Punjab won with the skill of Raja and Shahrukh Khan

Mainul Islam

April 16, 2023

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Mainul Islam

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Punjab won with the skill of Raja and Shahrukh Khan

Lucknow started well at home. Kyle Meyers and skipper KL Rahul got off to a great start. But suddenly the team that is in second place in the points list collapses. In the end, even though they could not make a challenging score, the power of the bowlers was quite good in the match. In the end, Lucknow lost in the last over. Punjab Kings secured a last-over victory against hosts Lucknow Super Giants at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday (April 15). Punjab passed the target of 160 runs given by Lucknow with 2 wickets and 3 balls in hand. Losing the toss and batting first, Lucknow scored 53 runs in the partnership of captain Lokesh Rahul and Kyle Meyers. Even if they got runs, they still couldn’t open their hands to play. Deepak Hooda also failed with the bat when Meyers departed after scoring 29 runs off 23 balls. Krunal Pandya scored 18 runs off 17 balls. After that, Lucknow’s innings collapsed. Niklas Puran also departed after Krunaler in the same over of Rabada. Marcus Stoinis was the victim of Sam Curran’s 15 off 11 balls. It is Rahul, the captain who survives as Sabedhan Neelmani, who tries a little. But Lucknow’s innings did not go far when Rahul got out after scoring 74 runs off 56 balls with 8 fours and 1 six. In the end, Lucknow scored 159 runs after losing 8 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. Sam Curran took 3 wickets for 31 runs in 4 overs for Punjab. Rabada also took 2 wickets for 34 runs. Arshdeep Singh, Sikandar Raja, and Harpreet Brar took 1 wicket each. Chasing a target of 160 runs, Punjab lost the wicket of Atharva Tair early on. Another opener Pravsimran Singh could not score more than 4 runs. Losing 2 wickets for 17 runs, Punjab also lost the wicket of the in-form Matthew Short before settling down. Short scored 34 runs off 5 fours and 1 six off 22 balls. Harpreet Singh, who scored 22 runs off 22 balls, also departed as the fourth wicket after 75 runs. Sam Curran and Jitesh Sharma failed but Sikandar Raja took the reins of Punjab. When Raja got out after scoring 57 off 41 balls and 4 fours and 3 sixes, Punjab still needed 20 runs off 13 balls.

After that, Harpreet Brar returned with 6 runs, but Shahrukh Khan left the field after confirming the team’s victory. He scored 23 runs off 10 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes. Harpreet Singh, who scored 22 runs off 22 balls, also departed as the fourth wicket after 75 runs. Sam Curran and Jitesh Sharma failed but Sikandar Raja took the reins of Punjab. When Raja got out after scoring 57 off 41 balls and 4 fours and 3 sixes, Punjab still needed 20 runs off 13 balls. After that, Harpreet Brar returned with 6 runs, but Shahrukh Khan left the field after confirming the team’s victory. He scored 23 runs off 10 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes.

Last Updated: Apr 16, 2023