Delhi: In the 13th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025), Punjab Kings (PBKS) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 8 wickets. The match was played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, where Punjab won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Batting first, Lucknow Super Giants set a challenging target of 172 runs after losing 7 wickets. For the team, Ayush Badoni scored 41 off 33 balls, while Nicholas Puran scored a good innings of 44 runs in 30 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes. Abdul Samad also contributed 27 runs.
Punjab bowlers performed brilliantly, in which Arshdeep Singh was the most effective. He took 3 wickets for 43 runs in 4 overs. At the same time, Loki Ferguson, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansan and Yuzvendra Chahal took 1-1 wickets.
Chasing the target, the Punjab Kings team lost 2 wickets in 16.2 overs and scored 177 runs and easily won the match. For the team, Prabhasimran Singh played a fiery innings of 69 runs, while Shreyas Iyer remained unbeaten after scoring runs. Digvesh Singh Rathi took both wickets for Lucknow.
Punjab Kings registered the first two wins of the season
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has made a great start by Punjab Kings (PBKS) in 2025. The team has won in their first two matches. Earlier, Punjab also started the season in 2014, 2017 and 2023 with two consecutive wins.
This time too, Punjab won the initial matches, performing a strong performance and presented its claim as a strong team. Will PBKs be able to retain this rhythm for the entire season? It will be interesting to see.
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