LSG vs PBKS IPL 2024: Lucknow Super Giants, who won the toss and elected to bat first, scored 199 runs for the loss of 8 wickets on the basis of Quinton de Kock’s fifty followed by Krunal Pandya’s stormy innings. Chasing the target, Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan along with Johnny Bairstow made a stormy start but the 21-year-old bowler, who was making his debut, changed the course of the match by taking wickets continuously.
A very explosive match was played in the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Lucknow Super Giants, who won the toss and came to bat first, scored 199 runs for the loss of 8 wickets on the basis of Quinton de Kock’s fifty and Krunal Pandya’s stormy innings. While chasing the target, Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan made a stormy start along with Johnny Bairstow, but the 21-year-old bowler making his debut changed the course of the match by taking wickets continuously.
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Mayank Yadav shines on debut
Mayank Yadav, who made his debut in the Indian Premier League for Lucknow Super Kings, stunned everyone with his sharp fast bowling. This 21-year-old bowler gave the team its first breakthrough by dismissing Johnny Bairstow, who was batting explosively, in 11.4 overs. After this, he stopped Prabhsimran Singh’s storm and then brought Lucknow back into the match by taking the wicket of an aggressive batsman like Jitesh Sharma.
Dhawan–Bairstow’s stormy partnership went in vain
Shikhar Dhawan and Johnny Bairstow made a great start for Punjab Kings chasing 200 runs against Lucknow. Both of them together made a partnership of 100 runs for the team in just 62 balls. Punjab lost the first wicket at a score of 102 runs and after that the team could not make a comeback. Shikhar Dhawan played an innings of 70 runs in 50 balls but could not lead the team to victory.
Krunal Pandya’s explosive batting
The Lucknow Super Giants team was looking in trouble at one point. After the dismissal of captain Nicholas Pooran, it seemed difficult for the team to score a big score. Krunal Pandya came here and played an unbeaten innings of 43 runs with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes in just 22 balls and took the team to 199 runs. De Kock played an innings of 54 runs in the opening while captain Pooran scored 42 runs.
