Marcus Stoinis and Kyle Mayers put on a power-hitting masterclass as Lucknow Super Giants slayed Punjab Kings by 56 runs in a high-scoring contest on Friday after amassing the second highest total in IPL history. A display of brutal hitting from Mayers (54 off 24) and Stoinis (72 off 40) fired Lucknow Super Giants to 257 for five against a profligate Punjab Kings. Needing almost 13 runs per over to pull off an improbable chase, Punjab remained behind in the game despite scoring at a decent rate to end with 201 in 19.5 overs.
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RCB's Faf du Plessis continues to be the leading run-getter with a tally of 422 in eight games. Virat Kohli is at the second spot with 333 runs to his name. CSK's Devon Conway (322) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (317) hold the third and fourth spots respectively. As far as the leading wicket-takers are concerned, RCB's Mohammed Siraj, GT's Rashid Khan, PBKS' Arshdeep Singh and CSK's Tushar Deshpande have 14 wickets each.
(With PTI Inputs)