Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings locked horns in a crucial IPL 2026 game on Saturday evening at the Ekana Stadium.
LSG have already been eliminated from the playoff race and were playing for pride and aimed to end the season on a high.
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For PBKS, though, it was a do-or-die game, as they had to win to remain in the race for the one ISL playoff spot. Iyer delivered when it mattered the most for his team as his unbeaten century helps PBKS beat LSG by 7 wickets.
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That’s all from Lucknow as PBSK beat LSG to move up to the fourth position on the league table.
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After 15 overs, PBKS 162/3
PBKS inch closer to victory riding on Prabhsimran and Iyer’s sensational partnership.
After 7 overs, PBKS 69/2
Shami picks up two wickets as PBKS are in trouble after the powerplay
After 20 overs, LSG 196/6
Inglis’ half-century helps LSG post a fighting total.
After 10 overs, LSG 100/3
Pant comes in to bat after Badoni departed.
After 6 overs, LSG 66/2
LSG bounce back riding on Badoni and Inglis’ partnership after early setback.
Toss: PBKS won the toss and opted to bowl first in the must-win tie.
LSG playing XI: Josh Inglis, Arshin Kulkarni, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Mohsin Khan.
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Impact subs: Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Manimaran Siddharth, Himmat Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh.
PBKS XI: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Impact subs:Harpreet Brar, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Praveen Dubey.
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LSG |
0% |
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PBKS |
100% |
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LSG |
N/A |
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PBKS |
N/A |
