Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings Match Overview
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) faced Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 13th match of the Indian Premier League 2025 on Tuesday, April 1, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
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Toss & Team Lineups
Toss Result: Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bowl.
Playing XIs: Here’s the playing 11 of both teams from this game:
Lucknow Super Giants
Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
Lockie Ferguson made his debut for the Punjab Kings in this game.
First Innings: Arshdeep Singh and co restricted LSG to below 180 runs
LSG lost the wicket of Mitchell Marsh on the fourth delivery of the innings, and their misery started there. By the time the fifth over was bowled, LSG had lost three wickets, including the wickets of Rishabh Pant and Aiden Markram. As usual, Nicholas Pooran came to the rescue but couldn’t last long this time. He scored 44 runs off 30 deliveries.
Ayush Badoni was the highest scorer for the team and finished with 41 runs off 33 deliveries. At the end of the 20th over mark, LSG had posted a total of 171 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Arshdeep Singh was the pick of the bowlers for the Kings and took three wickets for 43 runs in four overs.
Second Innings: Prabhsimran Singh led the chase with his T20-style batting
PBKS lost the wicket of Priyansh Arya in the third over for 26 runs. From there on, the show was dominated by Prabhsimran Singh. The wicketkeeper-batter played all kinds of shots that a modern T20 batter plays. He added 84 runs for the second wicket along with Shreyas Iyer before getting dismissed for 69 runs off 34 deliveries.
Iyer remained unbeaten on 52 runs off 30 deliveries, while Nehal Wadhera scored 43 runs off 25 deliveries and remained not out. PBKS reached the target of 172 runs in just 16.2 overs.
Key Moments & Turning Points
PBKS took three wickets in the power play and gave away just 39 runs. It was the reason the team was able to dominate during LSG’s innings. LSG picked one single wicket in the power play and PBKS made 62 runs in the first six overs. This proved to be the reason the game slipped from LSG’s grip.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings Top Performers of the Match
Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab Kings)
- Prabhsimran played a fiery innings of 69 runs off 34 deliveries and was the highest scorer in the match.
Arshdeep Singh (Punjab Kings)
- Arshdeep was the most successful bowler in the match.
- He took three wickets for 43 runs in four overs.
Player of the Match
Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab Kings)
- Prabhsimran scored his fourth half-century in IPL in this game.
- It led to him winning the Player of the Match award for the second time in his IPL career.
Match Statistics & Records
- PBKS has won their first two games this season. It is only the fourth time the team has done that since making their debut in 2008.
- It was PBKS’ third win over LSG in the IPL.
Final Thoughts & Takeaways
It has not been a smooth ride for LSG this season. They need other batters to step up in order to deliver a decent performance. On the other hand, everything is going great for PBKS and they would like to maintain the same.
What’s Next?
PBKS will take on Rajasthan Royals in their next game at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur in Chandigarh on Saturday, April 5. LSG will face Mumbai Indians in their next match on Friday, April 4, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
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