FIVE SIXES IN THE OVER! Would you believe it? You actually gotta do! Aiden Markram was bought into the attack and he was smashed for 32 in the over. Cooper Connolly hit a hat-trick of sixes and then gave the strike to his partner Priyansh Arya, who also slammed two in in two.

PBKS 179-1 (13)

6, 6, 4 – PBKS are firing on all cylinders! Priyansh Arya smashed Avesh Khan for two sixes, while Cooper Connolly hit a four later. The LSG bowlers have simply no clue about how to stop the duo. The partnership is now 144 off just 69 balls.

PBKS 147-1 (12)

Cooper Connolly has slammed his half-century in 35 balls! He got off to a slow start but paced his innings really well after that. Punjab Kings are 125 for 1 in 10.5 overs vs Lucknow Super Giants.

Prince Yadav continued to bowl after receiving treatment. He bowled well after that and conceded only two singles in it. Nine came off the over as Priyansh Arya had earlier smashed a six in it. The southpaw is 65 not out off 27. 

PBKS 110-1 (10)

LSG pacer Prince Yadav has hurt himself. He bowled a slower ball, and Priyansh Arya slammed it brutally back towards the pacer. Prince got his hands to it and ended up taking a blow, most probably on his left hand. The physio is checking the fast bowler, and there is a short stoppage in the game.

PBKS 108-1 (9.4)

Priyansh Arya slams his half-century in 19 balls! This has been a sensational knock from the Punjab Kings opener. He has scored his second half-century of the season and fouth overall in IPL. Punjab Kings are 94 for 1 in 8.2 overs vs Lucknow Super Giants.

Runs keep coming for Punjab Kings as Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly have put on a batting show here in Mullanpur. Avesh Khan was brought into the attack and he too was smashed for 14. Connolly smacked a big six on the third ball while Arya later hit a four.

PBKS 91-1 (8)

Rishabh Pant tried to take a chance by handing the ball to Ayush Badoni and it backfired. Cooper Connolly, who was struggling to get going so far, unleashed one six and four against the spinner. 14 came off the over.

PBKS 77-1 (7)

This is some insane hitting from PBKS opener Priyansh Arya. He smashed Mohsin Khan for one four and two sixes in the final over of Powerplay. The southpaw has moved to 40 off just 13 balls.

PBKS 63-1 (6)

Cooper Connolly ended the first over of Prince Yadav with a four through cow corner. Prince bowled beautifully in his first few deliveries, all of which were dot balls, but he tried a slower one to end the over and leaked a four.

PBKS 43-1 (5)

There were couple of mishits in the over but this time Priyansh Arya has connected it beautifully. Mohsin Khan pitched it short and Arya pulled it away over the deep square leg for a six. 13 came off the over. 

PBKS 39-1 (4)

Mohammed Shami was hit for two fours in his second over. Cooper Connolly started with a four over mid-off, while Priyansh Arya hit a four on the fourth delivery. A total of 11 runs came off the over.

PBKS 26-1 (3)

This was an eventful over from Mohsin Khan. LSG missed two chances to dismiss Cooper Connolly. The southpaw was struck on the pad on the fourth ball, but LSG didn't review it as the umpire called it not out. On the final ball, Mohsin dropped a tough return catch.

PBKS 15-1 (2)

OUT! There is the first wicket for Lucknow Super Giants! Mohammed Shami strikes on the third ball. It was a fuller delivery, swinging away from Prabhsimran Singh. The right-handed batter threw his bat at it and edged it to first slip.

Prabhsimran Singh c Mitchell Marsh b Mohammed Shami 0(1)

PBKS 3-1 (0.3)

Lucknow Super Giants

Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Mohsin Khan

Impact subs: Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Himmat Singh

Punjab Kings

Playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact subs: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer tosses the coin and Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant gets his call right. The southpaw says LSG are going to bowl first. Stay connected as we bring the Playing XIs and Impact Substitutes.

Lucknow Super Giants have won only two and lost three out of the five they have played so far in IPL 2026. They hold the eighth spot in the table. The Rishabh Pant-led side comes into this after losing two on trot.

With four victories and one no-result in five matches, Punjab Kings hold the top spot in the IPL 2026 table. They have nine points to their credit with a Net Run Rate of +1.067. PBKS are only unbeaten side in the ongoing edition of the tournament.

Lucknow Super Giants Squad: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(c), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary(w), Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, George Linde, Himmat Singh, Josh Inglis, Anrich Nortje, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Yadav, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari.

Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Mitchell Owen, Vishal Nishad, Pyla Avinash, Musheer Khan, Harnoor Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Lockie Ferguson, Praveen Dubey, Ben Dwarshuis.

Rishabh Pant took a blow on his forearm while batting in LSG's previous match against RCB. He even retired hurt and later returned to resume his innings. LSG's bowling coach Bharat Arun has confirmed that the player is fit to play. "He is perfectly alright, fit enough to play tomorrow," the coach told mediapersons on the eve of the game.

Hello and welcome to Super Sunday, part 2! It's an encounter between the high-flying Punjab Kings (PBKS) and a Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), who are desperate for a win! Stay tuned to NDTV Sports for all the live updates from the match.