LSG vs PBKS IPL 11th Match Report: Lucknow Wins by 21 Runs Against Punjab

In the 11th match of IPL, Lucknow Super Giants defeated Punjab Kings by 21 runs in the match played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Saturday.

Match Scorecard

LSG       199/8(20)

PBKS     178/5(20)

Lucknow Super Giants, batting first, scored 199 runs losing eight wickets in 20 overs, thanks to Quinton de Kock’s half-century. In response, despite getting a strong start, the Punjab Kings team could score only 178 runs after losing five wickets in 20 overs. Captain Shikhar Dhawan scored the highest 70 runs for Punjab. Mayank Yadav took three wickets for Lucknow. after winning the toss and coming to bat, the Lucknow Super Giants team had a strong start. However, in the fourth over, KL Rahul returned to the pavilion after scoring 15 runs in 9 balls. Devdutt Padikkal could score only 9 runs in 6 balls. Marcus Stynis scored 19 runs in 12 balls. Opener Quinton de Kock was out after scoring 54 runs in 38 balls. Nicholas Pooran contributed 42 runs in 21 balls. Ayush 8 and Ravi were out without opening the account. Mohsin was run out after scoring two runs. Krunal Pandya returned unbeaten after scoring 43 runs in 22 balls.

The Punjab Kings team, which has set out to chase the target of 200 runs, has made a great start. There was a partnership of 102 runs for the first wicket between Dhawan and Bairstow. Jonny Bairstow was out after scoring 42 runs in 29 balls. Prabhasimran played an inning of 19 runs in 7 balls. Mayank Yadav took the third wicket in the match by dismissing Jitesh Sharma. Mayank pushed Punjab on the backfoot by taking three wickets. After this, Mohsin Khan showed Shikhar Dhawan and Sam Curran the way to the pavilion on consecutive balls. Captain Shikhar Dhawan returned to the pavilion after scoring 70 runs in 50 balls. Liam Livingstone returned unbeaten after scoring 28 runs in 17 balls. Shanshak Singh scored 9 runs in 7 balls.