Avesh Khan takes the ball for the 18th over, but it turns into a nightmare for Lucknow. Shashank gets things going with a boundary off a short, wide delivery, and then gets lucky as an edge races away for four more. He follows it up with a single to rotate strike. Then it's the Prabhsimran show! The in-form batter unleashes a massive six, punishes a missed yorker with a crisp boundary, and then deposits another delivery deep into the stands to end the over with a flourish. A colossal 26 runs come off the over-Punjab Kings are now cruising at 212/4 after 18 overs, with death bowling woes mounting for LSG.
Rathi takes charge of the 19th over and keeps things relatively tight for Lucknow. He starts with a wide but follows it with a string of disciplined deliveries. Shashank can only manage a single before a rare dot ball slows the momentum. Prabhsimran adds just one more before his sensational innings comes to an end-caught by Pooran at long-on for a brilliant 91 off 48 balls. No century, but a match-shaping knock nonetheless. Rathi celebrates with his trademark notebook celebration. Stoinis walks in and wastes no time, getting off the mark with a boundary.
Just 8 runs and a big wicket from the penultimate over-Punjab Kings are 220/5 after 19 overs.
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