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Lucknow vs Punjab Full Scorecard

LSG vs PBKS, Match 11, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 30 March 2024 - Scorecard

LSG • 1st innings
199/8

PBKS • 2nd innings
178/5

BATTERS

Shikhar Dhawan (C)
c Quinton de Kock b Mohsin Khan

Jonny Bairstow
c Marcus Stoinis b Mayank Yadav

Prabhsimran Singh
c Naveen-ul-Haq b Mayank Yadav

Jitesh Sharma (W)
c Naveen-ul-Haq b Mayank Yadav

Liam Livingstone
not out

Sam Curran
c Nicholas Pooran b Mohsin Khan

Shashank Singh
not out

Yet To bat

Harpreet Brar

Harshal Patel

Kagiso Rabada

Rahul Chahar

Arshdeep Singh

BOWLERS

M. Siddharth

Naveen-ul-Haq

Mohsin Khan

Krunal Pandya

Ravi Bishnoi

Mayank Yadav

Fall Of Wicket

Jonny Bairstow

Prabhsimran Singh

Jitesh Sharma

Shikhar Dhawan

Sam Curran