Kagiso Rabada struck four times as Punjab Kings restricted Lucknow Super Giants to 153 for eight in the bowling department.
It should have been a straight chase but Punjab were reduced to 133 for eight in 20 overs.
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Fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera (2/17) and Kunal Pandya (2/11) led LSG’s spirited bowling effort, but they were also helped by the carelessness of Punjab’s batsmen, who started with captain Mayank Agarwal (25), Liam Livingstone (18) and Jonny Bairstow (32). fought for
left arm fast bowler Mohsin Khan also ended with three wickets.
Rishi Dhawan (21 not out) tried his best to bring Punjab back from the dead but it proved to be too much work.
A sixth win in nine matches moves IPL debutants LSG closer to a play-off berth, while the task becomes tougher for Punjab, who have conceded only four wins from nine matches.
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Earlier, there was an 85-run partnership for the second wicket between the openers. quinton de kock (46 out of 37) and Deepak Hooda (34 out of 28) were the only bright spots in LSG’s innings.
Rabada (4/38), Arshdeep Singh (0/23) and Key Paes Sandeep Sharma (1/18) Died in different ways while leg-spinner Rahul Chahar took a few wickets.
Punjab pacers were impressive in the powerplay after skipper Mayank Agarwal opted to bowl, restricting LSG to 39 with the crucial wicket of in-form KL Rahul (6).
While Arshdeep and the experienced Sandeep made consistent improvements to swing the ball, it was Rabada who got rid of the opposition skipper.
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The South African paceman proved too good for Rahul by straightening one from a good length, making it look like a proper Test match dismissal.
With only 16 runs in the first four overs, de Kock broke the ties for LSG by hitting his fellow countryman Rabada for consecutive sixes, one direct hit to the boundary rope, while the other maximum through a massive blow at midwicket. came from.
Hooda, who struggled to rotate the strike early in his innings, was dismissed for a straight six off Rishi Dhawan.
Sandeep performed brilliantly in his first spell, conceding only eight runs in three overs.
With LSG 67 for 1 in 10 overs, Punjab had a lot of control over the game.
Liam Livingstone’s 11th over went for 15 runs and it looked like LSG was finally coming into the groove but their problems were compounded by the dismissal of set batsmen de Kock and Hooda.
De Kock was quite honest and returned to the dressing room after taking a faint lead from Sandeep, while Hooda paid the price for not being alert enough to run himself out after a superb straight hit from deep from Jonny Bairstow.
LSG’s innings was going nowhere as they scored 109 for five in 15 overs. Cameos from Jason Holder (11 off 8), Dushmantha Chamira (17 off 10) and Mohsin Khan (6 not out 13) allowed LSG to cross 150. run mark.