In the 38th match of IPL 2023 played in Mohali, Lucknow registered a big win by defeating Punjab by 52 runs. Batting first, Lucknow Supergiants posted a mammoth score of 257 for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Punjab got all out after scoring 201 runs in 19.5 balls. Atharva Tayde scored the highest 66 runs. Yash Thakur took 4 wickets.
The start of the Kings, which came behind the target, was not good. Captain Shikhar Dhawan (1) was caught by Krunal Pandya on the fifth ball of Stinnis' first over. Prabhsimran (9) was dismissed by Naveen-ul-Haq on the team's score of 31 runs. Atharva Tayde handled the faltering team by scoring a half-century. Punjab completed their 100 runs in the 11th over.
Yash Thakur shines in bowling
In the 12th over of the match, Sikandar Raza (36) was caught by Yash Thakur at the hands of Krunal Pandya. Ravi Bishnoi was caught by Atharva Tayde. Atharv played an inning of 66 runs in 36 balls with a strike rate of 183, thanks to two sixes and eight fours. Ravi Bishnoi lbw Livingston (23) in the 16th over of the match. In the 17th over of the match, Naveen-ul-Haq got Sam Curran (21) caught out by Badoni. In the 18th over of the match, Yash Thakur got Jitesh Sharma (24) caught by KL Rahul and Rahul Chahar (0) by Deepak Hooda. Naveen-ul-Haq bowled Rabada (0).
Stinnis's fast batting
Earlier, Punjab Kings won the toss and invited Lucknow Supergiants to bat first. Captain KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers got off to a brisk start. In the fourth over of the match, Rabada caught KL Rahul (12) by Shahrukh on the team's score of 41. Lucknow completed their 50 runs in 4.2 overs. By getting Kyle Mayers (54) caught out by captain Shikhar Dhawan in the sixth over, the team got a second success.
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