Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants Highlights: In a thrilling match between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Punjab Kings, LSG won by 56 runs. LSG started off strong with Kyle Mayers scoring a half-century in just 20 balls. Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, and Nicholas Pooran continued the momentum, scoring quick runs. Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and chose to bowl, but LSG’s batsmen proved to be too powerful for them. Mayers was dismissed by Kagiso Rabada on 54 off 24 balls, but the scoring continued. Badoni and Stoinis had a 50-run partnership in just 26 balls, while Pooran hit three fours in his first three balls.
LSG reached a score of 257/5 in 20 overs, which is the second-highest score of all time in the history of the IPL. However, the Punjab Kings made a valiant effort in chasing the improbable target. Despite their best efforts, they fell short, and LSG emerged victorious. It was a thrilling match for fans of both teams, but in the end, LSG’s impressive score proved too much for the Punjab Kings.
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Indian Premier League, 2023
Punjab Kings
201 (19.5)
Lucknow Super Giants
257/5 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 38 )
Lucknow Super Giants beat Punjab Kings by 56 runs
Lucknow Super Giants successfully defends the 2nd highest IPL total ever against Punjab Kings. LSG won the match by 56 runs.
Yash Thakur takes down Jitesh Sharma and Rahul Chahar in the last two balls of his over. The target now seems way too far for the Punjab Kings. PBKS need 65 runs off 12 balls.
Naveen-ul-Haq takes down Sam Curran for 21 as Punjab suffer 5th loss in the long run-chase. PBKS need 80 runs off 18 balls.
Ravi Bishnoi bags his second big wicket after Atharva Taide by dismissing Liam Livingstone for 23. Jitesh comes in to play. Starts off by a huge sixer. Sam Curran gets a Free Hit on the last ball. He hits for a boundary. PBKS need 92 runs off 24 balls.
Atharva Taide gets dismissed by Ravi Bishnoi in the last delivery as Punjab lose its 4th wicket in the 258-run chase. PBKS 127/4 (13)
Yash Thakur dismisses Raza for 36. Atharva still stands strong with 65 runs off 34 balls. PBKS need 144 runs off 49 balls.
Ravi Bishnoi gives 13 runs in his over as Raza leaves no stone unturned by hitting a boundary followed by a Maximum in the last two balls. PBKS 106/2 (11)
Atharva Taide finishes his half-century off 26 balls as the over by Yash Thakur goes slow for Punjab. PBKS 93/2 (10)
Atharva hits a powerful 91-metre six. Raza handles well too from the other end. PBKS 70/2 (7)
Opener Atharva Taide hits some cracking boundaries o speed up the chase against Lucknow. PBKS 47/2 (5)
Naveen-ul-Haq brings 2nd wcket for Lucknow in the form of Prabhsimram. Dismisses the batter for 9. PBKS 31/2 (4)
Marcus Stoinis gives 19 runs in the first five balls of the over. In the fifth delivery, the ball hits his hand causing an injury. Ayush Badoni throws the last ball. PBKS 26/1 (3)
Punjab suffer early loss in the form of skipper Shikhar Dhawan ho was dismissed by Stoinis in the first over. Mayers bowls a tight second over as PBKS reach 7/1 (2)
Lucknow Super Giants has posted a massive 258-run target for Punjab Kings. The total is also the second highest ever in the history of IPL.
With one over still to go, Lucknow has so far crossed the highest IPL total of this season already. The highest total in the history of IPL is 263. LSG 245/4 (19)
Half-century comes up for Marcus Stoinis off 31 balls. His impressive inning so far is taking the team towards a massive total. Stoinis hits a maximum. Free hit for Pooran. The team has reached a total of 200/3 (16)
Nicholas Pooran takes the onus of taking the total beyond 200. Stoinis playing at 49. LSG 184/3 (15)
Liam Livingstone takes out Ayush Badoni for 43. Nicholas Pooran comes in with a bang. Smashes 3 boundaries in a row. LSG 175/3 (14)
That was a close call for Stoinis. Livingstone touches the boundary while taking the catch. Gets a sixer. LSG 156/2 (13)
Effortless maximum from Stoinis. Partnership of 73 runs off 39 balls comes for Badoni and Stoinis. LSG 147/2 (12)
The 8th over turns out to be very expensive for PBKS. 24 runs come from the over as the LSG batters rain 4s and 6s.
Mayers is simply unstoppable, did we say that before? well, apologies for the repetition but it is what it is! Scoring 50 off 20 balls, Mayers is in red-hot form.
No, we don't have time machine, seriously! That's the genius of Kagiso Rabada! KL Rahul departs early thanks to terrific catch by Shahrukh Khan. Badoni is batting now.
The brute power of this batter is on display tonight! He is making it look ridiculously easy for those boundaries and that 6. Dhawan has now brought in Rabada. Time for a breakthrough wicket for Kings?
It could have been wicket of KL Rahul on the very first ball of the innings but no such luck for debutant Gurnoor! That missed catch may hurt Kings! There have been five 4s so far. Quite a crackling start for Super Giants.
Punjab Kings: Atharva Taide, Shikhar Dhawan (C), Sikandar Raza, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh.
Lucknow Super Giants XI: K L Rahul (C), K Mayers, N Pooran (WK), D Hooda, M Stoinis, K Pandya, A Badoni, Y Thakur, R Bishnoi, A Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq
Punjab skipper Shikhar Dhawan has returned in the Playing XI for today's match. After missing the previous matches due to an injury, Dhawan is expected to make an explosive comeback.
The wicket at IS Bindra Stadium (aka Punjab Cricket Association Stadium) is renowned for being a prime batting track with excellent bounce and carry, favouring batters. Nevertheless, it also provides some zing for pace bowlers. Winning the toss, the captain might prefer to bowl first and chase the target later. The average first innings score at the ground is 165.9, while the average winning first innings score is 179.4. The highest score ever achieved at the stadium is 240, which was posted by CSK.
Punjab Kings has won the toss and opted to field first in the match against Lucknow Super Giants.