In a high-scoring encounter in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Lucknow Su🎉per Giants (LSG) 𝐆defeated Punjab Kings (PK) by 56 runs at the Punjab Cricket Asso🎃ciation IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Friday.
Put in to bat, the Super Giants made full use of the batting-friendly conditions with opener Kyle Mayers setting the tone for LSG courtsey of aꦺ blazing knock of 54 runs knock off just 🌱24 balls, which included seven fours and four sixes.
Ayush Badoni (43 off 24) and Nicholas Pooran (45 off 19) played their parts in the middle overs, but it was Marcus St♍oinis who stole the show with a breathtaking innings of 72 🅺off 40 balls, which featured six fours and five sixes. LSG finished their innings at an imposing total of 257/5 in their allotted 20 overs.
In reply, Punjab started off disastrously, losing their opener Shikhar Dhawan for just one run. Atharva Taide (66 off 36) and Sikandar Raza (36 off 22) kept the hosts in the hunt with their aggressive stro𝕴ke-p🍌lay.
However, wickets kept falling at regular intervals, and no other batters could contribute significantly. Yash Thakur (4/37) and Naveen-ul-Haq (3/30) were the pick of the bowlers for LSG, as they bowled out PK for 201 runs in 19.5 overs, winning the matc📖h by 56 runs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
That's that from Match 38 of win by 56 runs and add two more points to their tally.
Scorecard –
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
What a classic team performance today from theജ 👏🏾🔥 Top class knock by , and . Brilliant bowling from &amꦉp; !! Complete dominance!
— Robbie Uthappa (@robbieuthappa)
2nd Player of the match award fo꧃r🌟 Marcus Stoinis in IPL 2023.
He is turning out to be the backbone of Lucknow.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Still no smiles? Inhe 300 plus chahiye tha kya? 😂🦩
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
Marcus Stoinis won Player Of The Match award for h🥃is🥂 incredible all round performance.
– The Hulk Stoinis!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Yash Thakur shined with the ball for LSG.
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
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Punjab Kings becomes the first team to score 200+🍸 total but lose by 5🐓0+ runs in a T20 match.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
IPL is cooking.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
A tough loss to take. 💔
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
