LSG vs PBKS Highlights, IPL 2023: Sikandar Raza Fifty Guides Punjab Kings To 2-Wicket Win Over Lucknow Super Giants
IPL 2023, LSG vs PBKS Highlights: Sikandar Raza scored a fighting fifty (57) as Punjab Kings chased down 160-run target against Lucknow Super Giants in 19.3 overs at the Ekana Cricket Stadium
LSG vs PBKS Highlights, IPL 2023: Sikandar Raza scored a fighting fifty (57) as Punjab Kings chased down 160-run target against Lucknow Super Giants in 19.3 overs at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Yudhvir Singh Charak, Mark Wood and Ravi Bishnoi picked two wickets apiece but failed to avoid a defeat. Earlier, Sam Curran picked three wickets and Kagiso Rabada scalped two as LSG posted 159 for 8. KL Rahul scored 74 off 56 balls but lacked support from fellow batters. During the match, KL Rahul also became the fastest batter to score 4000 IPL runs. PBKS stand-in skipper Sam Curran had won the toss and opted to bowl. (SCORECARD | IPL POINTS TABLE)
Here are the Highlights from IPL 2023 match between LSG and PBKS, straight from Lucknow:
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LSG vs DC Live: PBKS win!!!
Shahrukh Khan finished the game with a four to wide of long-off and PBKS win the contest by 2 wickets. Bishnoi tried his best but honestly, he could not have done much as he had very less to defend in the last over.
Mark Wood had beaten Shahrukh Khan with a bouncer delivery but the pace helped the ball sail over fence for a six. Shahrukh gets a single off the next ball and PBKS need 11 runs in 9 balls.
Ravi Bishnoi has got the big wicket of Sikandar Raza. He trapped the batter on the fifth ball of his second over in which he conceded only 3 runs. PBKS need 20 runs off 12 balls.
Sikandar Raza ends Avesh Khan's third over with a four towards the extra cover region and that leaves PBKS needing 23 runs in 18 balls. This is a tight match with PBKS having more chances of winning from here.
Sikandar Raza took a single to race to his half-century in 34 balls. This has been a superb knock from the Zimbabwe star thus far. He held one end tight and kept his side alive in the chase. However, the work is not done yet and he needs to take PBKS home from here.
Back-to-back sixes for Sikander Raza! What an innings from the veteran! The Zimbabwe international has been sensational till now and he follows it up with a boundary. What a turnaround! PBKS 94/4 after 12.3 overs.
The required run goes to 9 per over for PBKS. Sikandar Raza and Harpreet Bhatia are in the middle and they need to score at least one boundary per over to make sure the RRR remains under control.
PBKS need 112 runs in the remaining 78 balls. Sikandar Raza and Harpreet Singh Bhatia have their tasks cut out as they need to help their side make a recovery from here.
Matthew Short was playing really but he is out after handing an easy catch to mid-off. He failed to time his drive well on the bowling of Krishnappa Gowtham. Short departs for 34 off 22 balls.
PBKS have suffered an early blow. Yudhvir Singh Charak dismissed Atharva Taide on the third ball of the first over to send PBKS one down. Only one run came off the over.
KL Rahul has been dismissed by Arshdeep Singh. It was a slower ball from the southpaw and Rahul mistimed it. The ball went directly into the hands of long-on fielder. He departs at the score of 74 off 56 balls.
Sam Curran claimed the wicket of Marcus Stoinis on the fifth ball of the 18th over. Stoinis edged a short ball down the leg side to depart at the score of 15 off 11 balls.
LSG vs PBKS Live: Two-wicket over from Kagiso Rabada!
Kagiso Rabada dismissed Nicholas Pooran after he got the wicket of Krunal Pandya in the same over. KL Rahul is still there but he needs someone from other end too to support him.
Poor luck for Krunal Pandya! He hit a really good shot on the bowling of Kagiso Rabada but Shahrukh Khan took a brilliant catch near boundary line to dismiss the batter.
KL Rahul hit a four down the ground on the first legal delivery of the over to race to his fifty in 40 balls. Despite being hit for a four, Rahul Chahar conceded only 7 runs in the over.
LSG vs PBKS Live: KL Rahul fastest to 4000 IPL runs
KL Rahul has become the fastest batter to score 4000 runs in IPL. He crossed the mark when he reached the score of 30 against PBKS. Rahul achieved the mark in 105th innings surpassing Chris Gayle (112 innings) for the record.
A short ball from Sam Curran and Krunal Pandya puts it away for a four with a beautiful pull shot. Curran then bowled a dot ball and conceded a single in the follow up. 10 runs came off the 10th over.
Problems increase for LSG, they are two down now! Sikandar Raza trapped Deepak Hooda right in front of the stump and the umpire also raised his finger.
Harpreet Brar has got the wicket of Kyle Mayers. PBKS needed to break this partnership and Brar is the man to their rescue. Mayers was dismissed for 29 off 23 balls.
It was LSG's powerplay as they score 49 runs that too without losing any wicket. Kyle Mayers was the one, who was more attacking among both the LSG openers.
Kyle Mayers hit a six on the fifth ball of Kagiso Rabada's second over. It was the third maximum of the night from the bat of Mayers. The final ball of the over was a dot ball.
Lucknow Super Giants openers KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers have given a brilliant start to their team. In the previous over of Kagiso Rabada, the duo smash 10 runs, which includes two boundaries. PBKS desperately need to break the budding partnership between Mayers and Rahul.
Lucknow Super Giants are off to a good start against Punjab Kings. In the first over, the openers Kyle Mayers and KL Rahul smash 7 runs off Matthew Short, which includes a six. On the other hand, PBKS eye some wickets.
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