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Lucknow Super Giants' Mohammed Shamim right, and Rishabh Pant helped defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. AFP

IPL 2026: Pant and Shami prove white-ball credentials

Lucknow Super Giants stars, pushed away from national white-ball plans, put in match-winning performances against Sunrisers Hyderabad

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