How LSG Outmuscled PBKS In IPL 2024 Match
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Lucknow Super Giants registered their first win of IPL 2024 after defeating Punjab Kings by 21 runs.
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Opting to bat first, LSG posted 199/8 in 20 overs with Quinton de Kock scoring 54 off 38 balls.
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Apart from him, Krunal Pandya and Nicholas Pooran scored 43 and 42 runs respectively.
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For PBKS, Sam Curran was the pick among the bowlers as he scalped three wickets.
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Later in the chase, PBKS started off on a good not with Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow stitching a 102-run opening partnership.
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However, debutant pacer Mayank Yadav brought LSG back into the game with his figures of 3/27 in 4 overs.
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Yadav scalped the precious wickets of Bairstow (42), Prabhsimran Singh (19*), and Jitesh Sharma (6*).
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In the end, PBKS could only manage to score 178/5 in 20 overs and LSG won the game by 21 runs.
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For PBKS, only skipper Shikhar Dhawan played a good knock of 70 off 50 balls.
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