of SRH began at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Hyderabad on April 5. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka appeared extremely pleased as his bowling attack, led by Mohammed Shami and Prince Yadav, dismantled the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) top order in the early stages of the game.

The cameras captured Goenka looking relieved and offering a thankful gesture after Prince Yadav’s delivery to dismiss Kishan, a moment described by commentators as his "prayers being answered". As Sanjiv Goenka celebrated early breakthroughs for LSG, Kavya Maran was seen looking visibly tense and disappointed as her team, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), stumbled to 93/4 after 14.1 overs during the match.

The camera caught her worried look as Ishan Kishan, filling in as captain, was dismissed by Prince Yadav for a mere single run. The team's situation was dire, with the score at 11/3.

Her emotional reactions in the stands have once again become a talking point on social media, mirroring the "sad" and "heartbroken" expressions that often trend during SRH’s batting collapses.

As Lucknow Super Giants got off to a flying start, owner Sanjiv Goenka was seen praying in the stands, while Kavya Maran looked visibly tense as Sunrisers Hyderabad came under early pressure.#LSGvsSRH #LucknowSuperGiants #SunrisersHyderabad #SanjivGoenka #KavyaMaran #IPL2026… pic.twitter.com/3TkcZfoL3t

LSG’s bowlers dismantle SRH batting order

LSG chose to bowl after winning the toss, a choice that immediately bore fruit. Mohammed Shami struck early, sending both Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head back to the pavilion within his opening two overs. Prince Yadav, the young pace bowler, then dealt another blow to SRH, clean bowling stand-in captain Ishan Kishan for a mere single run. This left SRH struggling at 11/3 after just 3.3 overs. As of writing, at the 13.5-over mark, SRH has steadied the ship somewhat, reaching 91/4. Heinrich Klaasen (39*) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (29*) trying to stabilize the innings.

The Sunrisers are currently facing a difficult situation in their first home match of the season at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The team is playing without their regular captain, Pat Cummins, who returned home for scans on a back injury just yesterday. The stand-in skipper, Ishan Kishan’s batting performance against the Lucknow SuperGiants was short-lived as he was dismissed for just 1 run in 4 balls, as he was clean bowled by Prince Yadav.