Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants Match Highlights & Results

Right then, that is all we have from a high-scoring encounter here in Mohali. On Saturday, 29th of April, we have a double dose of action coming your way. First up, it will be Kolkata taking on Gujarat at Eden Gardens and that game will start at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). The second game will be between Delhi and Hyderabad, starting at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). Do join us for the build-up of both games. Cheers!

Marcus Stoinis is the Player of the Match for scoring 74 of 40 deliveries and chipping in with a wicket. He says that his finger is alright and they will get the scans later. Mentions that they were joking about how this wicket is compared to the wicket at home and wanted to capitalize on a good batting track. Admits that when he was batting with Ayush they never thought they will reach 250 but they played their shots freely and mentions that he is a very talented player. Informs that it is more about the circumstances and batting up the order allows him to see more balls but he also enjoys the responsibility of playing lower down the order and finishing games off. Adds that his trait is to shuffle through the batting order. Ends by saying that he was swinging a few balls in the nets and the bowling coach decided to try him up top but says that the home wickets suit him better where he can take the pace off.

KL Rahul, the skipper of Lucknow says that their 10 wins batting first out of 12 is against the T20 trend and adds that he can’t figure out one reason for it but he is very happy with it. Tells that every game in the second half becomes important and they wanted to do well in this game and adds that the break after the last game helped them and they were always clear about how they wanted to bat. Applauds his team’s batting and says that getting to 250 speaks highly of how they batted. States that familiarity with the conditions help but cricket is a game where things can change and one cannot be sure about the pitch. Says that the first 2-3 overs set the tone for them and credits Mayers for it. Tells that they pre-planned a bit and they had their plans. Mentions that they have power-hitters and they just try to use players according to the situation of the game and informs that the think-tank does most of the planning and he tries to understand what they are thinking!

Time for the Presentation now...

Nicholas Pooran is down for a quick chat. He says that he is very happy with the performance of the bowlers and is more happy about getting two important points. Adds that they knew that there is one shorter side on this ground and once they had controlled the powerplay, they tried to make batters hit on the bigger side of the ground. Mentions that he has not been successful in taking reviews in recent times and that’s why let one pass in this game. Informs that he tries not to do much wicketkeeping practice and adds that it is all about catching the ball with soft hands and keeping it simple. Signs off by saying that he will take 40-odd runs any day and that it is good to contribute to a team cause.

Shikhar Dhawan, the skipper of Punjab says that they gave away too many runs and paid the price for it. Admits that he could not contribute and explains that the ball did not come quickly enough so it went straight to the fielder. Adds that they were chasing a big score so he had to get going straight away. Claims that his strategy didn’t work and they played with a spinner less but it is a learning curve for him and he will look to come back stronger. Ends by saying that the Impact Player rule has been good but sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.

Time for some interviews.

Punjab have a quality bowling attack but they were way below par in this game. The bowlers of the class of Rabada, Arshdeep Singh and Sam Curran bowled way too many loose deliveries and extras and Lucknow made them pay heavily. Rahul Chahar was the only one who bowled well and with the bat, it was Atharva Taide who impressed with his classy strokeplay. After losing two early wickets, the young batter from Vidarbha batted with intensity and scored 66 off 36 balls while other middle-order batters too played brisk knocks but the target of 258 was way too much for them in the end.

As mentioned before, the win for Lucknow was set up by their batters. Mayers started off the carnage and almost everyone who followed kept going as they went on to get the second-highest total in the history of the Indian T20 League. Lucknow were always favourites to win the game from thereon and KL Rahul went on to use 9 bowlers which shows the nature of the pitch here in Mohali and the kind of resources Lucknow have at their disposal. What helped Lucknow further is that they got Shikhar Dhawan in the first over and had wickets in the Powerplay with Punjab always behind the 8-ball. Bishnoi bowled brilliantly in the middle overs to pick up two wickets. Naveen-ul-Haq and Yash Thakur then executed their plans in the death and picked 7 wickets between them to seal a big win for Lucknow.

Lucknow have notched up an impressive win here! Punjab batters tried hard but when you have been handed a target of over 250 runs in a T20 game, then we all know who needs to take the blame here. Lucknow batters set up this win and their bowlers just needed to do the basics right which they eventually did. Lucknow, now move to the second spot with this comprehensive win.

Yash Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, OUT! c Ravi Bishnoi b Yash Thakur.OUT! CAUGHT! Yash Thakur has a four-fer and a comprehensive win for the visitors! Yash Thakur bowls this really full and into the pads.  Shahrukh Khan goes for the flick into the leg side but hits it straight down the throat of the deep square leg fielder. Ravi Bishnoi keeps his concentration and holds onto the catch as Lucknow have bowled their opponents out here. The visitors have managed to exact revenge for their loss at home with a 56-run win and will now look to build on this result.

Yash Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, No run.Bangs this in short and going down leg. Shahrukh Khan misses his pull and the ball goes through to the keeper.

Yash Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, 2 runs.Nails the yorker on a leg stump line. Shahrukh Khan clips this towards deep square leg for a run. Some sloppiness from Lucknow allows the batters to take a second. Brings up the 200 for Punjab but there are still nowhere near the target

Yash Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, No run.Short and going down leg. Shahrukh Khan pulls this towards fine leg and they do not take a single.

Yash Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, No run.Yash Thakur bowls this really full and at the stumps. Shahrukh Khan digs this out back towards the bowler.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Arshdeep Singh, 2 runs.A fullish delivery on middle. Arshdeep Singh slogs it wide of long on for a couple.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Arshdeep Singh, No run.Another slower ball bowled slightly short and in line with the stumps. Arshdeep Singh looks to tuck this away but misses and the ball goes just over the stumps.

Arshdeep Singh is the last man in.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Kagiso Rabada, OUT! b Naveen-ul-Haq.OUT! TIMBER! A well-disguised delivery and Naveen-ul-Haq has his third wicket! He comes 'round the wicket and bowls this full into the stumps. Kagiso Rabada does not read the slower ball and is early into the shot. Kagiso Rabada pushes at it and misses as the ball goes on to shatter the stumps. Punjab have just one wicket left and Lucknow will want to wrap this up in a jiffy.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Shahrukh Khan, 1 run.Naveen-ul-Haq goes full and outside the off stump. Shahrukh Khan strokes this towards long off and takes one.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Shahrukh Khan, 2 runs.Naveen-ul-Haq bowls this full and outside the off pole. Shahrukh Khan lofts this towards deep cover and takes a couple of runs.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Shahrukh Khan, Wide!WIDE! Bowls this one just beyond the tram line on a fuller length. The umpire indicates wide and the bowler is not too happy.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Shahrukh Khan, No run.Naveen-ul-Haq bowls this full and outside the off stump. Shahrukh Khan knocks this towards cover.

Kagiso Rabada is the next man in.

Yash Thakur to Rahul Chahar, OUT! c Deepak Hooda b Yash Thakur.OUT! CAUGHT! Yash Thakur gets two in one over and Rahul Chahar bites the dust! Yash Thakur bowls this full and into the stumps. Rahul Chahar looks to clip this leg side but mistimes it towards wide long on. Deepak Hooda has an easy catch to take and Punjab are now eight down.

Yash Thakur to Rahul Chahar, Wide!WIDE! Goes full and down leg side. Rahul Chahar looks to clip this fine but misses and the umpire calls this wide.

Rahul Chahar walks out to the middle now.

Yash Thakur to Jitesh Sharma, OUT! c KL Rahul b Yash Thakur.OUT! CAUGHT! Yash Thakur has the second for the night and Jitesh Sharma's cameo comes to an end! Yash Thakur bowls this full and outside the off stump. Jitesh Sharma looks to go over the mid off fielder but does not connect cleanly. KL Rahul takes a couple of steps back and grabs onto the ball over his head. Punjab lose their seventh wicket and are staring at a certain defeat.

Yash Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, 1 run.Continues to bowl full and going down leg. Shahrukh Khan looks to flick this fine but finds the fine leg fielder for a run.

Yash Thakur to Jitesh Sharma, 1 run.Goes full and into the legs of the batter. Jitesh Sharma clips this towards long on and gets a single.

Yash Thakur to Jitesh Sharma, Six!SIX! Two maximums in a row and the crowd has something to cheer about! Yash Thakur bowls this back of a length and outside off. Jitesh Sharma slaps this with a cross bat over long on for six more runs.

Yash Thakur to Jitesh Sharma, Six!SIX! Jitesh Sharma is giving some fight here! This is a full toss on the pads. Jitesh Sharma flicks this over deep backward square leg for six runs.

Shahrukh Khan walks out to the middle now.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Sam Curran, OUT! c Ayush Badoni b Naveen-ul-Haq.OUT! CAUGHT! Naveen-ul-Haq gets his man and he has deceived the batter with the lack of pace! Bowls this full and into the batter. Sam Curran is early into his shot and lobs this into the air on the off side. Ayush Badoni settles under this one and takes a well-judged catch. Punjab lose their sixth wicket here and they are spiraling further down the barrel. Lucknow have complete control of this game and look to coast to a win here.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Sam Curran, No run.Well bowled by Naveen-ul-Haq! He serves this back of a length and into the batter. Sam Curran looks to make room and slap it away but gets beaten.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Sam Curran, No ball and Four!NO BALL AND FOUR! Naveen-ul-Haq has bowled a beamer here and Sam Curran has managed to somehow get some bat on this! This is a high full toss bowled at the batter. Sam Curran goes down on the floor but sticks his bat out and gets it over the keeper for four runs. Free-Hit coming up...

Naveen-ul-Haq to Sam Curran, 2 runs.A slower ball bowled back of a length and outside off. Sam Curran waits on it and pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Jitesh Sharma, Leg bye.Bowls full and outside the off pole. Jitesh Sharma goes well across to the off side even before the ball is bowled and looks to flick it leg side but misses. The ball goes off the pads towards cover and they take a leg bye.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Jitesh Sharma, 2 runs.Keeps it fuller in length again and outside off. Jitesh Sharma slaps it through covers for another two runs.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Jitesh Sharma, 2 runs.A fullish delivery and outside off. Sharma drills it through the extra cover region for a couple.

Ravi Bishnoi to Sam Curran, Four!FOUR! Sam Curran puts this away to the fence! Full and in line with the stumps. Sam Curran clips this towards deep square leg for four runs.

Ravi Bishnoi to Jitesh Sharma, No ball!NO BALL! Ravi Bishnoi tosses this full and in line with the stumps. Jitesh Sharma powers this to long on for a single and takes a single. Ravi Bishnoi has overstepped and will have to bowl one more delivery to end his spell.

Ravi Bishnoi to Sam Curran, 1 run.Short this time and on a leg stump line. Sam Curran whips this towards deep square leg for one.

Ravi Bishnoi to Jitesh Sharma, Leg bye.Fires this one full and going down leg. Jitesh Sharma looks to flick this away but misses. The ball goes off the pads towards short fine leg and they take a leg bye.

Ravi Bishnoi to Jitesh Sharma, Six!SIX! Jitesh Sharma begins with a massive hit! Ravi Bishnoi tosses this one full and outside the off stump. Jitesh Sharma dispatches this beyond the long on boundary for six runs to open his account in style.

Strategic break! Punjab are trying hard and are almost going at 10 runs per over. However, the target is still way far from them and the best Punjab can do is to keep going for it till the end. Atharva Taide earlier played well for his fifty and other batters too chipped in with handy cameos. However, Lucknow are way ahead and would like to seal as big a win as possible in this game. Jitesh Sharma walks out to the middle.

Ravi Bishnoi to Liam Livingstone, OUT! lbw b Ravi Bishnoi.OUT! PLUMB! Ravi Bishnoi has yet another wicket and he gets rid of the dangerous Liam Livingstone! He bowls another googly on a fuller length and angled into the stumps. Liam Livingstone looks to hit through the line into the leg side but misses and gets hit flush on the back leg. Ravi Bishnoi goes up in appeal and the umpire raises his finger. This looks pretty straight but Liam Livingstone decides to review it. UltraEdge shows there is no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows this is hitting the middle of middle stump. Punjab lose their fourth wicket and are well behind the eight ball here.

Ravi Bishnoi to Liam Livingstone, No run.Ravi Bishnoi bowls a googly short in length and into the batter. Liam Livingstone charges down the wicket and looks to heave into the leg side but misses and gets hit on the body.

Avesh Khan to Liam Livingstone, 1 run.A fuller delivery again and outside off. Livingstone drives it to sweeper cover for a single. 106 needed now from 30 balls!

Avesh Khan to Liam Livingstone, No run.Brilliant fielding! A full delivery and outside off. Liam Livingstone drives it hard to the right of point and Ravi Bishnoi there almost pulls off a blinder with a dive. The ball, however, does not stick in his hand.

Avesh Khan to Liam Livingstone, Six!SIX! This is what Punjab need and they need plenty of it! Short and on off. Liam Livingstone picks the length and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum.

Avesh Khan to Liam Livingstone, 2 runs.A fuller delivery and around off. Livingstone drives it through covers for a couple.

Avesh Khan to Sam Curran, 1 run.A full delivery on off. Curran digs it out to mid-wicket for a single.

Avesh Khan to Sam Curran, 2 runs.A length delivery on off. Curran shuffles to his left and works it to deep backward square leg for a couple.

Krunal Pandya to Sam Curran, 1 run.Shortish and outside off. Curran pumps it bit aerially to long off for a single. 118 needed now from 36 balls!

Krunal Pandya to Sam Curran, Wide!WIDE! A full delivery and way outside off. Curran lets it go.

Krunal Pandya to Sam Curran, No run.Nails a yorker on off. Curran only manages to dig it out.

Krunal Pandya to Sam Curran, Six!SIX! Oh, Sam Curran is off the mark with a bang! A full delivery on off. Curran gets under it and tonks it over long on for a maximum.

Krunal Pandya to Liam Livingstone, 1 run.A full delivery on middle. Liam Livingstone works it to deep square leg for a single.

Krunal Pandya to Liam Livingstone, Four!FOUR! Good shot! Liam Livingstone skips down the track and Pandya pushes it wider outside off. Livingstone though takes it on full and drills it through covers for a boundary.

Krunal Pandya to Liam Livingstone, No run.A fuller and quicker one on leg. Liam tries to sweep it but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Sam Curran makes his way out to the middle.

Ravi Bishnoi to Atharva Taide, OUT! c & b Ravi Bishnoi.OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Atharva Taide departs! He played well though but it was too much to ask from the youngster! Tossed up nicely on off. Taide sees the opportunity and goes for a big slog-sweep. However, he manages only to get a big top edge. The ball goes high in the air and Ravi Bishnoi settles under it to take it comfortably.

Ravi Bishnoi to Liam Livingstone, 1 run.Tossed up on off. Livingstone drills it to long off for a single.

Ravi Bishnoi to Liam Livingstone, Four!FOUR! Finds the gap! Quicker and outside off. Livingstone cuts it in the gap between backward point and short third man for a single.

Ravi Bishnoi to Atharva Taide, 1 run.A Tossed up delivery on leg. Taide sweeps it uppishly but well short of deep backward square leg for a single.

Ravi Bishnoi to Liam Livingstone, 1 run.Just a single! Tossed up on off. Liam Livingstone drills it back to the bowler. Bishnoi manages to half-stop it and a single is taken.

Ravi Bishnoi to Liam Livingstone, 2 runs.Shortish and quicker on middle. Livingstone flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Yash Thakur to Atharva Taide, Four!FOUR! Another boundary! 12 from the over! On a length angling into middle. Taide gets across to his left and scoops it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Yash Thakur to Atharva Taide, Four!FOUR! Nicely played! Shortish and angling into body. Taide waits for it, sways away a bit and just guides it over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Yash Thakur to Liam Livingstone, 1 run.A full toss on leg. Livingstone heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Liam Livingstone is the new batter and he seems to have come to the crease a tad bit late.

Yash Thakur to Sikandar Raza, OUT! c Krunal Pandya b Yash Thakur.OUT! CAUGHT! Yash Thakur strikes and Sikandar Raza's breezy knock comes to an end. Short and outside off. Raza cuts it uppishly and does time it well. However, he hits it straight to deep point fielder and Krunal Pandya takes a good catch near the ropes. Punjab lose their third.

Yash Thakur to Atharva Taide, 1 run.A full delivery on off. Taide drills it to long on for a single.

Yash Thakur to Atharva Taide, 2 runs.A shortish delivery, outside off. Taide gets across to his left and tries to pull it but mistimes it to backward point. The fielder there has a shy at the batter's end as the batters take a single but misses and an extra run is taken.

Ravi Bishnoi to Sikandar Raza, Six!SIX! Just over the long on fielder! Short and on off. Raza pulls it but does not time it perfectly. The ball. however, manages to evade the jumping long on fielder for a maximum.

Ravi Bishnoi to Sikandar Raza, Four!FOUR! Much-needed boundary for Punjab, 100 comes up as well. A full delivery on leg. Raza heaves it off the inside half of his blade through backward square leg for a boundary.

Ravi Bishnoi to Sikandar Raza, 2 runs.Shortish and on off. Raza pulls it uppishly staight down the ground and takes two as the fielder at long off does well to stop it.

Ravi Bishnoi to Sikandar Raza, No run.Dot again! A quicker delivery again and it is outside off. Raza tries to swipe it towards the leg side but misses. Pooran collects the ball and whips the bails off. The leg umpire takes the stumping appeal upstairs but the replays show that Raza is safe.

Ravi Bishnoi to Atharva Taide, 1 run.Flatter and quicker on off. Taide pulls it without much timing to mid-wicket for a single.

Ravi Bishnoi to Atharva Taide, No run.Dot to start the over! A quicker delivery and a googly outside off. Taide tries to slap it away but misses.

Yash Thakur to Atharva Taide, 1 run.Nails the yorker on an off-stump line. Atharva Taide flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Yash Thakur to Atharva Taide, 2 runs.Bowls this on a length and outside the off pole. Atharva Taide whips this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a couple of runs.

Yash Thakur to Sikandar Raza, No run.Nails this yorker and follows the batter down leg side. Sikandar Raza is unable to dig this out and gets hit on the pads. The ball goes off the pads towards short third man and they take a leg bye.

Yash Thakur to Sikandar Raza, No run.Slower delivery on a good length and outside the off stump. Sikandar Raza attempts a scoop shot but gets deceived by the pace.

Yash Thakur to Sikandar Raza, Four!FOUR! Sikandar Raza stays in the crease and slaps this to the fence! Yash Thakur bowls this back of a length and outside the off stump. Sikandar Raza pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and collects four runs.

Yash Thakur to Atharva Taide, 1 run.Yash Thakur bowls this short and going down leg from 'round the wicket. Atharva Taide pulls this towards deep backward square leg and takes a single.

Strategic break! Lucknow have done well to pick two early wickets and that has ensured that Punjab need more than 15 runs per over from hereon to win this one. However, Atharva Taide is looking very fluent and Raza too has started to strike it well. Punjab also have some big hitters to follow and they would be hoping to see a blinder of a knock from someone to take them over the line. Can Punjab put Lucknow in some pressure here? Let's find out. Yash Thakur is into the attack now.

Amit Mishra to Atharva Taide, 1 run.Slightly short and outside the off stump, bowled really slow through the air. Atharva Taide mistimes his pull towards deep mid-wicket and takes a run.

Amit Mishra to Sikandar Raza, 1 run.Tosses this into the pads on a fuller length. Sikandar Raza clips this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single.

Amit Mishra to Atharva Taide, 1 run.Flighted once again and bowled full outside off. Atharva Taide looks to sweep and miscues it towards short fine leg for a single.

Amit Mishra to Atharva Taide, Four!FOUR! A nice bit of innovation from Atharva Taide! Amit Mishra loops this full and on a leg stump line. Atharva Taide reverse sweeps this towards deep backward point for four runs.

Amit Mishra to Atharva Taide, No run.Googly bowled full and outside the off pole. Atharva Taide pushes at this with no leg movement and gets beaten.

Amit Mishra to Sikandar Raza, 1 run.Amit Mishra floats this full and just outside off. Sikandar Raza knocks this towards cover-point and takes one.

Ravi Bishnoi to Sikandar Raza, 1 run.Fires this one full and into the stumps. Sikandar Raza flicks this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single to keep strike.

Ravi Bishnoi to Sikandar Raza, No run.Bowls a googly this time on a shorter length. Sikandar Raza gets cramped for room and taps this back towards the bowler.

Ravi Bishnoi to Sikandar Raza, Four!FOUR! Misfield in the deep and Sikandar Raza picks up yet another boundary! Ravi Bishnoi bowls this full as well and outside off. Sikandar Raza thumps this towards long off and Deepak Hooda puts in a dive to his left but parries it into the ropes for four runs.

Ravi Bishnoi to Atharva Taide, 1 run.Tosses this one full and in line with the stumps. Atharva Taide shimmies down the wicket and knocks this towards long off for a single.

Ravi Bishnoi to Atharva Taide, No run.Short once again and outside off, turning away from the batter. Atharva Taide slaps this straight to the backward point fielder.

Ravi Bishnoi to Atharva Taide, No run.Ravi Bishnoi begins with a googly bowled outside the off stump on a shortish length. Atharva Taide looks to cut but misses.