Lucknow vs Punjab Match Stats

Beaten! Shortish and outside off, Curran goes back to punch but misses.

FOUR! Connects and connects well this time. Googly outside off, short in length, Sam throws his hands at it and smashes it over covers for a boundary.

OUT! Curran holes out! Bishnoi strikes. Short and outside off, turning away, Sam rocks back to pummel yet another delivery over covers but fails to get the desired connection. He mistimes it aerially towards long off where Krunal Pandya does the rest. We are heading towards yet another tight finish - 48 needed off 33 balls.

A bit short and on middle, Sharma goes back and hits it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Floated and full, around off, Raza lunges and pushes it defensively to covers.

Tossed up around off, turning in, Raza goes down and swings his bat strongly. It takes the inner half and runs in front of square on the leg side. They get two runs.

Length ball on middle and at clicks. Jitesh Sharma blocks it out. 

Back of a length around off, this is pulled away well in front of mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Stylishly put away! Short and on the hips, Sikandar Raza whips it away aerially in front of the man at deep backward square leg for a boundary.

A quick bumper this at 148 clicks and Sikandar Raza is hurried on for pace. Raza though thinks it has flown above his head and takes the review for a wide call. The third umpire checks and the batter is crouching a bit but it is still a bit too high and it is changed to a wide. Good review!

Another quick short ball right around the batter's helmet. Sikandar Raza takes his eyes off the ball a bit but manages to pull it to deep square leg for one. That will also be FIFTY for Raza! A fine knock thus far from him but he will be hoping to stay on till the end.

OUT! TAKEN! Oh, what a catch! Skipper KL Rahul with a stunning catch and Jitesh Sharma simply cannot believe it. Mark Wood goes full and bowls it outside off, Sharma clears the front leg and thumps it a bit uppishly but wide of mid off. Rahul there springs to his left at full stretch and grabs it with both hands. This could be a big moment in the game.

SIX! BANG! Shahrukh Khan shows no respect to the pace of Mark Wood and thumps him for a maximum. This is on a good length around off, Khan simply frees his arms and clobbers it over the long-on fence for a biggie.

Too close for comfort! Back of a length and around off, Sikandar Raza hangs back and dabs it just behind point. They set off for the single as the bowler Avesh Khan goes chasing after the ball. The batters push for the second and the fielder fires in a good throw at the keeper's end. Nicholas Pooran whips off the bails but the replays show that the dive just about saved Raza here.

Excellent delivery! Nails the yorker outside off, Sikandar Raza fails to get under it as he looks to loft it over cover and is beaten.

A full toss now on off and middle, Sikandar Raza goes for the heave but hits it flat and towards deep mid-wicket for just a single.

On a hard length outside off, this is eased away through the point region for one more.

Tries to be cheeky but doesn't come off. Fullish length around off and angling in, Sikandar Raza shuffles across and sits down looking for the scoop but falls over and misses out.

WIDE! On a good length and pushed well outside the off stump, the ball skips the tramline as well and it is called a wide.

FOUR! Crunched!  Full and wide, misses the yorker and Sikandar Raza creams this one through extra cover for a boundary. 23 needed now off 18.

Flighted one on middle and leg and Shahrukh Khan blocks it back toward the bowler.

Wide called but it has been reviewed. The third umpire checks the replays. This is a bit fuller and angled down leg, Shahrukh Khan looks to sweep it fine but misses. The third umpire confirms that there is no bat involved and the wide decision stands.

Flatter one around middle and at 98 clicks, Shahrukh Khan nudges it toward silly mid on.

Shorter on middle, this is pulled off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Nicely bowled! Quicker and flatter angling in. Sikandar Raza looks to back away and pull but gets cut in half.

OUT! CAUGHT! Marcus Stoinis with a pressure catch and the tide has turned again. Ravi Bishnoi bowls it full and on middle and leg. Sikandar Raza sits down on one knee and slogs it away. Raza doesn't get the connection and ends up hitting it flat toward deep square leg. Stonis there comes in from the deep and takes an excellent low catch sliding forward. Raza departs after a good knock and now the pressure is on Punjab.

On middle, Harpreet Brar pushes it through mid on and picks up a single. 20 needed off 12 balls.

Comes from around the wicket and angles it in at 147 clicks on the body. Harpreet Brar tucks it away past square leg and turns the strike over.

WIDE! Full and quick but spilled beyond the tramline outside off. Shahrukh Khan leaves it alone for a wide.

SIX! All the way! Mark Wood serves a bumper at around 142 clicks and at a good height as well. Shahrukh Khan is hurried into the pull shot. The ball flies off the top edge and over the keeper's head for a maximum.

On a good length around off at 147 clicks, Shahrukh Khan mistimes the slog off the inside edge and toward short fine leg for a single.

FOUR! What a shot! This is bowled from around the wicket and angled in full at the legs. Harpreet Brar goes well past the leg stump and crunches the cover drive through the gap for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mark Wood comes back strongly and gets rid of Harpreet Brar. On a good length and angled into the batter from around the wicket. Brar backs away past the leg stump and tries to lift it over the cover region. The pace on the ball is just too quick and the outside edge is found. Nicholas Pooran doesn't have to move an inch and pouches it safely. 7 runs needed now off 7 deliveries and Kagiso Rabada walks in next.

Back of a length and angled into the batter again at 150.6 clicks. Kagiso Rabada backs away and looks to play at it but pushes it back to the bowler.

On middle, Shahrukh Khan gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps it in front of the man at deep mid-wicket. The batters push hard for two and make it back with ease.

Just short! Good effort in the deep from Deepak Hooda. A tad shorter and around middle, Shahrukh Khan flat-bats it down to long on where Hooda dives forward but fails to reach the ball. He manages to get his body behind it but the batters get another brace.

FOUR! Shahrukh Khan seals the win in style! Ravi Bishnoi drags this one down and bowls it outside off. Khan waits for it and thumps it over extra cover. The man from long off can't get there and it will be a boundary. PUNJAB WIN BY 2 WICKETS!