Dharamshala: Punjab Kings have once again defeated Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025. Punjab, who won the match at the Ekana Stadium, won by 37 runs at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium. Batting first, Shreyas Iyer's team scored 236 runs for 5 wickets. In reply, Lucknow Super Giants lost the wickets of the top-3 batsmen in the powerplay. In the end, the team could only score 199 runs. This is Punjab's 7th win in 11 matches and with 15 points, the team has come to second place in the table. At the same time, Lucknow has lost its sixth match in 11 matches.
Prabhsimran Singh missed a century
Punjab Kings' young opener Prabhsimran Singh played an innings of 91 runs. This short-statured batsman hit six fours and seven sixes in a 48-ball innings, hitting brilliant shots. Apart from him, captain Shreyas Iyer contributed 45 runs and Josh Inglis contributed 30 runs. Punjab wicketkeeper-batsman Prabhsimran missed his second century in the IPL by nine runs when a switch hit off Digvesh Rathi sent him back to the pavilion.
In the end, Shashank Singh scored an unbeaten 33 off 15 balls to take the team to this score. Punjab Kings had hit 16 sixes in the innings, out of which 13 were hit on fast bowlers. He hit half a dozen sixes on Mayank Yadav who gave away 60 runs in his four overs. Akash Singh and Digvesh Rathi took two wickets each for LSG. Prince Yadav got one wicket.
LSG started well by dismissing Priyansh Arya (01) who gave an easy catch to Mayank Yadav at deep backward point on the outswinger of left-arm fast bowler Akash Singh. Prabhsimran was initially supporting Australian batsman Jose Inglis well who hit a hat-trick of sixes on Mayank Yadav's balls. After Inglis was out, Prabhsimran along with captain Iyer shared a partnership of 78 runs in 7.5 overs.
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