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

Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! That's just wonderful timing! Tries the yorker but just misses it by an inch, angling in as well. Ayush Badoni backs away a bit and clips it away. He gets it wide of mid on, while Cooper Connolly in the deep runs to his left and dives, but the ball still finds its way to the fence. 24 runs off the 6th over. LSG are 66/2 at the end of the Powerplay.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni, In the air...but in the gap. Azmatullah Omarzai goes for a slower yorker now, but spills a low full toss. Ayush Badoni looks to tuck it to his leg side but gets a thick leading edge. The ball is skied behind cover and the batter gets a couple of runs.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni, SIX! Oh, my word! That has gone many a mile. Azmatullah Omarzai goes pace off, into the pitch and around off, sits up nicely for the batter. Ayush Badoni waits for it before smoking it way over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen more.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni, SIX! This is Ayush Badoni at his best. The way he is striking the ball tells us how confident he is right now. Full-length delivery, a bit slower than usual, on off and middle. Ayush Badoni winds up and unleashes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! Excellent shot! Much fuller this time and just around off. Ayush Badoni never tried to keep it down. He opens the bat face and slices it over backward point for a boundary.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni, WIDE! Just loses his line and lands this on a good length but down the leg side, Ayush Badoni fails to glance it away.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Josh Inglis, Fuller in length, pitching it just outside off and angling in. Josh Inglis clears his front foot to swat it across the line, but connects it from the inner part of his bat, toward the right of the mid on fielder. Single taken.

A third over on the trot for Azmatullah Omarzai. 2-0-5-1 so far for the Afghan all-rounder.

Marco Jansen to Ayush Badoni, On a length and on middle, angling in, Ayush Badoni pats it back to the bowler. A productive over for LSG. 18 runs off it.

Marco Jansen to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! Ayush Badoni is having a cracking start here. Jansen switches his side and comes around the wicket this time. Bowls on the back of a good length, just outside off. Ayush Badoni once again stays on his back foot, waits for the delivery to arrive and opens the face of the bat to steer it toward the right of Yuzvendra Chahal at short third for four more runs.

Marco Jansen to Ayush Badoni, SIX! Even bigger and better! Short of a length but down the leg side and pace off too. Ayush Badoni picks it up early, gets on top of the bounce and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Marco Jansen to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! More runs! Back of a length, on middle. Ayush Badoni stays on his back foot and swings his willow hard to pull it over the mid on region for another boundary.

Marco Jansen to Ayush Badoni, Typical fast bowler's response! Marco Jansen bangs in a quick and sharp bouncer, on middle, takes off a bit, Ayush Badoni looks to pull it away but fails to connect.

Marco Jansen to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! Oh, Priyansh Arya should have done better there. Good-length delivery, on middle. Ayush Badoni gets on his front foot and just clips it through square leg. Priyansh sprints to his left in the deep and gets to the ball, but fails to flick it away. The ball hits the boundary cushion for four runs.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni, Pace off, back of a length and on off, Ayush Badoni tucks it in front of mid-wicket for one.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Josh Inglis, Much fuller and angling into the pads, Josh Inglis clips it through backward square leg for another run.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni, Overpitched delivery, on the sixth stump line, Ayush Badoni tries to play the lofted drive but gets an outside edge towards deep third for one.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni, Full again and around off, Ayush Badoni takes a couple of steps out to push it away but miscues it off the bottom part back to the bowler.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni, Pitched up and on middle, shaping in, Ayush Badoni steps across a bit and flicks it to mid-wicket.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Josh Inglis, Fuller and on off, Josh Inglis drills it towards mid off for a quick single.

Marco Jansen to Ayush Badoni, Hard-length delivery, on off, Ayush Badoni stays back and blocks it out. Back-to-back successful overs for PBKS!

Ayush Badoni makes his way out to bat.

Marco Jansen to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! DRAGGED ON! That sums up the whole season for Nicholas Pooran. It is dug into the surface by Marco Jansen, just around off, nips in a shy bit. Nicholas Pooran swivels and looks to pull it across the line. He completely loses his shape and only manages to get an inside edge back onto the stumps. LSG are 20/2 now.

Marco Jansen to Josh Inglis, Hits the deck hard, on middle, jags back in, Josh Inglis gets hurried to heave it away and misses as the ball goes off his thigh pad to the off side. A leg bye taken.

Marco Jansen to Josh Inglis, Bangs this into the pitch and around off, takes pace off, Josh Inglis uses his feet and looks to pull it away but gets deceived by the lack of pace and misses.

Marco Jansen to Josh Inglis, Beauty! Short of a length and on off, nips back in with some extra bounce, Josh Inglis has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. The ball keeps rising as the keeper collects it above his head.

Marco Jansen to Josh Inglis, WIDE! Loses his line and serves this full but down the leg side, Josh Inglis swings at it but misses. 

Marco Jansen to Nicholas Pooran, Back of a length and on off, Nicholas Pooran stays back and pats it in front of cover and hurries across to the other end for a single.

Arshdeep Singh has been taken out of the attack after going for 16 runs in the opening over. Marco Jansen replaces him.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Nicholas Pooran, Touch slower, pitched up, on middle, Nicholas Pooran knocks it towards mid off for a quick single. Just one run and a wicket off the over!

Azmatullah Omarzai to Nicholas Pooran, Much fuller and around off, shaping away, Nicholas Pooran drives it away to cover.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Nicholas Pooran, Short of a length and on off, Nicholas Pooran hops up and looks to dab it down but gets a bottom edge that bounces past the stumps.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Nicholas Pooran, Hits the deck hard and around off, gets it to move away this time, Nicholas Pooran watches it through and leaves it alone.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Nicholas Pooran, Fuller in length and on middle and leg, shapes in sharply, Nicholas Pooran fails to flick it away and gets hit on the pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down.

In walks Nicholas Pooran at number 3. Deep Dasgupta points out that this is the earliest Pooran has come out to bat this season.

Azmatullah Omarzai to Arshin Kulkarni, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Azmatullah Omarzai draws first blood on his very first delivery. He lands this back of a length and well outside off, gets it to nip back in a bit. Arshin Kulkarni goes chasing after it and slashes hard, away from his body, without moving his feet. It's a nothing shot, really. The ball catches the underedge and goes behind, where the keeper, Prabhsimran Singh makes no mistake. A golden duck for Kulkarni and LSG are 16/1.

A bright start for LSG. It will be Azmatullah Omarzai to operate from the other end.

Arshdeep Singh to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Up and over! Sticks to the fuller length, does Arshdeep, on middle, shaping in. Josh Inglis opens up his stance a bit, gets under it and lofts it over mid on this time for yet another boundary. 16 runs off the first over, then.

Arshdeep Singh to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Third boundary of the over! Pitched up delivery, just outside off, Josh Inglis reaches out for it and muscles it down the ground to the long off fence for four more runs.

Arshdeep Singh to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Put away! Arshdeep Singh bangs this into the pitch, on middle. Josh Inglis gets a bit hurried and turns his head away, but still crunches the pull shot through square leg for another boundary.

Arshdeep Singh to Josh Inglis, Back of a length and on middle, jags back into the batter, Josh Inglis looks to nudge it away but only manages to glove it down to the leg side.

Arshdeep Singh to Josh Inglis, Full again and on off, Josh Inglis strides out and drives it firmly but straight to cover this time.

Arshdeep Singh to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Josh Inglis and LSG are underway in style! Arshdeep Singh starts with a full delivery and around off. Inglis plants his front foot towards the pitch of the ball, leans on and with a high elbow, he creams the drive through covers for the first boundary.

We are all set for this all-important clash! One last time for the faithful Lucknow fans to watch their team play this season. A new opening pair for them in the absence of Marsh, as it will be Josh Inglis and Arshin Kulkarni. Punjab Kings have already taken up their respective field positions. Arshdeep Singh has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

Impact sub options for PBKS - Harpreet Brar, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod and Praveen Dubey.

Punjab Kings (Playing XI) - Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (C), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen (In place of Lockie Ferguson), Vijaykumar Vyshak (In place of Harpreet Brar), Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal.