In the 38th match of IPL 2023, Lucknow Super Giants defeated Punjab Kings by 56 runs. Batting first after losing the toss, Lucknow scored 257 runs losing five wickets in 20 overs. Marcus Stoinis scored 72 runs in 40 balls and Kyle Mayers scored 54 runs in 24 balls. In response, the Punjab Kings team was reduced to 201 runs in 19.5 overs. Atharva Tayde played an inning of 66 runs in 36 balls. After this, no batsman could score 40+. Yash Thakur took four wickets and Naveen-ul-Haq took three wickets.

With this win, Lucknow has 10 points from eight matches with five wins and three losses. The team has reached the second position after Rajasthan Royals in the points table. At the same time, this was Punjab's fourth defeat in the eighth match. The team is in sixth place with four wins and eight points. Lucknow will play its next match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 1 at Ekana Stadium. At the same time, Punjab has to play against Chennai Super Kings on 30 April at Chepauk.
In the first-leg encounter between the two teams, Punjab defeated Lucknow by two wickets at their home ground. Then Sikandar Raza played an innings of 57 runs and also took a wicket. Rahul took revenge for this defeat from his old team. A total of three matches have been played between the two teams so far. Out of these, Lucknow has won two matches and the Punjab team has won one match.
Second biggest IPL score in the name of Lucknow
Batting first, Lucknow scored 257 runs losing five wickets in 20 overs. This was the second-highest total in IPL history. At the same time, a score of 250+ was scored only for the second time in IPL history. The record of the biggest score in IPL is in the name of Royal Challengers Bangalore. He scored 263 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs against Pune Warriors in Bangalore in 2013. The third highest total is also in the name of Bangalore. In 2016, he scored 248 runs for the loss of three wickets in 20 overs against Gujarat Lions in Bengaluru itself.

At the same time, it was also the biggest total for Lucknow. This is also the biggest score of IPL in Mohali. Earlier in 2008, Chennai Super Kings had scored 240 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs against Punjab in Mohali. This is also the biggest score of this season. Earlier this season, Chennai Super Kings had scored 235 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs against Kolkata at Eden Gardens.
innings of Lucknow
Batting first, Lucknow had a steady start. Captain KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers shared a 41-run partnership for the first wicket. Rahul got out after scoring 12 runs in nine balls. At the same time, Kyle Meyers got out after scoring 54 runs in 24 balls with the help of seven fours and four sixes. Kagiso Rabada sent both of them to the pavilion.

After this Ayush Badoni and Marcus Stoinis shared an 89-run partnership for the third wicket. Badoni got out after scoring 43 runs in 24 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes. He was dismissed by Livingstone. Stoinis then shared a 76-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Nicholas Pooran.
Stoinis was dismissed after scoring 72 runs in 40 balls. He hit six fours and five sixes in his innings. Pooran was given out lbw by Arshdeep Singh. He got out after scoring 45 runs in 19 balls with the help of seven fours and a six.

In the last five overs, Lucknow scored 73 runs and lost two wickets. Deepak Hooda remained unbeaten after scoring 11 runs in six balls and Krunal Pandya scored five runs. Rabada took two wickets from Punjab. At the same time, Arshdeep, Livingstone, and Sam Karan got one wicket each.
Punjab innings
Chasing a mammoth target of 258 runs, the Punjab team got off to a very poor start. He had lost two wickets for 31 runs. Captain Shikhar Dhawan became the victim of Stoinis by scoring one run. At the same time, Impact player Prabhsimran Singh was dismissed after scoring nine runs in 13 balls.

After this, Atharva Tayde and Sikandar Raza shared a 78-run partnership for the third wicket. Yash Thakur broke this partnership. He got Sikandar Raza caught by Krunal. He could score 36 runs in 22 balls with the help of four fours and a six. After this, Atharva scored the first half-century of his IPL career. He got out after scoring 66 runs in 36 balls with the help of eight fours and two sixes. Atharv is caught by Ravi Bishnoi on his ball.


After this wickets kept falling at regular intervals and the Punjab team was out of the race. Liam Livingstone had 23 runs in 14 balls, Sam Karan 21 runs in 11 balls, Jitesh Sharma 24 runs in 10 balls, and Shahrukh Khan was dismissed after scoring six runs in nine balls. Rahul Chahar and Kagiso Rabada could not even open the account. For Lucknow, Yash Thakur took four wickets and Naveen-ul-Haq took three wickets. Ravi Bishnoi got two wickets. At the same time, Marcus Stoinis took a wicket.

(PC freepik)