IPL 2023: Lucknow Super Giants beat Punjab Kings by 56 runs

 

In the 38th match of IPL 2023, Lucknow Super Giants defeated Punjab Kings by 56 runs with the help of Kyle Mayers-Marcus Stoinis' blistering half-centuries and Badoni-Puran's brilliant innings. In this match, Punjab won the toss and decided to bowl. In this match, Punjab played Prabhsimran Singh as an impact player in place of debutant Gurnoor Brar. At the same time, Lucknow fed Amit Mishra in place of Kyle Meyers as an impact player. 

With the fifth win in eight matches, the Lucknow team has reached the second position in the points table. On the other hand, the Punjab team is at number six after suffering their fourth defeat in as many matches.

Batting first, Lucknow Super Giants scored a mammoth score of 257 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. This is the second biggest score in the history of IPL. The highest score in IPL was made by Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors India in 2013. He scored a mammoth score of 263 runs in 20 overs losing 5 wickets. 

Stoinis got the most out of Lucknow against Punjab. He played a half-century innings of 72 runs in 40 balls against Punjab with the help of 6 fours and 5 sixes. At the same time, Meyers played a half-century inning of 54 runs in 24 balls with the help of 7 fours and 4 sixes. On the other hand, wicket-keeper batsman Pooran made 45(19) and young batsman Badoni made important contribution of 43(24). Kagiso Rabada took maximum 2 wickets from Punjab. At the same time, Arshdeep Singh, Livingstone and Sam Curran got one wicket each. 

Chasing the target, the Punjab team was reduced to a score of 201 in 19.5 overs. Atharva Tayde scored the most runs for the team. He played a half-century inning of 53 runs in 36 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. At the same time, Sikandar Raza played an inning of 36 runs in 22 balls with the help of 4 fours and a six. Jitesh Sharma scored 24 runs in 10 balls with the help of 3 sixes. Yash Thakur took maximum 4 wickets from Lucknow. Naveen-ul-Haq took 3 wickets and Ravi Bishnoi took 2 wickets. Marcus Stoinis was successful in taking a wicket. 

teams 

Playing XI of Punjab Kings: Atharva Tayde, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Sikandar Raza, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shah Rukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh. 

Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI: KL Rahul (c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Yash Thakur. 

Option as an impact player

Substitutes for Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Mohit Rathi, Rishi Dhawan, Matthew Short, Harpreet Brar

Substitutes for Lucknow Super Giants: Krishnappa Gautam, Daniel Symes, Prerak Mankad, Amit Mishra, Mark Wood