PBKS vs LSG highlights, IPL 2026: Shreyas Iyer's maiden IPL century keeps Punjab Kings in playoffs race, beat Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets

Arshdeep Singh to Abdul Samad, Another dot! At 134.8 kph, gets the wide yorker in, Samad shuffles across to connect. Gets an inside edge and it rolls to short fine leg.

Arshdeep Singh to Abdul Samad, Bowls the wide yorker at the tramline. Abdul reaches out and bunts it to long off but refuses the single.

Arshdeep Singh to Abdul Samad, Wide! Samad is standing on the off stump and Arshdeep tries to push it away from the batter. Sprays it a bit too wide on off. Samad shoulders arms.

Final over coming up now. Arshdeep Singh has been trusted with it, despite going for 35 runs in his first couple of overs.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Arjun Tendulkar, Vyshak goes wide on the crease and digs it in short, around the left shoulder. Tendulkar ducks under it. It did not look to be over the head, but Arjun has taken the review, hoping to overturn the decision of the fair delivery to a wide for height. Arjun's head is measured at 1.913 metres and the ball is passing him at 1.636 metres. It is a fair delivery. Just 6 runs off the over. It has been 14 balls since the last boundary.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Abdul Samad, Changes his length as he bowls it short, over middle. Samad stands tall and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for one more run.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Arjun Tendulkar, Switches to around the wicket and serves it on a length, on off. Tendulkar smacks it back towards the bowler. Vyshak sticks out the left boot and the ball deflects off his ankle towards cover. Just a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Arjun Tendulkar, Low full toss, outside off. Arjun extends his hands and plays a punchy drive to the left of deep point for a couple of runs.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Abdul Samad, Full and going across from around the wicket. Samad hangs deep in the crease and swings at it. Gets it off the inner half through mid-wicket for a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Arjun Tendulkar, At 134.1 kph, angling away, on a back of a length. Tendulkar punches it on the up to the right of mid off and hurries to the other end.

Who bowls the 19th? It will be Vijaykumar Vyshak.

Marco Jansen to Arjun Tendulkar, At the sticks, bowled on a good length. Arjun punches it wide of cover and gets off the mark with a single.

The next batter in is Arjun Tendulkar.

Marco Jansen to Mukul Choudhary, OUT! CAUGHT! A fine catch by Praveen Dubey. Fuller in length by Marco, on middle and leg. Mukul Choudhary clears the front leg and looks to whip it away using his bottom hand. He does not connect on the lofted hit as well as he would have liked and it goes towards wide long on. The sub fielder, Dubey moves across to his right and dives to take a good catch. 4 runs and 2 wickets in the last 7 balls. Good phase for PBKS.

Marco Jansen to Mukul Choudhary, Skidding through, on a back of a length, just outside off. Mukul swings across the line for the pull but is beaten as the ball goes under the blade.

Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad, Takes pace off and it is on a shortish length, Samad helps the pull behind square leg for a single.

Marco Jansen to Mukul Choudhary, A well-directed bumper at the bodyline of the batter. Mukul Choudhary gets into a tangle as he tries to duck under it. Fends it awkwardly through backward square leg for a run.

Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad, Across off, on a back of a length. Abdul drags the pull through mid-wicket for a single.

A massive wicket for PBKS in the context of this game. Mukul Choudhary walks out to bat now. Also, Shashank Singh is off the field with a hamstring issue.

Shashank Singh to Josh Inglis, OUT! CAUGHT! An unusually straight long on comes right into play as Inglis holes out. Bowled into the surface by Singh, outside off. Inglis shuffles across and stands tall to go down the ground with a flat bat. He does not quite get the desired elevation and Shreyas Iyer sprints to his left and takes the catch close to his chest. End of a top knock by Inglis.

Shashank Singh to Abdul Samad, Fractionally short, on off. Samad taps it through point for a run.

Shashank Singh to Abdul Samad, FOUR! Streaky, but they all count! Takes pace off and bowls it near the tramline, on a good length. Samad reaches out to force it away on the off side. Gets an inside edge and the ball beats the keeper to his left before racing into the fence.

Shashank Singh to Abdul Samad, Beaten! Back to pace on and the length is dragged back, outside off. Samad flashes but is beaten for pace.

Shashank Singh to Abdul Samad, SIX! High and handsome! Shashank Singh rolls his fingers over the ball but dishes it out right in the slot, on off. Samad clears the front leg and with a clean swing of the arms, he dispatches it over long on for a biggie.

Shashank Singh to Josh Inglis, Lands it on a good length, on off. Inglis plays the lofted stroke on the up back over the bowler's head. Shreyas Iyer at a straightish long on cuts it off. Single taken.

Strategic Break! Punjab Kings have pulled things back a bit in the last few overs, but they need to finish well in the death overs. They will be hoping to get the wicket of Josh Inglis quickly, which could make a difference of 20-30 runs in the final total. Lucknow Super Giants have the platform to go big in the last four overs, but they are playing one batter short, which could lead them to take calculated risks and not just swing for the hills. It will be an exciting phase, and it could not only define this game but also define the season for Punjab. Also, Shashank Singh to bowl after the break.

Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad, Pushes the length up, on middle. Abdul Samad presses forward and firms the drive to mid off.

Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad, SIX! Up, up and over! Short of a length, pitching it on middle and slanting it away. Abdul Samad skips down the track and flat bats it back over the bowler's head for half a dozen.

Marco Jansen to Josh Inglis, Pace off, on a good length, on middle. Inglis has a swipe across the line. He mistimes it wide of square leg, where the ball drops out of the reach of Suryansh Shedge. They cross.

Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad, Slower back-of-a-length delivery, on middle and off. Abdul Samad looks to pull but gets a top edge. The ball loops and drops toward the off side. Single taken. The 150 comes up for LSG.

Marco Jansen to Josh Inglis, Dug in short, over middle. Inglis hooks it down to deep fine leg for one.

Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad, Back of a length, around the leg stump. Abdul Samad misses this clip and wears on the thigh pad, before the ball rolls to point for a leg bye.

Yuzvendra Chahal is substituted by Marcus Stoinis

Marco Jansen is back on. His figures read 2-0-20-1 so far. Punjab Kings use their Impact Sub and bring in Marcus Stoinis, replacing Yuzvendra Chahal.

Shashank Singh to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Excellent innovation! Shashank Singh goes searching for the wide yorker, outside off. Inglis shuffles across and gets his hands through the line of the ball. Plays the reverse scoop over short third for a boundary. 13 runs off the over.

Shashank Singh to Abdul Samad, Back of a length, outside off. Abdul Samad shuffles across to cover the stump and punches it toward cover-point to get across for one run.

Shashank Singh to Josh Inglis, Seam-up ball, on a nagging length, Inglis throws his hands at the ball and smacks it wide of deep cover. Azmatullah Omarzai is swift to his left and tidies up. Just a single.

Shashank Singh to Josh Inglis, Much fuller, outside off. Josh Inglis plants his front foot and drives it to the right of the deep cover fielder. The batter runs hard for the first one and gets the second in time. 

Shashank Singh to Josh Inglis, WIDE! Bumper, but way over the batter, outside off. Josh Inglis hops and looks to upper cut it, but fails to connect.

Shashank Singh to Josh Inglis, On a good length, outside off, Inglis attempts the reverse ramp but misses.

Shashank Singh to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Edged and away. Bangs this into the wicket, on off. Josh Inglis rocks back and looks to slap it away, but gets nicked on the outside edge, and it flies wide of the keeper for four runs.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Abdul Samad, Flighted up, full and on middle. Abdul Samad defends it out.

Shreyas Iyer will be a very relieved man to see the back of LSG's skipper. Abdul Samad is the next man in.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, OUT! CAUGHT! High but not long enough. The drop does not cost Punjab much. Yuzvendra Chahal is charged up as he lets out a big roar. Chahal dishes out the googly, full and on middle. Pant gets down on a knee for the slog sweep, targeting the backward square leg fence. He does not quite get hold of it and it goes only as far as Marco Jansen in the deep, who bends and takes the catch with ease. The 65-run stand has been broken. 

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Insult to injury. He pitches it fuller, offering some flight, around the pads of the batter. Rishabh Pant gets down on his one knee and shovels it over the short fine leg fielder for four runs.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, DROPPED! That has gone right through. Sliding across on a length. Pant reaches out and picks the bones out of it. Hits it uppishly to extra cover, where Shreyas Iyer moves to his left and the ball comes to him around his waist. Iyer gets on his knees to take the catch but the ball bursts through his hands and goes behind. A couple of runs taken. How costly will this prove to be?

Yuzvendra Chahal to Josh Inglis, Looped up, on leg. Inglis steps out and converts the ball into a full toss before flicking it away through mid wicket for a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Short and wide outside off, Rishabh Pant at first comes down the track, but as he sees the ball going away from his body, he extends his arms and pushes it to short third for a single.

A superb over from Shashank Singh, pulling a bit of momentum back for Punjab. Change of ends for Yuzvendra Chahal.

Shashank Singh to Rishabh Pant, Keeps it away from Pant's hitting arc. On the fuller side. Rishabh slams it on the bounce to the man at deep cover. Just a single.