Punjab Kings Vs Lucknow Super Giants Match Scorecard

Punjab Kings produced an explosive batting performance against Lucknow Super Giants to post 236 for five, as highlighted in the Punjab Kings Vs Lucknow Super Giants Match Scorecard, with opener Prabhsimran Singh registering his fourth fifty of the season.

LSG quickly saw their top order fall victim to pacer Arshdeep Singh during the powerplay, with Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram both falling for only 13 runs each to pacer Arshdeep Singh’s pacer, followed by Nicholas Pooran trying to rally with a 47-ball fifty but being caught out by Shreyas Iyer in the final over.

PBKS 236 for 5 (Prabhsimran 91 off 48)

After an indifferent start to their innings, PBKS found themselves in trouble when Priyansh Arya was caught at deep third man off Mayank Yadav in the fourth over.

But they quickly responded as Josh Inglis (30 off 14 balls) and Prabhsimran Singh launched a barrage of sixes and fours, supported by captain Shreyas Iyer (45 off 25 balls) as they dismantled MP fast bowler Mayank Yadav while amassing 236-5 in 20 overs.

Prabhsimran’s intent shone through as he struck nine of his first 15 balls for maximums, saving an unfortunate skier by Nicholas Pooran on 22 but quickly capitalising by lofting Avesh Khan for back-to-back sixes on 23 and 24 balls respectively – leading him on course for an unbeaten 91 off 48 balls!

After passing 45 off 24 deliveries, he temporarily faltered, only to hit 38 off his final 13 deliveries and finish just short of his century.

Iyer continued his dazzling transformation as a batter, smashing five boundaries and three sixes – including a lucky edge which flew for four off Nehal Wadhera – as well as pulling Digvesh Rathi for maximums – for his contribution in bringing home just shy.

Prabhsimran used his final over to hit two more sixes and four fours as PBKS amassed 75 in five overs, setting LSG an impossible target of 297 to chase down.

Even Ayush Badoni scored 74 off 40 balls while Abdul Samad made 45 not out for LSG; neither batsmen could match Prabhsimran’s outstanding innings as PBKS reached their 11th 200+ total of the season; which also kept their playoff hopes alive; currently they sit sixth place one behind fifth placed Mumbai Indians

LSG 199 for 7 (Ayush Badoni 74 off 40)

Ayush Badoni once more demonstrated his growing importance to LSG middle order with an outstanding innings of 74 off 40 balls, punctuated with five boundaries and sixes.

Badoni now stands as the third highest run scorer behind KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran; additionally, he’s scored over 960 runs this season – an achievement achieved with Abdul Samad’s help; they shared an 81-run partnership to postpone his inevitable decline further.

But an impressive bowling performance by PBKS quickly altered the course of the match. Arshdeep Singh struck twice in one over to remove Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram before returning in the third to remove Samad and spark an LSG collapse; at one point they had only reached 73/5 in their chase of 237 runs.

Badoni then came alive, hitting several sixes and fours off his remaining balls to keep the scoreboard moving forward.

By doing so, he became only the second fastest batsman this season to reach 750 runs – coming one wicket shy of becoming sixth highest run-scorer for the Giants.

LSG managed to keep their game on track despite an early collapse; Badoni and Samad put together an 81-run partnership in Dharamsala to take them past 200, yet even this wasn’t enough to secure victory – they fell 37 runs short in Dharamsala with their final score being 199/7.

PBKS’ victory propelled them into second place on the points table and kept alive their playoff chances. Next up for them will be Delhi Capitals.

Prabhsimran Singh scored an unmatched 91 to lead his side to victory and their power-packed batting performance was led by Josh Inglis’ quick 30 in 14 balls and Prabhsimran and Shreyas Iyer’s 78-run third wicket stand (45 off 25) provided them with enough runs for an imposing total – their highest ever total in IPL history against any side with 34 boundaries hit during their innings!

PBKS 237 for 5 (Prabhsimran 91 off 48)

PBKS took an important step toward securing a playoff place when they batted first and made 236/5 in 20 overs. Their innings was built around intent and purpose with Priyansh Arya only managing one run off 14 balls to Azmatullah Omarzai before unleashing Ayush Badoni and Abdul Samad for an outstanding 81-run partnership that propelled their home side past 150/6 within 16 overs.

Badoni hit two sixes off Vijakumar Vyshak and four off Marcus Stoinis as he powered his side past 100 with over eight overs to spare. But the turning point came when Vyshak dismissed Samad with an exquisite delivery that caught him off-balance at sweeper cover – leaving the visitors on 199/7, well short of their target.

Prabhsimran Singh took charge of PBKS with great vigour at this stage, striking nine of the 15 deliveries he faced for boundaries – even before his innings started! Mayank Yadav’s ball hit over long on for an immediate boundary and his intent was clear from then onward.

In his next over, he was back on attack and hit Mayank for six. Two wickets fell in that over before Avesh Khan dismissed him for 45 off 25 overs.

As LSG struggled to mount any serious challenge during their innings, it became clearer they wouldn’t be a serious contender in this tournament.

Although their pitch wasn’t as benign as others in this competition, signs show it has lost spin and begun favouring pace bowlers more than slow men.

Josh Inglis (30 off 14) and Shreyas Iyer (45 off 25) did their best, yet the middle order faltered badly. One bright spot was Shashank Singh’s 33 off 15, giving PBKS just three points behind DC and KKR for second spot on the table.

LSG 210 for 8 (David Miller 11 off 8)

After an arduous summer during which LSG were embroiled in various controversy surrounding owner-captain relationships in franchise cricket and faced significant controversy as a result, they’ve put it all behind them and moved forward with a massive auction and new captain Rishabh Pant and new squad – back at their original venue where all that drama began last summer with something to prove!

ESPNcricinfo’s forecaster estimated LSG’s chances of victory at just 0.13% with over half the innings left to go.

That appeared accurate given Ayush Badoni and Abdul Samad were holding off fate by sharing an unbroken 81 in 41 balls between them before eventually being dismissed, after which David Miller hit six off his opening ball of the final over and sealed its fate for LSG.

Miller added two sixes to his impressive innings, yet with the game already out of their grasp by its conclusion it was an unfortunate way for their newly formed team to finish their match.

Last time these teams met, it was an exciting contest that featured an unexpected surge of wickets in the final over and a stunning six from Rohit Sharma to give Delhi victory. This time around however, Kagiso Rabada made an excellent opening move by dismissing R Ashwin early in over one.

Following that was Amit Mishra’s magnificent spell wherein he sent back Rohit and Vijay Shankar in quick succession.

Unfortunately for them though, towards the end Mohammad Amir struck again and sent both openers packing, denting their momentum somewhat despite posting an impressive total 210-8 in total, including David Miller who unfortunately fell to Mukesh Ranawat off his own bowling in 17th over after trying to reverse sweep a short delivery from him – something Mohammad Amir never managed to do again after Amir had bowled superb overs to send back Rohit and Vijay Shankar immediately back into action!