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In Match 42 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defe🧔ated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 20 runs at Pune’s Mahar🔴ashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Friday.
Chasing the paltry target of 154, Punjab kept losing wickets at regular intervals as the game went down to the wire. Mayank Agarwal (25 off 17) and Jonny Bairstow (32 off 28) got off to good start🌸s but w🌸ere unable to cruise it further.
Mohsin Khan, Dushmantha Chameera and Krunal Pandya all sizzled with the ball to help Lucknow defend the low score. Mohsin bagged a three-wicket haul for 24 runs in his quota of 4 overs, including a maiden. Similarly, Chameera (2/17) and Pa♓ndya (2/11) picked up two scalps each to further derail Punjab’s chas🎃e.
Earlier, Kagiso Rabada and Rahul Chahar shined with the ball for Punjab to help their side re🎉strict Lucknow at 153/8 in their allotted 20 overs. Rabada picked up a brilliant 4-wicket haul for 38 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Similarly, Chahar bagged a couple while giving away 30 runs in 4 overs.
For Lucknow, opener Quinton de Kock top-scored with 46 from 37 deliveries with the help of 4 fours and a couple of sixes. Deepak Hooda al♓so chipped in with a valuable 34 off 28 balls, including three boundaries.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
That's that from Match 42. win by 20 runs and add two more points to their tally.
Scorecard –
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Isse kehte hain ek performance! ⁰💪 🏆
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL)
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Krunal Pandyaཧ wins his first IPL Man Of The Match Award in 5 years.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Liam Livingstone’s dismisꦺsal was the turning point of the game…as far as Punjab is concerned.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
LSG have been top notch through the tournament. Gambh🃏ir and Flower make a good combo. They have had a good auction with a solid indian core. They have defended low scores and chased high scores and Won without their stars. Going to be a tough fight to finish in the top 2.
— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar)
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
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— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
Lucknow bowlers continues to do terrific job in and now, 𒅌they have defended 153 runs against🐎 power house Punjab batting.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Punjab could o▨nly manage 133-8 in their 20 overs as LSG won by 20 runs
Didn't think they'd defend that to be honest so well done to them
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)