Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by 37 runs. The Punjab team scored 236 runs, in response to which the LSG team was able to score only 199 runs in the stipulated 20 overs and lost the match by 37 runs.
Prabhasiman played 91 runs from Punjab Kings, while Arshadeep Singh scored in bowling and took 3 wickets. With this win, Punjab has come very close to making space in the playoffs.
The bad start of Lucknow
In this match played at the inn, Punjab Kings scored a huge 236 -run player. In reply, the Lucknow team was very bad as both opening batsmen returned to the pavilion for 16 runs. Eden Markram scored 13 runs while Mitchell Marsh could not even open his account. Nicholas Puran failed to score a big fifth consecutive match as he was able to score only 6 runs against Punjab.
Captain Rishabh Pant’s bad form is underway, he was dismissed for 18 off 17 balls. The situation was that half of Lucknow’s team returned to the pavilion for 73 runs. Then Abdul Samad and Ayush Badoni played and made a partnership of 81 runs, but when the team was heading towards the win, Samad was dismissed for 45 off 24 balls.
Very difficult to reach the playoffs of Lucknow
Ayush was still standing on the crease but it was too late when he started shot at a fast pace. He played 74 off 40 balls, hit 5 fours and 5 sixes. The situation was that LSG had to score 49 runs to win the last over. Due to this major defeat, the way to reach the playoffs of Lucknow has become very difficult.
Prabhasimaran Singh and Arshadeep Singh gave the biggest contribution to Punjab’s victory. Prabhasiman scored 91 runs in the bat and helped Punjab to reach 236 runs. While Arshadeep Singh took 3 wickets. With this win, Punjab is ranked second in the points table with 15 points.
