S Raza named Player of the Match for his 57(41) & 1/19 (Image Credit:- Twitter)
Punjab Super Kings back to the winning ways by beating Lucknow Super Kings by 2 wickets in last over thriller. Sikandar Raza (57 runs from 41 balls) and Sharukh Khan’s (23 runs from 10 balls) cameo helps Punjab Kings reach the 160 run target set by LSG in 19.3 overs.
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Lucknow Super Kings captain K.L.Rahul ( 74 runs from 56 balls ) is the batter who held the innings together. Opener Kyle Mayers (29 runs from 23 balls) is the only other batter who scores more than 20.
Sam Curran who lead Punjab Kings in the absence of S Dhawan bowled well by picking 3 wickets for 31 runs in his 4 overs. Kasigo Rabada (2/34 in 4 overs) , Harpreet Brar (1/10 in 2 Overs) , Sikandar Raza (1/19 in 2 Overs) and Arshdeep Singh (1/22 in 3 overs) are the other wicket takers for Punjab Kings.
Chasing 160 run target Punjab Kings lost both their openers Atharva Taide 0(3) and Prabhsimran Singh 4(4) cheaply. Both the openers were dismissed by Yudhvir Singh. K Gowtham dismissed Matthew Short (34 runs from 22 balls) in the last ball of the power play who was in good Knick. At the end of the powerplay they were 45/3.
Sharukh Khan (Image Credit:- Twitter)
Sikandar Raza (57 runs from 41 balls) who scored his first IPL half century and Sharukh Khan’s (23 runs from 10 balls) cameo helps Punjab Kings cross the line in 19.3 overs. Harpreet Singh (22 runs from 22 balls) also given useful contribution with the bat.
Yudhvir Singh (2/19 in 3 overs) , Ravi Bishnoi (2/18 in 2.3 overs) , Mark Wood (2/35 in 4 overs) , K Gowtham (1/31 in 4 overs) and K Pandya (1/32 in 3 overs) are the wicket takers for Lucknow Super Giants.
Impact Player (LSG):- K Gowtham in for K Mayers
Impact Player (PBKS):- Prabsimran Singh in for Rahul Chahar
S Raza (Image Credit:- Twitter)
Player of the Match:- S Raza ( 57(41) & 1/19)
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