In-form opener Prabhsimran Singh continued his splendid kind with one other match-winning 91 runs as Punjab Kings (PBKS) defeated Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) by 37 runs on the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday.
Prabhsimran Singh’s explosive 91, studded with six fours and 7 sixes, set the stage for a high-scoring affair. It was Prabhsimran’s third consecutive fifty. Shashank Singh’s late cameo of 33 off 15 balls additional bolstered Punjab’s complete to 236 for five.
If Prabhsimran shone with the bat, then left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh picked up three wickets within the powerplay to place Punjab on high. Arshdeep, in his opening bursts, eliminated Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, and Nicholas Pooran to knock Lucknow out of playoff rivalry.
Chasing 237, LSG managed 199/7. For LSG, Ayush Badoni was the lone ranger, scoring 74 off 40 balls.
Earlier, Prabhsimran’s spectacular innings got here to an finish when he tried an formidable swap hit off Digvesh Rathi, falling 9 runs in need of what would have been his second IPL century.
The match started with LSG making an early breakthrough when Priyansh Arya was dismissed for 1 run, caught by Mayank Yadav at deep backward level off Akash Singh’s bowling.
Josh Inglis initiated the Punjab Kings’ assault with three consecutive sixes in opposition to Mayank Yadav, whose bowling pace has reportedly decreased by roughly 15 kmph following his rehabilitation on the BCCI’s Nationwide Cricket Academy.
After Inglis’s departure, Prabhsimran partnered with captain Shreyas Iyer, who scored 45 off 25 balls, to take management of the innings. Their partnership was aided by poor fielding from Avesh Khan.
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Prabhsimran significantly focused Avesh Khan, hitting him for consecutive sixes over mid-wicket. Khan’s figures have been disappointing, conceding 57 runs in 4 overs, with extra runs leaked by misfielding.
The partnership between Prabhsimran and Iyer yielded 78 runs in 7.5 overs earlier than Rathi turned the primary spinner this season to dismiss the Punjab Kings captain.
LSG’s bowlers struggled all through the innings, constantly bowling to Prabhsimran’s strengths and permitting him to capitalize on scoring alternatives.
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