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

Shashank Singh to Josh Inglis, Much fuller, just outside off, Josh Inglis connects his reverse ramp this time toward the left of the deep backward point fielder and gets a single.

Shashank Singh to Rishabh Pant, Lands it on a good length, near the tramline. Pant slaps it to deep cover and turns the strike over.

Shashank Singh to Josh Inglis, Back of a length, wide outside off. Josh Inglis cuts it late to deep backward point for a single.

Shashank Singh to Josh Inglis, Beaten again! Fuller and in the channel on off. Inglis looks to play the square drive but the ball is not that wide and he is beaten for pace too as the ball skids through.

Shashank Singh to Josh Inglis, Singh bangs it on a hard length, around off. Josh Inglis makes room and attempts to reverse ramp it over short third but fails to get the connection.

Will Yuzvendra Chahal bowl out? Nope, they are saving his last over. Shreyas Iyer brings in the golden arm of Shashank Singh into the attack.

Arshdeep Singh to Josh Inglis, Another expensive over from Arshdeep. 19 runs off it. Full and on middle. Inglis flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket. There is a fumble in the deep but that does not cost Punjab any extra run. Singh's figures read 2-0-35-0.

Arshdeep Singh to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Predetermined and effective as well. Good-length delivery, at the stumps. Josh Inglis shuffles across the stumps and scoops it well over the short fine leg fielder for four more runs. The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters.

Arshdeep Singh to Josh Inglis, FIFTY FOR INGLIS! Back-to-back half-centuries for the Aussie and the third in five innings this season. Low full toss, going across. Inglis hangs low and reaches out. He carves it over the leaping backward point fielder. Yuzvendra Chahal sprints to his right in the deep and dives to prevent the boundary, saving a couple of runs for his side.

Arshdeep Singh to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Short and punished! Back of a length, on middle and off. Josh Inglis transfers his weight to his back foot and pulls it hard into the vast gap between long on and deep mid-wicket for four runs.

Arshdeep Singh to Josh Inglis, SIX! A gift and Inglis accepts it gleefully. Arshdeep goes searching for the yorker but he misses his mark by a long way. A knee-high full toss, on off with mid on up inside the circle. Inglis hangs back and muscles it over mid on for a six.

Arshdeep Singh to Josh Inglis, Wide! Another slower bumper but too high this time, around off. Inglis arches back to flay it over the keeper but misses.

Arshdeep Singh is back with a change of ends. He went for 16 runs in his only over so far.

Arshdeep Singh to Rishabh Pant, Arshdeep Singh starts with a slower bouncer, just outside off. Rishabh Pant gets on his toes and checks his pull shot to square leg. They cross.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Nice and full, attacking the sticks. Pant clips it through mid-wicket and retains the strike with a single. A tidy over by Chahal, just 3 runs off it.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Much fuller and way outside off. Rishabh Pant has to lean toward the off side and stretch his hands to slap it, but it goes straight to the cover fielder.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Pushed across the left-hander but sneaking inside the tramline, on a good length. Pant lets it go.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Josh Inglis, Fullish, around off, Josh Inglis steps down the track and drills it to long on for one.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up, full and on leg. Rishabh steps out and flicks it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Sharp fielding by Chahal! Flighted and fuller, on middle. Rishabh Pant drives it hard, just toward the left of the bowler. Yuzvendra Chahal gets low to his left and makes a good stop.

Is it a six? Looks like it. Arshdeep Singh's feet seem to have come in contact with the boundary cushions before he could flick the ball back in. Yep, that is going to be signalled as a six.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Josh Inglis, SIX! 100 UP FOR LSG! Vijaykumar Vyshak bangs this into the pitch, around off, takes pace off as well. Josh Inglis goes through his pull shot a bit early, and it flies off the top edge towards the deep square leg fence. Arshdeep Singh, who is stationed there, settles himself and grabs the ball with both hands above his head with a leap, but while coming down, he steps on the cushions. The replay confirms it and the umpire signals a six.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Gets it away! A low full toss, on off, Josh Inglis stays leg side of the ball, extends his arms and powers it between extra cover and mid off for a boundary.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Rishabh Pant, Good-length delivery and around off, angles away, Rishabh Pant looks to drive it on the up but gets an outside edge towards third man for one.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length and outside off, Rishabh Pant cuts it away hard but straight to point.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Josh Inglis, A full toss, around off, Josh Inglis uses his feet and throws his bat at it, slicing it over backward point for a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Josh Inglis, Just short! Short of a length and outside off, follows the batter well. Josh Inglis moves across for the scoop but hits it from the inside half of the bat and on the bounce to short fine.

Last season, in LSG's final game after they had already been knocked out of the playoff race, Rishabh Pant produced a blistering 118* off 61 balls against RCB at this very venue. Vijaykumar Vyshak to continue...

Yuzvendra Chahal to Josh Inglis, Quicker one, full and on middle, Josh Inglis drives it down to long on for one more.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Much fuller, with some flight offered, just outside off, Rishabh Pant drives it along the carpet to long off for a single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Appeal for LBW, but turned down! Slower through the air, shortish and on leg, Rishabh Pant moves back to swipe it away but misses and gets hit high on the pads. Maybe pitching outside leg.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! What a shot that is! A touch fuller, angling away from the batter. Rishabh Pant gets on his back foot and frees his arms to slap it toward the left of the cover fielder for a boundary.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Floated, full and on leg, Rishabh Pant tucks it with soft hands through square leg and comes back for the second run. Good running!

Yuzvendra Chahal to Josh Inglis, Flighted and fuller, angling in, around the leg pole. Josh Inglis makes room and drives it toward wide long off for a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Josh Inglis, Hard length and angling into the batter, Josh Inglis nudges it to deep fine leg for one. 8 runs off Vyshak's first over!

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Josh Inglis, WIDE! A slower bumper, on middle, but a bit too high, Josh Inglis sways away and tries to upper cut but misses.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Rishabh Pant, Pitches it up, does Vyshak, on off, Rishabh Pant pushes it to the left of the bowler for a single. 

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length and around off, Rishabh Pant opens the bat face and steers it away but fails to beat point.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Nearly dragged on. Lucky runs for Rishabh Pant. This is an excellent delivery from Vyshak, pitching it on off and going away from the left-hander. Rishabh Pant rocks back and looks to punch at it with a cross-bat, but gets nicked on the inside edge. The ball zips past the off stump and rolls away to deep fine leg for four runs.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Josh Inglis, Short of a length and around off, Josh Inglis drags it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Josh Inglis, Hard-length delivery, slanting in, around middle. Josh Inglis flicks it to short fine leg and is just about to set off for a single but Rishabh Pant says no.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Josh Inglis, Fires his one full and on leg, Josh Inglis works it through square leg for one.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant, Googly, around the leg stump. Rishabh Pant clips it to the right of short fine leg and gets a single.

With the fall of the wicket, it is time for the STRATEGIC BREAK. The teams have traded blows in the opening exchanges. Josh Inglis made an early statement before Punjab hit back. Ayush Badoni then burst out of the blocks with a rapid start, but his entertaining innings has now been cut short, and the Kings will be relieved to see the back of him. LSG will be keen to build a platform through the middle phase, with the likes of Abdul Samad and Mukul Choudhary waiting in the wings. Lucknow's skipper, Rishabh Pant joins Josh Inglis out in the middle.

Stumped? Prabhsimran Singh looks quite confident. The third umpire is called into action. Replays show Badoni briefly lifted his back leg at the exact moment Prabhsimran whipped the bails off in a flash. OUT flashes on the big screen.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Ayush Badoni, OUT! STUMPED! A wicket against the run of play for Punjab, but some excellent presence of mind from Prabhsimran Singh. Yuzvendra Chahal bowls this flatter, short and just outside off. Ayush Badoni rocks back to cut it away but misses it. The keeper, Prabhsimran, collects it behind the stumps, waits for a moment and then clips the bails off. He looks pretty confident about this one and the square leg umpire sends it upstairs. First, UltraEdge comes up and shows a flat line on it. However, the replay shows that, after playing the shot, Badoni lifts his back leg up in the air, and at that exact moment, Singh breaks the stumps. A schoolboy error from Badoni, but he goes back after a quick-fire cameo and the 49-run stand is broken.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Josh Inglis, Tossed up, fuller, around the pads of the batter. Josh Inglis sweeps it to deep square leg and gets an easy single.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Ayush Badoni, Drops it short and on middle, Ayush Badoni nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

Yuzvendra Chahal to Josh Inglis, Chahal starts off with a shorter delivery, on middle and leg. Josh Inglis opens his stance and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Excellent finish to the Powerplay for LSG. 42 runs off the last 2 overs. First look at spin as Yuzvendra Chahal comes on.