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<p>In another match that went down to the last over, Punjab Kings (PBKS) held their nerve to register a well-deserved two-wicket win against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 15 (Saturday).

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IPL 2023: LSG captain KL Rahul rues lack of execution after narrow defeat against Punjab Kings

<p>Sikandar Raza finally proved that he is not out of place by becoming the first half-centurion from Zimbabwe in Indian Premier League (IPL) and helping his side beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by two wickets with support of Shahrukh Khan’s cameo.

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Shahrukh Khan's cameo helps Sikandar Raza conquer LSG in absence of Shikhar Dhawan as PBKS win by 2 wickets

<p>Punjab Kings (PBKS) Harpreet Singh Bhatia rewrote Indian Premier League (IPL) record books before stepping on the field against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Ekana Cricket Stadium on April 15.

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Punjab Kings’ Harpreet Singh Bhatia breaks massive IPL record held by Gujarat Titans wicketkeeper without bowling or batting

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 points table saw some movement after MI versus CSK and PBKS versus RCB matches on Sunday 

MI hammered CSK by nine wickets IPL 2025

PBKS suffered a seven-wicket defeat against RCB

IPL 2025 Updated Points Table: Mumbai Indians jump to this spot in standings, bottom-placed CSK's fate remains unchanged

Shreyas Iyer's sister Shresta has come down heavily on the faceless trolls who targeted her with hate comments after PBKS lost to RCB in their IPL 2025 clash

Shreyas Iyer's sister Shresta slams trollers for hate comments after PBKS' defeat

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Shreyas Iyer's sister Shresta Iyer claps back at insensitive trollers with a long Instagram post after PBKS 7-wicket defeat vs RCB

Shreyas Iyer's sister Shresta claps back at insensitive trollers with a long Instagram post after PBKS 7-wicket defeat vs RCB

MS Dhoni rued Chennai Super Kings' slow batting in the middle overs after going down to 9-wicket against Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2025

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Chennai Super Kings' captain MS Dhoni in this frame

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Mumbai Indians (MI) star Suryakumar Yadav played a 68-run unbeaten knock alongside Rohit Sharma (76 not out) that helped the Hardik Pandya-led side to register a dominating nine-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).


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MI chased down the 177-run target with 26 balls to spare

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Lucknow vs Punjab Match Stats

Match 21, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

IPL 2023: LSG captain KL Rahul rues lack of execution after narrow defeat against Punjab Kings

Match Details

Indian Premier League, 2023

Sat 15 April, 19:30:00 IST

PBKS, who chose to field

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Team Details

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Head To Head ( Last 4 Matches )

Indian Premier League, 2025 On Apr 01

LSG
171/7 (20.0 ov)

PBKS
177/2 (16.2 ov)

Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets

Indian Premier League, 2024 On Mar 30

LSG
199/8 (20.0 ov)

PBKS
178/5 (20.0 ov)

Lucknow Super Giants beat Punjab Kings by 21 runs

Indian Premier League, 2023 On Apr 28

PBKS
201 (19.5 ov)

LSG
257/5 (20.0 ov)

Lucknow Super Giants beat Punjab Kings by 56 runs

Umpires

Umpire
Saiyed Khalid (IND), Virender Sharma (IND) and Tapan Sharma (IND)

Referee
Shakti Singh (IND)

News updates

IPL 2023: LSG captain KL Rahul rues lack of execution after narrow defeat against Punjab Kings

Shahrukh Khan's cameo helps Sikandar Raza conquer LSG in absence of Shikhar Dhawan as PBKS win by 2 wickets

Punjab Kings’ Harpreet Singh Bhatia breaks massive IPL record held by Gujarat Titans wicketkeeper without bowling or batting

Lucknow vs Punjab Match Stats

Match 21, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

IPL 2023: LSG captain KL Rahul rues lack of execution after narrow defeat against Punjab Kings

Match Details

Indian Premier League, 2023

Sat 15 April, 19:30:00 IST

PBKS, who chose to field

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Team Details

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Head To Head ( Last 4 Matches )

Indian Premier League, 2025 On Apr 01

LSG171/7 (20.0 ov)

PBKS177/2 (16.2 ov)

Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets

Indian Premier League, 2024 On Mar 30

LSG199/8 (20.0 ov)

PBKS178/5 (20.0 ov)

Lucknow Super Giants beat Punjab Kings by 21 runs

Indian Premier League, 2023 On Apr 28

PBKS201 (19.5 ov)

LSG257/5 (20.0 ov)

Lucknow Super Giants beat Punjab Kings by 56 runs

Umpires

UmpireSaiyed Khalid (IND), Virender Sharma (IND) and Tapan Sharma (IND)

RefereeShakti Singh (IND)

News updates

IPL 2023: LSG captain KL Rahul rues lack of execution after narrow defeat against Punjab Kings

Shahrukh Khan's cameo helps Sikandar Raza conquer LSG in absence of Shikhar Dhawan as PBKS win by 2 wickets

Punjab Kings’ Harpreet Singh Bhatia breaks massive IPL record held by Gujarat Titans wicketkeeper without bowling or batting

LSG
171/7 (20.0 ov)

PBKS
177/2 (16.2 ov)

LSG
199/8 (20.0 ov)

PBKS
178/5 (20.0 ov)

PBKS
201 (19.5 ov)

LSG
257/5 (20.0 ov)

Umpire
Saiyed Khalid (IND), Virender Sharma (IND) and Tapan Sharma (IND)

Referee
Shakti Singh (IND)