The havoc of Lucknow batsmen
Lucknow’s Super Giants reached Mohli and hit a lot of fours and sixes against the bowler of the visiting team Punjab Kings. Opener Kyle Meyers, who scored 54 runs in 24 balls, gave a strong start, while Marcus Stoinis wreaked havoc in the middle order. Nicholas Pooran helped the team cross 250 by hitting 45 off just 19 balls. Youngster Ayush Badoni was also not far behind and played another fine innings. In his innings of only 24 balls, 43 runs were scored with the help of 3 fours and 3 sixes. Only the bat of captain KL Rahul remained silent this time too.
Punjab has crossed 200
In response, the Punjab Kings team was dismissed for 201 runs in 19.5 overs. Atharva Tayde scored 66 off 36 balls, his first fifty in IPL. Liam Livingstone (36 runs in 22 balls) and Sikandar Raza (23 runs in 14 balls) however could not play well. Captain Shikhar Dhawan returned after three matches, but could play only two balls. Young fast bowler Yash Thakur took four wickets for 37 runs in four overs. This was Lucknow’s fifth win in eight matches while Punjab’s fourth loss in eight matches. Punjab’s score at one stage was 152 for four in 15 overs, but scoring 106 runs in the last five overs was almost impossible.