From remaining unsold at the auction to taking six wickets in two matches, in just six overs, the combative Shardul Thakur sent a gentle reminder that he’s still a force to reckon with. Taking the bull by its horns, Thakur lorded over the Sunrisers Hyderabad batters and threw a spanner in thir works at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday night.

SRH batters blown away

The India discard blew away all talk of a flat wicket or the possibility of a 300-total by the SRH batters  to lead Lucknow Super Giants to a dominant five-wicket win. Thakur said his team’s bowlers went hard at the SRH batters. The hosts, who believe in aggressive batting, got a taste of their own medicine and were on the backfoot from the third over itself. Thakur delivered telling blows by packing off Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan in successive deliveries to plot the home team’s downfall. Coming back in the death overs, Thakur dismissed Abhinav Manohar and Mohammed Shami. The 33-year-old still has the hunger and showed exemplary skills with the ball on a wicket that is considered to be a nightmare for bowlers.