Lucknow

Mitchell Marsh

Aiden Markram

Nicholas Pooran

Rishabh Pant (C) (W)

Ayush Badoni

David Miller

Abdul Samad

Shardul Thakur

Digvesh Singh

Avesh Khan

Ravi Bishnoi

Punjab

Priyansh Arya

Prabhsimran Singh (W)

Shreyas Iyer (C)

Glenn Maxwell

Marcus Stoinis

Shashank Singh

Suryansh Shedge

Marco Jansen

Yuzvendra Chahal

Lockie Ferguson

Arshdeep Singh

Azmatullah Omarzai

Benjamin James Dwarshuis

Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly

Harnoor Singh Pannu

Harpreet Brar

Lachlan Hammond Ferguson

Marcus Peter Stoinis

Mitchell J Owen

Musheer Naushad Khan

Nehal Wadhera

Prabhsimran Singh

Praveen Dubey

Pyla Avinash

Shreyas Santosh Iyer

Suryansh Prashant Shedge

Vijaykumar Vyshak

Vishal Nishad

Vishnu Vinod

Xavier Colin Bartlett

Yash Ravisingh Thakur

Yuzvendra Singh Chahal

Abdul Samad Farooq

Aiden Kyle Markram

Akash Maharaj Singh

Akshat R Raghuwanshi

Anrich Arno Nortje

Arjun Sachin Tendulkar

Arshin Atul Kulkarni

Himmat Singh

Joshua Patrick Inglis

Manimaran Siddharth

Matthew Paul Breetzke

Mayank Prabhu Yadav

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mohammad Shami Ahmed

Mohsin Khan

Mukul Dalip Choudhary

Naman Tiwari

Prince Yadav

Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Shahbaz Ahmed

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IPL 2026

Zaheer is not the only one who has voiced his displeasure this season. Ajinkya Rahane and Stephen Fleming have both criticized the home conditions.

Cricket Association of Bengal President Snehasish Ganguly and pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee check the pitch at Eden Gardens

Pitch curators row with teams spark big controversy in IPL 2025, check what the BCCI rule states in this matter

Nehal Wadhera expressed gratitude to coach Ricky Ponting and captain Shreyas Iyer after getting his team over the finish line.

PBKS beat LSG by 8 wickets.

Shreyas Iyer and Prabhsimran Singh smashed fifties.

Nehal Wadhera played a crucial knock.

Shreyas Iyer and Nehal Wadhera in frame

'Didn't know that I would be playing...brought only one kit': PBKS hero makes stunning revelation after huge victory of LSG in IPL 2025

Punjab Kings surged to second spot in the IPL 2025 points table after annihilating Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets

Punjab Kings took a massive leap in the IPL 2025 points table after rocking LSG

Meanwhile, LSG slumped to sixth place in the standing after their second loss in the IPL 2025

PBKS' Shreyas Iyer (2L) and Nehal Wadhera (R) shak hands with LSG players after their IPL 2024 clash

IPL 2025 updated points table: PBKS rocket to second spot after back-to-back wins; know where LSG are placed following 8-wicket defeat

Shreyas Iyer was the happiest captain alive after leading Punjab Kings to a resounding eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2025 clash

Shreyas Iyer led PBKS to 8-wicket emphatic win over LSG in their IPL 2025 clash

This was PBKS' second win in a row in the ongoing IPL 2025

PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer (C) shakes hand with LSG players after leading his team to 8-wicket win

'To be honest, there's no right combination...': Shreyas Iyer reveals his winning philosophy after PBKS condemn LSG to second loss in IPL 2025

Rishabh Pant admitted that Lucknow Super Giants' 172-run target wasn't enough for them to defend after PBKS crushed them by 8 wickets in their IPL 2025 clash

Rishabh Pant's LSG suffered a crushing 8-wicket defeat against PBKS in their IPL 2025 clash

LSG failed to defend their 172-run target which PBKS chased down in just 16.2 overs

Lucknow Super Giants' captain Rishabh Pant in this frame

'Each and every player...': Gutted Rishabh Pant blames it all on LSG batters after 8-wicket defeat against PBKS in IPL 2025 clash

Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant created history during the IPL 2025 clash between Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings

Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer together recorded a historic milestone during LSG vs PBKS IPL 2025 clash

Shreyas Iyer's PBKS won the toss and elected to bowl first against Rishabh Pant's LSG

PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer (L) and LSG captain Rishabh Pant in frame

Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant combine to clock never-witnessed record in IPL history during PBKS vs LSG clash

Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash

Punjab Kings invited Lucknow Super Giants to bat first in their IPL 2025 clash

Know playing XIs of both the teams

LSG captain Rishabh Pant (L) and PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer in frame

IPL 2025: PBKS opt to bowl first against LSG; Shreyas Iyer includes tearaway pacer in Punjab's fold; Know playing XI of both teams

Shardul Thakur wants BCCI to bring a better balance between bat and ball in the ongoing IPL 2025 to make it fare and square for the bowlers

Shardul Thakur has demanded for fair and square chances for bowlers in IPL 2025

Shardul Thakur said that it should not be just one-sided where batters are coming and smashing the ball

LSG's star pacer Shardul Thakur (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of SRH's Ishan Kishan during IPL 2025 clash

'Lot of them might not be outspoken, all we want is a fair chance...': Worried Shardul Thakur demands fair opportunity for bowlers in IPL 2025

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T20 World Cup 2026: Mohammad Kaif advised Tilak Varma to play an anchor role like Virat Kohli in the T20 World Cup 2026. 

South Africa defeated India by 76 runs in T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash.

India will face Zimbabwe in their second T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash. 

Virat Kohli along with Tilak Varma (Getty)

Tilak Varma advised to play like Virat Kohli ahead of IND vs ZIM Super 8 clash

T20 World Cup 2026: South Africa defeated India by 76 runs in their T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. 

South Africa defeated India by 76 runs in T20 WC Super 8 clash.

Ravi Shastri opened up on India's move to add Sundar in place of Axar.

L To R Washington Sundar along with Axar Patel and Ravi Shastri (Getty)

Shastri's blunt take on India's 'Tactical move' to add Sundar in place of Axar

IND vs WI, T20 World Cup 2026: West Indies Shai Hope will take a decision whether to use off-spinner Shai Hope against India closer to the clash.

Roston Chase was benched for the clash against Zimbabwe.

Indian batters, especially top-order has struggled against right-arm off-spin. 

Shai Hope

'Stay tuned': West Indies skipper Hope creates suspense on using off-spin vs IND

Zimbabwe head coach Justin Sammons wants his players to learn from the mistakes they made against West Indies which led to a massive 107-run loss.

Zimbabwe head coach Justin Sammons feels bowlers were a bit predictable against West Indies.

Sammons is aware of the threat Indian batting lineup poses. 

Sikandar Raza, Justin Sammons

'We know India are going to...': ZIM coach wants players to learn from WI loss

Sahibzada Farhan said that pace is not a concern for him and he is ready to have a good contest against England pacer Jofra Archer.

Sahibzada Farhan is the leading run-scorer in T20 World Cup 2026.

Jofra Archer is joint-highest wicket-taker for England in the tournament. 

Sahibzada Farhan, Jofra Archer

'No big deal to face Jofra Archer': Sahibzada Farhan ready to counter ENG quick

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was hurt while fielding after being struck by a ball from Megan Schutt during the first ODI against Australia.

Harmanpreet Kaur got injured during 1st ODI against Australia.

Australia defeated India by six wickets in 1st ODI. 

Smriti Mandhana of India celebrates with team mate Harmanpreet Kaur of India after scoring a half century during game one of the Women's One Day International Series between Australia and India (Getty)

Smriti Mandhana shares update on Harmanpreet Kaur's injury after India's defeat

Ranji Trophy 2025-26

Ranji Trophy 2025-26 final: Shubham Pundir's unbeaten century helped Jammu & Kashmir to shift the momentum of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 final against Karnataka. 

Shubham Pundir scored unbeaten century in Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka.

Jammu & Kashmir scored 284/2 against Karnataka in Ranji Trophy final. 

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Pundir’s unbeaten ton powers J&K to 284/2 on Day 1 of Ranji Trophy final

Steve Bucknor stood in 128 Test matches between 1989 and 2009. He also officiated in five straight World Cup finals from 1992 to 2007. 

Steve Bucknor retired in 2009. 

Bucknor stood in 128 Test matches between 1989 and 2009.

: Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar (R) speaks with umpire Steve Bucknor about a bad light situation during the third day of the second Test match (Getty)

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Lucknow vs Punjab Stats

LSG vs PBKS Match 13 Stats - Lucknow (01 April 2025)

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Series Stats

Most Runs

Best Strike Rate

Most 4s

Most 6s

Most Wickets

Sai Sudharsan

GT

759 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Suryakumar Yadav

MI

717 Runs 16 Matches•16 Inns

Virat Kohli

RCB

657 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Shubman Gill

GT

650 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Mitchell Marsh

LSG

627 Runs 13 Matches•13 Inns

Shreyas Iyer

PBKS

604 Runs 17 Matches•17 Inns

Yashasvi Jaiswal

RR

559 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Prabhsimran Singh

PBKS

549 Runs 17 Matches•17 Inns

KL Rahul

DC

539 Runs 13 Matches•13 Inns

Jos Buttler

GT

538 Runs 14 Matches•13 Inns

Nicholas Pooran

LSG

524 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Heinrich Klaasen

SRH

487 Runs 14 Matches•13 Inns

Priyansh Arya

PBKS

475 Runs 17 Matches•17 Inns

Aiden Markram

LSG

445 Runs 13 Matches•13 Inns

Abhishek Sharma

SRH

439 Runs 14 Matches•13 Inns

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