{"id":16228,"date":"2026-05-15T22:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T22:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/15\/lsg-owner-sanjiv-goenka-hails-akash-singh-after-three-wicket-spell-against-csk\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T22:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T22:12:32","slug":"lsg-owner-sanjiv-goenka-hails-akash-singh-after-three-wicket-spell-against-csk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=16228","title":{"rendered":"LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka hails Akash Singh after three-wicket spell against CSK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131124237,imgsize-55500,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mmbn-38.jpg\" alt=\"'Note says it all': LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka hails Akash Singh after three-wicket spell against CSK\" title=\"&lt;p&gt;Akash Singh (left)&lt;\/p&gt;\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Akash Singh made an instant impact in his first match of the IPL 2026 season with a strong spell in the powerplay against <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chennai-super-kings\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Chennai Super Kings<\/a> in Lucknow on Friday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The left-arm pacer removed openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson early to put CSK under pressure. <!-- -->He later dismissed Urvil Patel to complete a three-wicket spell.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Akash bowled with pace and discipline, consistently hitting a hard length that made scoring difficult for the CSK top order.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>After each wicket, the Lucknow Super Giants pacer celebrated by displaying a note that read, \u201c#Akki on fire \u2013 Akash knows how to take wickets in T20 game.\u201d The celebration quickly went viral on social media.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka also praised the young pacer on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>&#8220;Akash, three crucial wickets tonight. Well done. The note says it all, you showed exactly how to take those wickets in a T20 game. Keep at it, Akki. Proud of you,&#8221; Goenka wrote on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Akash bowled four straight overs and maintained control throughout his spell. His hard-length bowling also played a role in Samson\u2019s dismissal, with the batter trying to pull a rising delivery but failing to get enough timing on the shot. The catch was taken by Mukul Choudhary near the square-leg boundary.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>After losing wickets early to LSG\u2019s short-ball strategy, Chennai recovered through Kartik Sharma, who scored 71.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Kartik and Dewald Brevis added 70 runs for the fourth wicket after CSK had slipped to 52 for three in 7.2 overs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>CSK eventually posted 187 for five.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/note-says-it-all-lsg-owner-sanjiv-goenka-hails-akash-singh-after-three-wicket-spell-against-csk\/articleshow\/131124210.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akash Singh made an instant impact in his first match of the IPL 2026 season with a strong spell in the powerplay against Chennai Super Kings in Lucknow on Friday.The left-arm pacer removed openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson early to put CSK under pressure. 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