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In the IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Punjab Kings (PBKS) secured a win by 54 runs at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh.
After suffering a loss, LSG`s skipper Rishabh Pant said, “I think the left hand is getting better, but I got a new tattoo (injury on the right hand) today, so I think something to look forward for me again. See, it`s difficult to point out one area because, bowlers have been putting up a nice show, but at the same time, there are areas of concern. But there were some positives for us also to work around. There was some glimpse of batting, what we talked about. Definitely look to take some positives, but at the same time, as a team, we`re going to do well each and every match”.
“I think the idea was to just go out there and play freely. It wasn`t taken just today. It was pre-decided that he`s going to open. It was just something we kept inside. We wanted some freedom on the top order and just middle order wanted to chip in. Definitely, we believe in this team for sure. But at the same time when the opposition is playing well, like Punjab is playing now, you`ve got to give credit to them for playing good hard cricket also. Thank you boss. We`ll keep (it) positive,” he added.
IPL 2026: Lucknow Super Giants` innings` summary
In an attempt to chase a target of 255 runs, LSG scored 200 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs.
Opening batsman Mitchell Marsh scored 40 runs in 28 balls, including three boundaries and two maximums. Fellow opening batsman Ayush Badoni departed after scoring 35 runs in 21 balls, including five boundaries and a maximum.
Skipper Rishabh Pant accumulated 43 runs off 23 balls, laced with a boundary and four maximums. Nicholas Pooran scored nine runs in nine balls, including a boundary. Facing 22 balls, Aiden Markram registered 42 runs, with the help of three boundaries and the same number of maximums.
Mukul Choudhary and Impact Player Himmat Singh stayed unbeaten. Choudhary scored 21 runs in 17 balls, including a boundary and a maximum, whereas Himmat also scored one run in one ball.
PBKS` Marco Jansen returned with the figures of two wickets for 37 runs in four overs. Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Impact Player Vijaykumar Vyshak bagged one wicket each. Xavier Bartlett went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against LSG.
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