Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings Highlights: Hard-fought fifty from Sikandar Raza and a fiery cameo from Shah Rukh Khan powered Shikhar Dhawan-less Punjab Kings to a memorable 2-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match on the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday (April 15). Chasing the goal of 160 runs, Punjab Kings handled an enormous blow within the very first over as opener Atharva Tayde bought out for a duck. Prabhsimran Singh was dismissed within the third over and Matthew Short bought out within the sixth over, leaving Punjab Kings reeling at 45 after dropping 3 wickets in first 6 overs.
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Earlier, Punjab Kings gained the toss and invited Lucknow Super Giants to bat first. For Lucknow, KL Rahul and Mayers powered their staff to a stable begin with the latter being the aggressor initially. Rahul dealt in boundaries, hitting seven fours and a six to attain his first fifty in IPL 2023, whereas Mayers dealt in maximums. The Lucknow Super Giants skipper confirmed nice composure as he went on to hit 56-ball 74, and in addition added 53 and 48 runs with Kyle Mayers (29) and Krunal Pandya (18) for the primary and third wickets respectively.
KL Rahul additionally grew to become the quickest batter in IPL historical past to 4000 runs, attaining the feat in his one hundred and fifth innings, surpassing West Indies’ Chris Gayle (112 innings). Rahul remained stable however nonetheless LSG didn’t put up an enormous complete as he didn’t get assist from different batters of his staff. Despite having a flying begin, scoring 40 runs for no loss within the powerplay, Lucknow could not end on a excessive as Punjab Kings roared again by taking 4 wickets for 48 runs within the final 5 overs. The well timed wickets in dying overs helped Punjab limit Lucknow Super Kings to a modest 159 for 8 in 20 overs.
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For Punjab, Sam Curran was the choose of bowlers, choosing three wickets, whereas Kagiso Rabada bought 2 wickets. Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar and Sikandar Raza bagged one wicket apiece.
