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IPL 2023: LSG defend record 257 to jump to 2nd spot after terrific all-round show vs PBKS

IPL 2023, PBKS vs LSG: Punjab Kings posted 201 on the board but still lost the big tie at home on Friday, April 28 by 57 runs as Lucknow Super Giants came up with an all-round effort after posting the 2nd-highest total in the history of the tournament.

Marcus Stoinis shone in LSG’s big win over PBKS in Mohali (AP Photo)

Lucknow Super Giants defeated Punjab Kings by 57 runs in Mohali after a demolition job by their batters on Friday. LSG smashed 257 for 5 off their 20 overs, the second-highest team total in IPL history thanks to a stunning half-century from Marcus Stoinis, Kyle Mayers and brilliant knocks from Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni.

LSG have often come under scrutiny this season for lack of a more aggressive approach from their batters. On Friday, after KL Rahul failed on a batting paradise, the rest of his teammates made sure they hit boundaries and sixes at will. Just 6 days back, LSG had failed to chase down 136 against defending champions Gujarat Titans and KL Rahul who scored 68 off 61 balls, had no way of explaining that defeat.

On Friday, the LSG approach had changed. They became the second team after RCB to post a 250+ total in the IPL. They posted the highest IPL total in Mohali. And all that happened because LSG’s batters did not want to waste any opportunity to score runs against a bowling attack clearly deflated with the early onslaught from Kyle Mayers.

LSG moved to the 2nd spot, leapfrogging Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings on the IPL 2023 points table after clinching their 5th win of the season in 8 matches.

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Chasing a daunting 258, PBKS got off to a horror start. Shikhar Dhawan returned to the field for PBKS after 15 days and he fell to Marcus Stoinis in the first over of the innings. Prabhsimran Singh was sent back by Naveen-ul-Haq in the 4th over. PBKS reached 55 for 2 at the end of the Powerplay and they were still way behind the asking rate which continued to shoot up.

However, Atharva Taide, a Vidarbha batter in his maiden IPL season, showcased his mettle, hitting 66 off just 36 balls. His score was aided by handy contributions from Sikandar Raza, Liam Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma and Sam Curran as Punjab Kings posted 201 on the board.

However, it was not enough as PBKS lost the match by 56 runs.

Young Yash Thakur stepped up with 4 wickets as Lucknow Super Giants managed their bowling attack well despite losing Marcus Stoinis to an injury after he picked up the wicket of Dhawan.

Naveen-ul-Haq finished with figures of 3 for 30 in his 4-over spell as Lucknow completed a comprehensive win on Friday.

Source : https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/ipl-2023/story/ipl-pbks-vs-lsg-record-257-marcus-stoinis-atharva-naveen-points-table-2366073-2023-04-28

IPL 2023: Arshdeep Singh last-over heroics help Punjab Kings secure 13-run win over Mumbai Indians at Wankhede

IPL 2023, MI vs PBKS: Thanks to Arshdeep Singh’s final-over heroics, Punjab Kings were able to edge past Mumbai Indians at Wankhede on Saturday, 22nd April with a 13-run win.

IPL 2023: MI lose thriller against PBKS despite Green, Suryakumar fireworks at Wankhede (AP Photo)

Pacer Arshdeep Singh held his nerves in the last over to help Punjab Kings script a stunning 13-run victory against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Punjab Kings needed 15 runs in the last over but Arshdeep conceded just 2 runs and took two wickets in the final over.

Arshdeep castled Tilak Varma and Impact Player Nehal Wadhera with blistering yorkers to the middle-stump, breaking the woodwork twice in two deliveries in the final over of Mumbai’s innings.

However, the left-handed pacer missed out on a hat-trick when he bowled a wide yorker to Jofra Archer, but he only gave up two runs in the final over to complete a spectacular win for Punjab that appeared implausible at one point. Suryakumar Yadav’s 57 and Cameron Green’s 67 almost pulled Mumbai towards their first successful 200-run chase at the Wankhede Stadium.

However, Arshdeep returned for his third over in the 18th over to dismiss Suryakumar for nine runs. Arshdeep also topped the IPL 2023 Purple Cap list with 13 wickets from seven games.

Mumbai Indians gave Punjab a run for their money till the very end, but could not record their fourth win on the trot despite Suryakumar Yadav and Cameron Green coming up with heroic knocks for the hosts. Cameron Green slammed a 43-ball 67 with 6 fours and 3 sixes, while Rohit Sharma scored 44 runs off 27 balls, hitting four fours and three sixes and Suryakumar Yadav hit 57 runs off 26 balls, including seven fours and three sixes.

Earlier, Sam Curran played a superb 29-ball-55 knock as Punjab Kings recovered from a hazardous position to make a solid 214 for 8 against Mumbai Indians. With 131 runs coming in the final 10 overs, a 92-run stand for the eighth wicket with Harpreet Bhatia (41 off 28 balls) changed the course of the game.

Arjun Tendulkar (1/48 in 3 overs), who made his IPL debut this season, got a decent start but went for 31 in his third over as 69 runs were scored between overs 16-18. In the 17th and 18th overs, Jofra Archer and Cameron Green went for 13 and 25, respectively.

Source : https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/ipl-2023/story/ipl-2023-arshdeep-last-over-heroics-help-pbks-secure-13-run-win-over-mumbai-indians-2363481-2023-04-22

Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants in last-over thriller

IMAGE: Sikandar Raza hammered his maiden IPL half-century to guide Punjab to a thrilling win over Lucknow. Photograph: BCCI

Sikandar Raza slammed his maiden IPL fifty after an impressive show by his side’s bowling unit as Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by two wickets in a last-over finish in Lucknow on Saturday.

Invited to bat, captain KL Rahul smashed his first fifty of this IPL season but Punjab Kings roared back with timely wickets to restrict the Lucknow side to a modest 159 for eight.

Chasing 160 for a win, Zimbabwean Raza, who also picked a wicket with his spin bowling, cracked a 41-ball 57 to keep PBKS in the hunt after Matthew Short’s 22-ball 34.

Once he was holed out in the 18th over off Ravi Bishnoi, Shahrukh Khan (23 not out) completed the job, knocking off the final runs with a boundary.

Raza hit four boundaries and three sixes in his match-winning knock.

IMAGE: Player-of-the-Match Sikandar Raza top-scored for the Punjab Kings. Photograph: BCCI

On a two-paced wicket, KL Rahul displayed great composure en route his 56-ball 74 as he added 53 and 48 runs with Kyle Mayers (29) and Krunal Pandya (18) for the first and third wickets respectively.

However, LSG couldn’t finish things with a flourish as they lost four wickets for 48 runs in the last five overs, with Sam Curran picking up three of those.

Kagiso Rabada (2/34), Arshdeep Singh (1/22), Harpreet Brar (1/10) and Sikandar Raza (1/19) were also among wickets.

Defending the total, pacer Yudhvir Singh made a sensational debut, dismissing fellow debutant Atharva Taide (0) and Prabhsimran Singh (4) — who replaced Rahul Chahar as impact sub — in his first two overs to reduce PBKS to 17 for 2.

Matthew Short looked in good nick, slamming three boundaries off Avesh Khan, before producing two hits to the fence off Yudhvir.

Krishnappa Gowtham, who replaced Kyle Mayers as impact sub, too, was smacked for a six by Short but the spinner had the batter caught by Stoinis as Punjab slumped to 45 for 3 in 6 overs.

Raza then took the onus on himself as he and Harpreet Singh Bhatia (22) added run-a-ball 30 before Pandya broke the stand, holing out the former at deep backward square.

IMAGE: Ravi Bishnoi picked up the big wicket of Sikandar Raza. Photograph: BCCI

Raza exploded in the 13th over, clobbering two successive sixes and a four off Pandya to pile up 17 runs.

However, KL Rahul produced a sensational effort to get rid of Jitesh Sharma, while Ravi Bishnoi, introduced after 14 overs, got rid of Curran (6) before accounting for Raza to raise hopes of an upset.

Needing 21 in 13 balls, Shahrukh sent Woods sailing for a maximum, while Brar too picked up a four to bring down the required runs.

IMAGE: Shahrukh Khan hit the winning runs for PBKS. Photograph: BCCI

Earlier, Rahul and Mayers provided LSG a flying start with the burly left-handed West Indian being the aggressor initially.

While Rahul dealt in boundaries, Mayers dealt in maximums.

Mayers blasted Mathew Short over deep backward square leg and followed it up with a backward punch for another six over covers off Sam Curran before depositing Rabada into the stands as LSG raced away to 40 for no loss in the powerplay.

With the pitch offering a bit of grip and turn, Curran, who led PBKS in place of an injured Shikhar Dhawan, brought in the spinners.

Harpreet Brar soon removed Mayers, who was holed out to deep backward square leg in the eighth over, while Raza trapped Deepak Hooda (2) as LSG slipped to 62 for 2.

Source: https://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/ipl-2023-lucknow-super-giants-vs-punjab-kings-rahul-rabada-curran/20230415.htm

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