IPL 2025 Updates: Punjab thrash LSG by 8 wickets

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22:45

Prabhsimran, Shreyas guide Punjab to big win

PBKS 177-2 (16.2 Ovs) vs LSG 171-7 | Scorecard

Shardul Thakur continues. Starts with two dots.

Two back-to-back sixes by Wadhera! Back of a length and Wadhera strieks it powerfully over deep square leg. Back of a length again and the result is the same.

Four! It turns out to be a big over. A full delivery and Wadhera mows it straight back down the ground.

A dot to end the over. 10 come off it.

Samad into the attack. A dot ball.

And it is done and dusted.

Shreyas smashes one out of the ground to complete his fifty and make it two wins on the trot for Punjab.

22:34

Shreyas, Wadhera show in Lucknow

PBKS 155-2 (15 Ovs) vs LSG 171-7 | Scorecard

Bishnoi is back with his third over. A dot to start with.

Sixer! Wadhera gets one right off the middle and smokes it over long-on.

Four! Back of a length outside off and Wadhera smashes it through extra cover.

Two dots and another maximum! A googly in the slot and Wadhera powers it over wide long-on. Sixteen runs off the over.

Avesh Khan into the attack. Starts with a dot and a single.

Short of a length and Wadhera drags it to backward square leg for a single.

Four! A fuller delivery and Shreyas plays a lofted drive down the ground!

A dot ball.

A sixer to end the over. Short of length and Shreyas hoists it through deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

22:24

Shreyas, Wadhera steady Punjab

PBKS 127-2 (13 Ovs) vs LSG 171-7 | Scorecard

M Siddharth with his third over. Shreyas picks a single through deep point.

Three more singles and two dots to end the over. Just four come off it.

Digvesh continues and he starts with a dot. A googly and Wadhera attempts to reverse-hit but is beaten.

A single to backward square leg.

Four! Length ball and Shreyas guides it through third man for a boundary.

A dot and a single follow.

Review taken for runout. Shreyas steers one to short third, the fielder picks it and makes a direct hit. Wadhera is well inside the crease.

22:16

Prabhsimran departs after a blistering knock

PBKS 116-2 (11 Ovs) vs LSG 171-7 | Scorecard

Shardul Thakur with his second over. Shreyas knocks the good length delivery down to long-on and picks a single.

A wide and a single to follow.

Sixer! Iyer moves across and hooks the attempted bouncer over the fine leg boundary.

Two singles and a dot ball follow.

Digvesh Singh Rathi is back. And he strikes! Great team work near the boundary line!

Prabhsimran is out caught by Ravi Bishnoi at deep mid-wicket. Badoni shows great presence of mind to keep it in the play.

He goes after a well-made 69 off 34.

Nehal Wadhera joins skipper Shreyas in the middle. Two runs and three dots. Excellent over so far from the young Digvesh.

Four! Wadhera runs it down to deep extra cover to pick a boundary. Six runs and the crucial wicket of Prabhsimran from that over.

22:06

Prabhsimran leads Punjab's charge

PBKS 99-1 (9 Ovs) vs LSG 171-7 | Scorecard

Manimaran Siddharth into the attack. Prabhsimran switch hits the length ball four a boundary! A single to follow.

Sixer! Too full and Shreyas lofts it confidently over extra cover.

Two wides and three singles to end the over.

Prabhsimran completes his fifty. It came just off 23 balls. The fastest IPL fifty at the venue.

Ravi Bishnoi continues. A brace and two singles, and a dot in the first four balls.

Back-to-back boundaries!

Bishnoi with a wide full toss and Prabhsimran reverse-scoops it over the keeper.

Another four through backward square leg to end the over. 12 off the over.

M Siddharth continues. Shreyas defends but gets an inside edge. One run.

Four! No stopping Prabhsimran, He dance down drills it straight. four more singles in the 9-run over.

21:55

Prabhsimran on song

PBKS 62-1 (6 Ovs) vs LSG 171-7 | Scorecard

Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack. A dot ball to begin with.

Four! Prabhsimran goes down on his knees and slogs the tossed up delivery over wide mid-on.

Back-to-back boundaries. Prabhsimran once again goes down on his knee and sweeps it over backward square leg.

Sixer! Prabhsimran in on a roll. Prabhsimran hoists the loopy delivery over wide long-off for a maximum.

Fifteen runs off Bishnoi's first over.

The required run rate has come down to less than 8.

21:54

Prabhsimran helps PBKS fightback

PBKS 47-1 (5 Ovs) vs LSG 171-7 | Scorecard

Avesh Khan continues. He starts with a wide down the leg side. A single and a dot to follow.

Sixer! Short ball and Prabhsimran dances down the crease and smokes it over wide long-off. Incredible shot!

Two singles and a dot to end the over. 10 runs off it.

Digvesh Rathi with his second over. Shreyas on strike and he picks a single.

Four! Prabhsimran sweeps it uppishly past deep backward square leg boundary.

A single and two dots.

Another four! This time by Shreyas between extra cover and long-off.

10 off Digvesh's second over.

21:54

Priyansh goes for 8

PBKS 27-1 (3 Ovs) vs LSG 171-7 | Scorecard

Leggie Digvesh Singh Rathi into the attack and Priyansh welcomes him with a boundary!

A short delivery and Priyansh rocks back and pulls this towards the deep mid-wicket fence.

Edged and dropped! Full and wide outside off, Priyansh plays it away from his body and gets an outside edge. Marsh puts it down at slips.

A single and two dots to follow.

Out! Priyansh is gone, caught by Thakur! Rathi strikes in his first over.

Priyansh attempts another pull and gets a top edge. Shardul Thakur moves across from mid-on and takes a neat catch. Priyansh goes after making 8 off nine balls.

Seven runs and a wicket from that over.

Skipper Shreyas comes to the crease.

21:35

Prabhsimran starts well

PBKS 20-0 (2 Ovs) vs LSG 171-7 | Scorecard

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran to open for Punjab.

Shardul Thakur with the ball for LSG. Priyansh on strike. A dot ball followed by a single to deep backward point.

A full length delivery that swinged a bit. Another dot.

Four! A full length delivery on off and Prabhsimran drives it beautifully through wide mid-off.

Sixer! Thakur pulls his length back and Prabhsimran uppercuts it over slip.

A single to end the over. 12 off the over.

Avesh Khan from the other end. Back of length and Prabhsimran guide it to third man for a single.

A dot and a single through leg side.

Four! Short outside off and Prabhsimran late cuts it toward third man for a boundary. Inches away from the rope! 8 off that over.

21:24

Arshdeep picks three for Punjab

LSG 171-7 (20 Ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Sent into bat, Lucknow Super Giants made 171 for seven against Punjab Kings in an Indian Premier League match on Tuesday.

Nicholas Pooran top-scored for LSG with 44 off 30 balls, while Ayush Badoni (41), Aiden Markram (28) and Abdul Samad (27) too contributed with the bat to some extent.

Arshdeep Singh (3/43) was the most successful bowler for PBKS.

Jansen with his final over of the night. He keeps it tight with three singles and a wide off the first three balls.

Badoni on strike and he smashes one through deep extra cover, but could not connect it well. Two runs.

A short ball and Badoni flat-bats it to long on and takes a single.

Another single to long on to end the over. Jansen concedes only 8 and finishes his quota with 28 for 1.

Arshdeep with the final over. Samad on strike. wide full toss outside off and Samad nudges it to leg side for a single. A wide to follow.

Badoni out! Maxwell pouches a smart catch at long on. Arshdeep bangs in a short ball and Badoni attempts a pull, but fails to clear the long on boundary.

He departs after a good knock of 41 off 33 balls.

Shardul Thakur is the next man in and he takes a single to hand Samad the strike.

Gone! Samad is out! Full and wide outside off, Samad attempts a wild shot but gets an outside edge. The ball flies straight to the Priyansh Arya stationed at short third man.

He goes after a valuable innings of 27 off 12.

Avesh Khan comes to the crease.

Arshdeep with two wides and the batters steal a bye.

Shardul on strike. A dot and a brace to end the 20th over.

PBKS restrict LSG to 171-7.

Not an easy wicket to bat on, and Punjab's top-order will have to see off the Powerplay without losing too many wickets.

20:58

Samad on a roll

LSG 156-5 (18 Ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Arshdeep back into the attack. Wide offside and Badoni slices it past deep backward point for a boundary.

LSG need more of it as the run-rate hovers around 8.

Badoni drills the next ball through the off-side for a single.

Sixer! What a shot! Samad gets into position and fires the length delivery over wide long-on for a huge six.

Two back-to-back fours, one through third man and the other through the cover. A singe to end the expensive over. 19 runs come from it.

20:51

Miller out for 19

LSG 136-5 (17 Ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Abdul Samad is the new man in. He begins with a huge six! Full and wide outside off, Samad dances down and slices it over deep cover-point.

Chahal bowling out. Two singles.

Sixer! Tossed up delivery and Badoni hits it straight down the ground.

Three singles to end the over.

Chahal finishes his quota with 4-36.

20:45

Jansen sends back Miller

LSG 119-5 (15.5 Ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Maxwell with his third over. Boundary off the first ball!

Slightly shorter and Miller goes on his backfoot and pulls it to the deep backward square leg. The ball races away to boundary.

A dot an another four! One more short ball and Miller goes deep back in the crease and pulls through the leg-side.

Two dots and a single to end the 9-run over.

Jansen back into the attack. He starts well, with two singles and two dots.

Out! Miller is out, caught by Prabhsimran. Miller tries to poke at a bouncing delivery and ends up getting a healthy edge. Easy take for the keeper.

Timeout called.

20:37

LSG four down

LSG 108-4 (14 Ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Ferguson into the attack. Badoni tries to flick one but the ball deflects off his pads and goes to third man. One run. Two more singles as batters rotate the strike with ease.

Sixer! Badoni clears his front foot and lofts the length ball over deep extra cover for a maximum. Sumptuous shot! 10 runs from that over.

Chahal with his third over. Miller on strike. Two dots and a brace.

Four! Miller picks the length early and steers it through sweeper cover for a boundary.

A single to follow. Seven runs from that over.

20:30

LSG lose fourth wicket

LSG 91-4 (12 Ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Chahal into the attack. A single and a dot. Pooran on strike.

And he's out! Chahal gets the key wicket. Smart piece of bowling by him!

A googly outside off, Pooran reaches out but ends up slicing it towards wide long-off. Maxwell takes an easy catch.

Pooran returns after making 44 off 30.

David Miller joins Badoni in the middle. Three runs and a wicket in that over. Great comeback by Chahal!

20:25

Pooran on fire

LSG 88-3 (11 Ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Yuzvendra Chahal into the attack. A poor delivery outside off and Pooran makes full use of it to slam it to extra cover for four!

A dot and another four! Another shortish delivery and Pooran carves it through point.

Sixer! In his arc and Pooran throws his hand at it and smokes it into the crowd for a maximum.

A single and a dot to end the 15-run over. Not a good start from the seasoned leggie.

Stoinis with his second over. He starts brilliantly, conceding only two singles in his first four balls.

Four! No stopping Pooran! Good use of the wrist and he smashes a shortish delivery over third man.

Four more! Shortish and Pooran rocks back to guide it to deep backward point.

Fifty-run partnership up between Pooran and Badoni!

20:14

Pooran, Badoni revive LSG

LSG 61-3 (9 Ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Jansen continues. Pooran on strike. A single off the first ball.

Sixer! Slower and shorter and Badoni picks is ready for it. He tries to hook it but gets a healthy edge and the ball flies over fine leg.

Two singles and two dots to end the 9-run over.

Stoinis introduced into the attack. He begins with a shortish delivery outside off and Pooran cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

A dot and a single to follow. Stoinis is giving no pace to the batters to play their shots. Just four runs from that over.

Timeout called.

20:07

LSG in deep trouble

LSG 49-3 (7 Ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Marco Jansen into the attack. He starts with a single and two dots.

Pooran then picks up a brace. A short of length ball outside off and the West Indian pokes it to point. The batters have enough time to take the second run.

Excellent over as Jansen concedes only three.

Maxwell continues. Badoni on strike. A single and two dots.

Boundary! A giveaway down the leg and Pooran steers it through fine leg.

Another four! A shortish delivery and Pooran pulls it between deep mid-wicket and long-on.

A single to the long-off to end the over. 10 runs come off it.

19:59

Pant's horrible run with bat continues

LSG 36-3 (5 Ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Ferguson continues. Two singles off the first two balls.

Four! In the slot and Markram lofts it over the bowler's head.

Sixer! A bit short outside the off. Markram smokes it over backward point.

Out! Markram goes after making 28 off 18 balls. Ferguson knocked him over with a beauty. A swinging fuller length delivery and Markram tries to smash it over mid-off but drags it on to his off-stump.

Skipper Rishabh Pant is the new man in. He starts with a dot ball.

Maxwell into the attack. Two singles and two dot balls.

Pant is out! His horrible season continues. He is out for 2 off five balls.

A soft a dismissal as he drags it down the legside and Chahal takes the catch.

Ayush Badoni comes to the crease. Good over from Maxwell. Three singles and a wicket!

19:49

Markram counterattacks

LSG 20-1 (3 Ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Lockie Ferguson from the other end. Markram on strike.

The Kiwi starts with a single and two wides.

A dot ball and a single off a low full-toss outside off.

Pooran on strike. A back of a length ball on middle, and Pooran blocks it towards mid-off. No run.

Ferguson has touched the 140-mark thrice in this over.

Just four runs including two wides from that over.

Arshdeep with his second over. Four! Markram flicks a fuller length ball to t short mid-wicket and picks the first boundary of the innings.

A dot ball and Markram sends the next ball over the bowler's head for the second boundary of the over. Beautiful shot!

Another boundary! Markram punches a short delivery off the front foot past cover point. 13 runs from that over.

19:39

Marsh out for a golden duck

LSG 3-1 (1 Ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram are out in the middle to open the batting for LSG.

Arshdeep Singh with the ball. Markram is on strike. Two dot balls to begin with.

First run on the board. A length ball on middle and leg, Markram nudges it to backward point to get off the mark.

Out! Mitchell Marsh goes for a golden duck caught by Marco Jansen.

Arshdeep strikes in his first over.

A hard length ball that seams away and Marsh tries to play it across but ends up getting a leading edge. Jansen from short third moves to his right and takes a neat catch.

Nicholas Pooran is the new man in. Two singles to end the over.

19:17

Lockie Ferguson in, Omarzai out

Punjab Kings have won the toss and they will field first.

They have made one change, Kiwi pacer Lockie Ferguson comes in place of Azmatullah Omarzai.

LSG have retained the same squad that won against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Playing XIs

LSG: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (Captain), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.

Impact Subs: Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himmat Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh.

PBKS: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.

Impact Subs: Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar

19:12

LSG, PBKS look to keep momentum

Welcome to the coverage of the Indian Premier League 2025 match No. 13 between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Batters of both LSG and PBKS have played an aggressive brand of cricket so far. Their bowlers have also performed reasonably well.

LSG began the new season with a narrow loss to Delhi Capitals. In their second match, they bounced back with a five-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.

PBKS, on the other hand, kicked off their campaign with a bang, edging Gujarat Titans by eleven runs in a high-scoring encounter, led by captain Shreyas Iyer's unbeaten 97.

Medium pacer Shardul Thakur has played a vital role for LSG, picking up six wickets in two matches. Nicholas Pooran has been their batting mainstay, scoring consecutive fifties. He has accumulated 145 runs across two innings at a stupendous strike-rate of 258.92.

For PBKS, apart from skipper Shreyas, Shashank Singh and Priyansh Arya also made valuable contributions with the bat. Their bowling unit also did a decent job in the high-scoring game against GT.

While Shreyas, the second-most expensive player in IPL history at Rs 26.75 crore, will look to continue his fine form, LSG skipper Rishabh Pant, the costliest player with a record-breaking Rs 27 crore-bid, has an opportunity to make amends for his poor show with the bat, as he has scores of 0 and 15 in the first two matches.

PBKS flaunt a diverse bowling lineup that could thrive on the spin-friendly Ekana pitch. Their bowling attack will be spearheaded by Team India pacer Arshdeep Singh. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and offie Glenn Maxwell will be their main spin weapons. If the team management decides to go for an additional spinner, Harpreet Brar might get the nod.

LSG's bowling unit, on the other hand, lacks experience. However, Thakur has effectively led the young attack featuring the likes of Avesh Khan and Ravi Bishnoi.

Since Punjab's batting line-up is loaded with right-handers, LSG might opt for a left-arm spinner either Shahbaz Ahmed or M Siddharth - in place of all-rounder Abdul Samad.

The teams have faced each other four times in the IPL so far. LSG hold an upper hand with three wins whereas PBKS has won only once.

The average first-innings score at the venue is 169.

As Lucknow welcomes the IPL 2025, a thrilling contest is on the cards.

IPL 2025 Updates: Punjab thrash LSG by 8 wickets

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