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Punjab vs Lucknow Commentary
PBKS • 1st innings
236/5
LSG • 2nd innings
199/7
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19.1
W
Yuzvendra Chahal to Ayush Badoni
OUT! CAUGHT! Lucknow Super Giants lose their seventh and a fantastic knock of Ayush Badoni comes to an end as he goes for 74 runs off just 40 balls. A loopy full ball and around leg, as Chahal sees the batter changing his stance for a reverse sweep. Ayush Badoni looks to reverse-ramp it but gets a top edge towards short third. Arshdeep Singh comes forward a bit and takes this easy catch.
19.2
1
Yuzvendra Chahal to Prince Yadav
Quicker and flatter, around off, Prabhsimran Singh mistimes his lofted shot over the bowler's head for a single.
19.3
6
Yuzvendra Chahal to Avesh Khan
SIX! GOOD SHOT! Chahal tosses it up and aroud off, Avesh Khan dances down the track and smashes it down the ground over wide long off for a biggie.
19.4
0
Yuzvendra Chahal to Avesh Khan
Floated up and around middle, Avesh uses his feet again and swings at it but gets an inside edge only onto his front pad.
19.5
4
Yuzvendra Chahal to Avesh Khan
FOUR! ANOTHER GOOD SHOT FROM AVESH! Again a flighted ball and wide outside off, from Chahal, Avesh Khan stays leg side of the ball, uses his feet and extends his arms in the end to reach out as he lofts it through covers for a boundary.
19.6
0
Yuzvendra Chahal to Avesh Khan
DROPPED BUT PUNJAB KINGS WIN THIS MATCH BY 37 RUNS! Floated it up and well outside off, Avesh Khan reaches out and looks to loft it inside out over cover, but mistimes his shot completely. The ball goes off the bottom part of the bat towards extra cover, where Shreyas Iyer leaps and looks to catch that but spills it out in the end. The batters take no run and this is a comprehensive win for PBKS in their other home, Dharamshala.
Till Now Score: 199/7
(20 Overs)
A Khan
19(10)
P Yadav
1(1)
Y Chahal
4-0-50-1
Over 20 ·199 Runs
W
1
6
0
4
0
18.1
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Avesh Khan
FOUR! STREAKY! A bouncer and around the right shoulder of the batter, Avesh Khan takes his eyes off as he goes for a pull shot and gets a top edge that flies over the keeper, behind the wickets for a boundary.
18.2
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Avesh Khan
Hard length and around off, Avesh Khan flat-bats it over the bowler's head for a single. It is a mistimed shot and the long on collects the ball.
18.3
6
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni
SIX! WOW! THIS KID HAS SOME SHOTS! Azmatullah Omarzai goes for a fuller ball and outside off, Ayush Badoni shuffles across, goes on his knees, and just uses his wrists to flick it. The timing is so perfect on this one as it goes over the ropes at deep square leg.
18.4
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni
On a length and outside off, takes the pace off on this occasion, Ayush Badoni shuffles across and manages to drill it towards sweeper cover for one more.
18.5
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Avesh Khan
IN THE AIR... AND JUST OUT OF THE REACH OF IYER! Back of a length and outside off, Avesh Khan swings hard at it and looks to clear the infield at covers. He mistimes his shot and Shreyas Iyer runs in to his left at the edge of the ring and extends his left arm to take that catch but the ball lands just out of his reach. No run taken.
18.6
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Avesh Khan
PLAY AND MISS! On a good length and on leg, Avesh Khan clears out his front leg and looks to slog it across the line but misses.
Till Now Score: 188/6
(19 Overs)
A Khan
9(6)
A Badoni
74(39)
A Omarzai
4-0-33-2
Over 19 ·188 Runs
4
1
6
1
0
0
17.1
6
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Ayush Badoni
SIX! WOAH! WHAT A SHOT! JUST STAND AND DELIVER STUFF! On a length and around off, Ayush Badoni stands tall and clobbers it over the long on fence for a biggie. He completes his half-century and this has been a fighting knock from him.
17.2
0
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Ayush Badoni
Much fuller and around middle, Badoni flicks it to long on and denies the single.
17.3
6
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Ayush Badoni
SIX! BADONI KEEPS STRIKING! Full and outside off, Ayush Badoni goes deep in his crease and makes a base for himself before smashing it over covers for another biggie. What a sight to watch!
17.4
2
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Ayush Badoni
Good effort in the field! Back of a length and around off, Ayush Badoni lifts his front leg up and swipes it across the line towards deep backward square leg. The fielder puts in a dive and saves two runs for his side.
17.5
4
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Ayush Badoni
FOUR! BADONI IS PLAYING A GEM HERE, IN A LOSING CAUSE! Vyshak Vijaykumar follows the batter and bowls it down the leg side, on a length. Ayush Badoni backs away and gives himself some room but manages to adjust his shot in the end and he flicks it towards deep backward square leg for a boundary.
17.6
0
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Ayush Badoni
Short of a length and around middle, Ayush Badoni moves across in his crease and misses his pull shot.
Till Now Score: 176/6
(18 Overs)
A Badoni
67(37)
A Khan
4(2)
V Vijaykumar
3-0-49-0
Over 18 ·176 Runs
6
0
6
2
4
0
16.1
1WD
Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad
WIDE! A slower hard-length ball, but way down the leg side, Ayush Badoni misses his pull shot and it is called a wide. 150 is up for LSG.
16.1
1
Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad
Fuller and around middle, Badoni flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket and gets a single. A good throw to the keeper from Shreyas Iyer.
16.2
2
Marco Jansen to Ayush Badoni
Takes the pace off again, does Jansen and bowls it into the pitch, on a good length and around middle, Ayush Badoni waits for it and swipes it across the line. The ball goes to the left of deep fine leg and the batters take two runs.
16.3
1
Marco Jansen to Ayush Badoni
Full and around off, a yorker almost, Badoni squeezes it to backward point for a single.
16.4
W
Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad
OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Marco Jansen takes a sharp returning catch and a good inning of Abdul Samad comes to an end. A slower knuckle ball, on a length and around middle, Abdul Samad gets cramped up for the room but he still goes for the pull shot. Hits it off the bottom part of the bat and generates no power on that one. The ball goes to the left of the bowler, who takes this catch on his follow-through. Abdul Samad walks back after scoring 45 (24) and gets a pat on the shoulders from Arshdeep Singh, a good gesture by the left-arm pacer there to appreciate Samad's innings.
16.5
0
Marco Jansen to Avesh Khan
Back of a length and around leg, Avesh Khan misses his pull shot.
16.6
4
Marco Jansen to Avesh Khan
FOUR! POWERED AWAY! A slower full ball, right in the slot, around off, Avesh Khan clears out his front leg and reads the slowness of the delivery before smoking it down the ground for a boundary.
Till Now Score: 158/6
(17 Overs)
A Khan
4(2)
A Badoni
49(31)
M Jansen
4-0-31-1
Over 17 ·158 Runs
1WD
1
2
1
W
0
4
15.1
2
Arshdeep Singh to Ayush Badoni
Great effort from Vyshak Vijaykumar! Fuller and around middle, Ayush Badoni flicks it to the left of deep fine leg and the fielder puts in a full dive and saves two runs.
15.2
1
Arshdeep Singh to Ayush Badoni
Dragged length and around off, Ayush Badoni gets an inside edge onto his front pad as he goes for the drive. They take a single as the ball gets deflected towards cover.
15.3
1
Arshdeep Singh to Abdul Samad
Just short! Fuller and around off, Abdul Samad stays leg side of the ball and drives it aerially towards extra cover. The ball lands just ahead of the fielder and they take a single.
15.4
1
Arshdeep Singh to Ayush Badoni
Short of a length and around off, with pace taken off, Ayush Badoni ramps it towards deep third for a single.
15.5
1
Arshdeep Singh to Abdul Samad
Back of a length and around middle, Ayush Badoni gets hurried in his pull shot and mistimes it in the vacant mid-wicket region. He gets a single.
15.6
0
Arshdeep Singh to Ayush Badoni
PLAY AND MISS! A bit fuller and outside off as well, seems to be a pace off delivery, Ayush Badoni makes a base for himself and swings wildly at it but misses. Arshdeep Singh ends his match-winning spell with figures of 4-0-16-3.
Till Now Score: 149/5
(16 Overs)
A Badoni
46(29)
A Samad
44(22)
A Singh
4-0-16-3
Over 16 ·149 Runs
2
1
1
1
1
0
14.1
1
Marcus Stoinis to Ayush Badoni
A floated full ball, well outside off, Ayush Badoni shuffles across, goes on his knees, and sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.
14.2
1WD
Marcus Stoinis to Abdul Samad
WIDE! Hits the deck hard, back of a length, but down the leg side, Abdul Samad misses his pull shot. There is a half appeal for caught behind but the umpire gives it a wide. Shreyas Iyer asks the keeper before going for a review but in the end, he doesn't take it.
14.2
1
Marcus Stoinis to Abdul Samad
Fuller and around middle, Samad flicks it to long on for one more.
14.3
1WD
Marcus Stoinis to Ayush Badoni
WIDE! A slower bouncer, and outside off, Ayush Badoni watches it and doesn't offer any shot. Called a wide.
14.3
1
Marcus Stoinis to Ayush Badoni
A low full toss and around off, Ayush Badoni drills it absolutely to long off for a single.
14.4
4
Marcus Stoinis to Abdul Samad
FOUR! STREAKY BUT LSG WILL TAKE IT! A low full toss again but wide outside off this time. Abdul Samad just has to get some bat on it and he does exactly that. Slices it off the outer half of the bat to the left of backward point for a boundary.
14.5
6
Marcus Stoinis to Abdul Samad
SIX! THIS IS SOME PICKUP SHOT! Stoinis drifts it into the pads and on a fuller length, Abdul Samad transfers his weight to the front foot and just uses his wrists to flick it. The ball sails over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
14.6
2
Marcus Stoinis to Abdul Samad
In the air... but falls down! The fielder seems to have lost the ball! A full toss again and around middle, Abdul Samad mistimes his flick shot on this occasion. The ball goes high in the air towards deep square leg. Nehal Wadhera runs in forward from deep mid-wicket and looks to go for the catch, but he slips just at the last moment. With a little stumble on his heels, he falls over, and the ball lands safely in his vicinity. Two runs taken.
Till Now Score: 143/5
(15 Overs)
A Samad
42(20)
A Badoni
42(25)
M Stoinis
1-0-17-0
Over 15 ·143 Runs
1
1WD
1
1WD
1
4
6
2
13.1
2
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Abdul Samad
Good length outside off, punched off the back foot to deep cover for a couple of runs.
13.2
1
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Abdul Samad
Fullish and around off, patted away to the cover region for a quick single.
13.3
4
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Ayush Badoni
FOUR! So nicely done! Pitched fuller and outside off, Ayush Badoni shuffles across off a long way and just paddles it over the keeper for a boundary. The 50-run stand is up between Badoni and Samad, in just 23 balls.
13.4
1
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Ayush Badoni
Outside off, on a hard length, Ayush Badoni looks to cut it square, but the ball takes the inside edge and runs down to deep third for a single.
13.5
1
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Abdul Samad
Hits the deck hard, outside off, Abdul Samad slashes the cut to deep third for just one again.
13.6
1
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Ayush Badoni
Fired in fuller and outside off, Ayush Badoni goes for a cover drive, but gets a thick outside edge that runs the ball down to Yuzvendra Chahal at deep third. Just another single. Lucknow Super Giants need 111 runs in 36 balls remaining.
Till Now Score: 126/5
(14 Overs)
A Badoni
40(23)
A Samad
29(16)
V Vijaykumar
2-0-31-0
Over 14 ·126 Runs
2
1
4
1
1
1
12.1
1WD
Yuzvendra Chahal to Abdul Samad
WIDE! Sprayed just wide of the tramline on the off side. Samad leaves. A late wide call by the umpire.
12.1
6
Yuzvendra Chahal to Abdul Samad
SIX! Go fetch that, says Samad! A juicy half-volley around off, Abdul Samad gets on the front foot and hoists the ball over the sightscreen for a massive six.
12.2
0
Yuzvendra Chahal to Abdul Samad
Nagging length, spinning away, on off, Abdul Samad tries the reverse and straight to cover point.
12.3
6
Yuzvendra Chahal to Abdul Samad
SIX! DOWNTOWN! Pitched right up, full and outside off, Abdul Samad gets on his knee and slogs it powerfully over long on for a mammoth six. Clean strike from Samad.
12.4
1
Yuzvendra Chahal to Abdul Samad
Length and on off. Samad waits for the ball come, and turns it into the mid-wicket region for a single.
12.5
2
Yuzvendra Chahal to Ayush Badoni
Pitched full and on the stumps, swept to the right of deep square leg. Good sliding stop by Stoinis there as he flings to stop the ball. Two taken.
12.6
0
Yuzvendra Chahal to Ayush Badoni
Just marginally inside the tramline on a length from Yuzi, outside off. Badoni first feels for it and then decides to leave. The umpire stays still and Badoni reviews for wide not given. Just a slight change in the guideline as the batter shuffles a bit, and the Ball Tracking shows that it passes within that revised guideline. It is a fair delivery..
Till Now Score: 116/5
(13 Overs)
A Badoni
34(20)
A Samad
25(13)
Y Chahal
3-0-39-0
Over 13 ·116 Runs
1WD
6
0
6
1
2
0
11.1
6
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Abdul Samad
SIX! Gets greeted with a biggie! Back of a length, around off, nipping away. Abdul Samad stands tall, and with zero foot movement, swings his bat horizontally, and just nonchalantly smacks the ball, on the up for a six at widish long off.
11.2
1
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Abdul Samad
On top of off, on a length, Abdul Samad hops on and guides the ball between deep backward point and deep third for a single.
11.3
6
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Ayush Badoni
SIX! QUALITY STROKE! Speared in fuller and on middle, angling towards the leg stump, Ayush Badoni picks the slower ball well, taps the front foot out and just lofts it with ease over deep cover for a six.
11.4
4
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Ayush Badoni
FOUR! Punished! Hits the deck hard, does Vijaykumar, outside off, Ayush Badoni climbs on the bounce and cuts it behind square on the off side for a boundary.
11.5
0
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Ayush Badoni
Good comeback delivery! A sharp bouncer, nipping a shy bit away from the batter, on off, Ayush Badoni pokes at it but gets his bat away from the ball's line in the end.
11.6
4
Vyshak Vijaykumar to Ayush Badoni
FOUR! Top stuff from Badoni! The 100 is up for the Super Giants! Short in length, outside off, enough room for Badoni to work with. He leans back and just ramps it over short third for a boundary. 21 off this over! An expensive start for Vyshak Vijaykumar.
Till Now Score: 100/5
(12 Overs)
A Badoni
32(18)
A Samad
12(9)
V Vijaykumar
1-0-21-0
Over 12 ·100 Runs
6
1
6
4
0
4
10.1
0
Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad
Nagging length, angling on middle, Abdul Samad blocks it to mid-wicket.
10.2
0
Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad
Back of a length, around middle and off, Abdul Samad inside edges behind the stumps on the leg side, where Josh Inglis does well to stop it.
10.3
4
Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad
FOUR! BOOM! Hard length, on top of middle, Abdul Samad shimmies down the track and smashes the pull through mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.
10.4
0
Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad
Back of a length outside off. Samad swipes it straight to short mid-wicket.
10.5
0
Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad
Nagging length, in front of the pegs, Samad stabs it straight back.
10.6
1
Marco Jansen to Abdul Samad
IN THE AIR...LANDS SAFE! Short-pitched delivery, on top of the stumps, Abdul Samad miscues the pull shot over the mid-wicket region. The ball lands well in front of the long on fielder who runs across to his right. Just a single then.
Till Now Score: 79/5
(11 Overs)
A Samad
5(7)
A Badoni
18(14)
M Jansen
3-0-22-0
Over 11 ·79 Runs
0
0
4
0
0
1
9.1
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to David Miller
Angling across off, with a skid off the deck, on off, David Miller hops on the back foot and punches it to the off side.
9.2
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to David Miller
Another one that angles away from off, on a length, Miller cuts it to deep cover for a single.
9.3
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni
Bowls on a nagging length, outside off, Ayush Badoni tries the square cut, but misses.
9.4
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni
Back of a length, over the top of middle and leg, Badoni charges down the track and stays leg side. Slashes the ball through cover-point for a single.
9.5
W
Azmatullah Omarzai to David Miller
OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! CAUGHT! From bad to worse, things have now gone too precarious for LSG as Miller, too, walks without much of an impact! Half of the LSG side is back to the dugout now. Omarzai bowls it on a hard length, it lands and skids across off quickly. David Miller charges down the track and tries to slash it over the off side, but the ball gets sliced off the bat and sails towards deep backward point, where Shashank Singh runs in from the boundary and takes a fine running catch. David Miller departs on 11 (8) and LSG are 73/5.
9.6
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Abdul Samad
Speared fuller, and on middle and leg, Abdul Samad is cramped for room as he looks to work across to the leg side. But misses and the ball rolls off the pads to the leg side. A leg bye taken.
Till Now Score: 74/5
(10 Overs)
A Samad
0(1)
A Badoni
18(14)
A Omarzai
3-0-21-2
Over 10 ·74 Runs
0
1
0
1
W
0
8.1
1
Yuzvendra Chahal to Ayush Badoni
Slower through the air, on a length, spinning away from off, Ayush Badoni gets across and tucks it to the mid-wicket region for a single.
8.2
2
Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller
Floated up, full and on middle, David Miller clips it along the ground to deep square leg for a couple of runs.
8.3
6
Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller
SIX! Well timed! Yuzi lands it right into the wheelhouse, on middle and leg, spinning in. David Miller clears the front foot and just tonks it behind deep mid-wicket for a six.
8.4
1
Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller
Fuller and sliding on off, David Miller pushes it gently down to long off for a single.
8.5
1WD
Yuzvendra Chahal to Ayush Badoni
WIDE! Bowls it wide off, it lands and turns beyond the tramline on the off side. Ayush leaves. Given a wide.
8.5
1
Yuzvendra Chahal to Ayush Badoni
Drags the length back, on middle, Ayush Badoni gets across and nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Looks for the second run, but it is never there.
8.6
1
Yuzvendra Chahal to David Miller
Length ball, outside off, at 88.8 kph, David Miller rocks back and punches it to the right of the cover fielder, where Shreyas Iyer half stops with the dive across and allows a single.
Till Now Score: 71/4
(9 Overs)
D Miller
10(5)
A Badoni
17(12)
Y Chahal
2-0-23-0
Over 9 ·71 Runs
1
2
6
1
1WD
1
1
7.1
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni
FOUR! A bit of magic from Ayush Badoni. On a hard length outside off, Badoni shuffles a long way across the off stump and manages to lap it fine of fine leg for a boundary.
7.2
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni
Goes full and wide now, Badoni slashes it away off the front foot and to deep point for a single.
7.3
2
Azmatullah Omarzai to Rishabh Pant
A bit short and angled in at the hips, Rishabh Pant nonchalantly flicks it away in between deep square leg and fine leg and picks up a couple of runs.
7.4
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Rishabh Pant
Just back of a length, in the channel, glided away down to deep third for a single.
7.5
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni
TWO WIDES! Excellent wicket-keeping from Josh Inglis. Back of a length, angling just down leg, slower too, Badoni misses the pull as Inglis dives down to his left to pouch the ball. Pant is through quickly for the single but a direct hit from the keeper would have been curtains for Pant.
7.5
W
Azmatullah Omarzai to Rishabh Pant
OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, straight to the man in the deep and Rishabh Pant's bat has flown 40 yards to the opposite side. Azmatullah Omarzai dishes out a full delivery, spearing it wide of the off stump. Pant comes down the pitch but has to reach for it. He tries to force it over covers but the bat slips out of his hands and the ball goes over cover point and into the safe hands of Shashank Singh. Pant departs for 18 (17) and LSG are now 58/4!
7.6
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to David Miller
Good delivery! A sharp bumper, over middle and leg, coming in at an awkward height, David Miller ducks under it.
Till Now Score: 58/4
(8 Overs)
D Miller
0(1)
A Badoni
15(10)
A Omarzai
2-0-19-1
Over 8 ·58 Runs
4
1
2
1
0
W
0
6.1
4
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant
FOUR! Oh, that is a howler in the field from the Impact Player. Chahal begins with a shortish ball on the pads, Pant stays low and half-pulls it straight to fine leg. Vyshak Vijaykumar comes in and causally tries to pick it up but lets it through his hands for a boundary.
6.2
1
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant
Almost, deja vu for Vyshak Vijaykumar! Short again around leg, Rishabh Pant gets down on one knee and pulls it straight to deep backward square leg, where the ball is fumbled again by Vyshak, but this time it will only be a single.
6.3
1
Yuzvendra Chahal to Ayush Badoni
Dropped well short around middle, Badoni hops back and crunches the pull to deep mid-wicket only for a single.
6.4
0
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant
Pushed through quicker and flatter on leg, Rishabh Pant flicks it firmly but unluckily straight to the fielder at short fine leg.
6.5
0
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant
Length ball on off, darting it across, Pant stays back and dabs it down to short third.
6.6
4
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rishabh Pant
FOUR! Too short again from Yuzi, on the pads, Rishabh Pant rocks back and stands tall before pulling it away in front of square leg for a boundary.
Till Now Score: 48/3
(7 Overs)
R Pant
15(14)
A Badoni
10(8)
Y Chahal
1-0-10-0
Over 7 ·48 Runs
4
1
1
0
0
4
5.1
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni
Beaten! Hurls it on a hard length, outside off and gets the ball to move away laterally. Ayush Badoni makes room to go over covers but is well beaten.
5.2
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni
Oh, nearly carried! Hits the deck hard and bowls it around off stump, Ayush Badoni is caught in two minds and just ends up poking at it. He gets squared up and gets an outside edge that goes towards short third.
5.3
2
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni
Similar line and length to the previous one, this time Badoni manages to open the bat face and guides it fine of deep backward point for a couple of runs.
5.4
1WD
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni
WIDE! A bit slower and into the pitch, but spills it well beyond the tramline outside off. Left alone for a wide.
5.4
6
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni
SIX! That's an impressive shot! Good-length delivery, on the fuller side and outside off. Ayush Badoni manages to stay back and then hits through the line, smashing it flat over wide long off for a biggie.
5.5
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni
Oh, a beauty of a comeback delivery! Hard length in the channel, this one nips away pretty late. Ayush Badoni is stuck to the crease and looks to poke at it but the ball whizzes past the outside edge.
5.6
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ayush Badoni
Another fine delivery to end the over. Sees the batter advancing and just bangs it into the deck, keeping the line close to off. Badoni adjusts to ease it away into the off side but is beaten past the outside edge again. LSG are 38/3 after the Powerplay, their worst one of the season.
Till Now Score: 38/3
(6 Overs)
A Badoni
9(7)
R Pant
6(9)
A Omarzai
1-0-9-0
Over 6 ·38 Runs
0
0
2
1WD
6
0
0
4.1
4
Arshdeep Singh to Nicholas Pooran
FOUR! Crunched away! A bit too full and outside off, Nicholas Pooran crouches a bit and smokes it a couple of inches off the turf and wide of Shreyas Iyer at mid off for a boundary.
4.2
W
Arshdeep Singh to Nicholas Pooran
OUT! LBW! A prolonged appeal for LBW and eventually, the finger goes up. Nicholas Pooran has reviewed it and he just had to, given the state of the game. Arshdeep Singh just pulls the length back a couple of inches and bowls it pretty straight, angling it in from around middle. Pooran looks to swing it away over the leg side but misses it completely and the ball pings him on the pads. The third umpire is called in and there's nothing on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking shows three reds and giving Arshdeep an extra over has worked wonders for PBKS as he gets his third wicket. LSG sink further to 27/3 as Pooran departs for just 6 (5).
4.3
1WD
Arshdeep Singh to Ayush Badoni
Pitched-up delivery, right around the tramline outside off and going straight on. Ayush Badoni leaves it alone but no wide is called. LSG have reviewed it, surprising as they have just one review left. The third umpire checks the replays and there is no part of the ball inside the new guideline line and it will be a WIDE. Good review!
4.3
1
Arshdeep Singh to Ayush Badoni
Back of a length and around off, extra bounce on offer, Badoni dabs it down wide of point for a quick single.
4.4
0
Arshdeep Singh to Rishabh Pant
Had to scamper there! Fullish length on off, Pant leans halfway and dead bats it in front of covers before scampering through for a single. However, he is sent back and a direct hit at the keeper's end could have been interesting.
4.5
0
Arshdeep Singh to Rishabh Pant
Good length in the channel, just shaping away a bit, Rishabh Pant lets it through to the keeper.
4.6
0
Arshdeep Singh to Rishabh Pant
Perfect length, on off and middle, angling in, Pant manages to fend it off. Another productive offer for Arshdeep and PBKS are in complete control of this game at the moment.
Till Now Score: 29/3
(5 Overs)
R Pant
6(9)
A Badoni
1(1)
A Singh
3-0-10-3
Over 5 ·29 Runs
4
W
1WD
1
0
0
0
3.1
1
Marco Jansen to Nicholas Pooran
Nagging length, pitching on off and middle, angled in. Pooran gets low to swing across the line but gets an inside edge off the pads to the off side. Single taken.
3.2
0
Marco Jansen to Rishabh Pant
Pitched up around the fifth stump line, darting away off the deck with extra bounce as well. Pant makes another leave.
3.3
0
Marco Jansen to Rishabh Pant
Oh, nearly another one! Jansen bowls it back of a length and on a tight line around off, Rishabh Pant presses back and looks to cut but the ball angles back in and hits him high on the bat.
3.4
0
Marco Jansen to Rishabh Pant
Pant looks a bit uncomfortable out there. Just back of a length and outside off, Pant leans back and looks to play a lazy dab but miscues it in front of first slip.
3.5
6
Marco Jansen to Rishabh Pant
SIX! Now, that is a shot of confidence! Floated up, a bit full and around off, Rishabh Pant comes down the pitch, stays leg side of the ball and whacks it over long off for a biggie.
3.6
0
Marco Jansen to Rishabh Pant
Tries to be cheeky right after a proper cricketing shot! Hard length over the stumps, angling in, Pant shuffles across and goes for the lap shot but ends up falling on the deck.
Till Now Score: 23/2
(4 Overs)
R Pant
6(6)
N Pooran
2(3)
M Jansen
2-0-17-0
Over 4 ·23 Runs
1
0
0
0
6
0
2.1
0
Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Marsh
A big swing and a miss! Just full of a good length and pushed well across the right-hander. Mitchell Marsh stays put and wings across the line but gets nowhere near the ball.
2.2
W
Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Marsh
OUT! CAUGHT! That is a mighty fine catch from Nehal Wadhera and Arshdeep Singh sees the back of a dangerous Mitchell Marsh early. Arshdeep bowls this one just back of a length around leg and gets it to push across the right-hander. Marsh takes a couple of steps forward and looks to flick off the pads but ends up lifting it high into the night sky. The ball hangs in the sky for an eternity, goes over the infield and in front of deep square leg. Wadhera comes in from deep backward square leg, keeps his eyes on the ball and manages to pouch it. A second duck against PBKS for Marsh this season!
2.3
0
Arshdeep Singh to Nicholas Pooran
On a good length around the top of off, darting back in off the deck, Nicholas Pooran watchfully defends it out.
2.4
1
Arshdeep Singh to Nicholas Pooran
Full and straight, trying to spear it in, Pooran jams it out to mid on and picks up a quick single.
2.5
W
Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram
OUT! PLAYED ON! Arshdeep Singh goes bang-bang and Punjab Kings have 2 wickets inside the first 3 overs! Back-of-a-length delivery from Arshdeep, in the channel around off and this one holds its line. Aiden Markram looks to rock back and power it off the back foot, but it is just too close to the body. In the end, the extra bounce also undoes Markram, and he ends up getting an inside edge back onto the stumps. LSG in deep trouble already at 16/2!
2.6
0
Arshdeep Singh to Rishabh Pant
On a fuller length outside off, swinging further away, Rishabh Pant just leaves it alone. Just one run and two big wickets off that over for Arshdeep!
Till Now Score: 16/2
(3 Overs)
R Pant
0(1)
N Pooran
1(2)
A Singh
2-0-4-2
Over 3 ·16 Runs
0
W
0
1
W
0
1.1
4
Marco Jansen to Aiden Markram
FOUR! Wrong line to begin with from Jansen! Just short of a length and down leg, Markram clips it away fine and off the hips towards fine leg for the first boundary of the chase.
1.2
0
Marco Jansen to Aiden Markram
Top comeback from Jansen! Similar to the last ball of the previous over, on a hard length around the top of off and middle. This one threatens to shape away but straightens and zips past the outside edge.
1.3
0
Marco Jansen to Aiden Markram
TWO LEG BYES! Hard length again, this time around middle and leg, Markram fails to get it away and the ball thuds into the pads, rolling away behind square leg. The batters do well to pinch a couple of runs.
1.4
6
Marco Jansen to Aiden Markram
SIX! Goes hard at it and gets the reward, does Markram! Good-length delivery, pushed outside off, Markram advances and looks to go over covers but gets an outside edge that flies over deep third for a six.
1.5
0
Marco Jansen to Aiden Markram
Back of a length, darting back in towards the batter, Markram stays back and jams it out to the leg side off the inside edge.
1.6
0
Marco Jansen to Aiden Markram
Tight line again from Jansen and that one kept low as well. Back of a length around off and middle, Markram does well to stab it down into the on side.
Till Now Score: 15/0
(2 Overs)
A Markram
13(9)
M Marsh
0(3)
M Jansen
1-0-10-0
Over 2 ·15 Runs
4
0
0
6
0
0
It is the tall, lanky Protea, Marco Jansen, who will share the attack from the far end.
0
STAT ATTACK - No team has ever managed to chase down a total exceeding 200 runs in Dharamsala in the IPL history. CSK's 195-run chase back in 2010, remains the highest successful run chase at this venue.
0
Nicholas Pooran is in at 3 for LSG!
0
LSG skipper, Rishabh Pant, walks in at 4.
0
Rishabh Pant bails out just at the last moment when Jansen was about to deliver the ball. Someone just walked past the sightscreen, which disturbed Pant's concentration.
0
Punjab Kings have decided to use their Impact Sub, as Vyshak Vijaykumar, the right-arm pacer, takes the field in place of Prabhsimran Singh.
0
Ayush Badoni walks in at 5, with LSG in troubles of all sorts.
0
The first change in bowling for PBKS. Here's Azmatullah Omarzai replacing Marco Jansen.
0
Time for some spin wizardry now, as Yuzvendra Chahal is into the attack. He replaces Arshdeep Singh.
0
Punjab Kings have bossed up the proceedings here and all bowlers used so far have made genuine impact for them.
0
David Miller is in at number 6.
0
STRATEGIC BREAK! Punjab Kings are all over Lucknow Super Giants in Dharamshala, and as the stat says, no team has chased down a total of excessive of 200, looks to be remain same at the end of the match, until unless LSG play miraculously from here and they chase down 166 runs in the last 11 overs, which looks yet too far from them. PBKS have bossed this game right from the first ball, first with the bat, and now with the ball, where Arshdeep Singh was the star as he dismissed all the top three in-form batters of LSG. The horrendous form of Rishabh Pant has continued, and he went back with a sluggish inning of 18(17), and now the onus is on David Miller and Ayush Badoni. How will these guys play from here? Let's see.
0
Abdul Samad comes out to bat.
0
Change? Yes, Marco Jansen is back into the attack.
0
The impact sub, Vyshak Vijaykumar, is introduced into the attack now.
0
A late call to review for the wide from LSG. The third umpire is into the action, and as Badoni has moved across in his crease, the re-shuffled wide tramline shows the ball to be inside it and the on-field call stays. LSG lose their review.
0
STRATEGIC BREAK. With the big guns already back in the hut, this stumbling ship has been somewhat steadied by Ayush Badoni and Abdul Samad's quickfire partnership. However, they are far away from the destination as they need 88 more runs to win off just 4 overs remaining. If not for the win, they will try to bring the run difference down to as narrow as possible, so that their net run rate doesn't take a bit dent. Of all the PBKS bowlers, Arshdeep Singh has been the best as he finishes his spell with extremely economical figures of 4-0-16-3. Punjab Kings would like to take more wickets from here and make sure they don't concede too many boundaries as well. Here's Marco Jansen (3-0-22-0) back on.
0
Avesh Khan is in at 8 for LSG.
0
Azmatullah Omarzai (3-0-21-2) is back on to bowl the penultimate over.
0
Who bowls the final over? Vyshak or Stoinis? Or Chahal? It will be Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl the last over. Went for 3-0-39-0 so far.
0
That was the highest score for Ayush Badoni in his IPL career. Prince Yadav is the next batter in for LSG.
0
And that's a wrap! Punjab Kings complete a season sweep over Lucknow Super Giants, propelling themselves closer to playoff contention with this commanding victory. LSG, meanwhile, drop down to the seventh spot with a 5-6 win-loss record, with their path forward growing increasingly demanding in an already congested mid-table battle. Their playoff aspirations now hang in the balance as competition intensifies in the tournament's critical phase. The Indian Premier League enters a fresh week as the Monday clash sees Sunrisers Hyderabad hosting Delhi Capitals in what promises to be a box-office game in Hyderabad. It is a very crucial match for both sides, especially for Delhi Capitals, as their momentum has taken a hit in the last few games. They would be aiming to get a win to stay in touching distance of the top three. Whereas SRH, sitting second-to-the-bottom of the table, have no option left other than to win all their remaining games. A defeat will completely dash their playoff aspirations. That game will be played on Monday, 5th May, with the first ball scheduled to be bowled at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). But do make sure you join us an hour earlier for all the exciting pre-match build-up and analysis. Till then, take care, cheers.
0
0.1
0
Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram
On the money! Perfect length, around off, cutting back into the right-hander. Aiden Markram looks to give himself room but is cramped quickly and ends up blocking it back to the bowler.
0.2
2
Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram
Good, swinging delivery! Goes full and straight, just misses the yorker but gets it to shape back in. Markram does well to dig it out and clip it through mid-wicket for a brace. LSG are off the mark!
0.3
1
Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram
Nice and full around off, a hint of swing again, Markram just pushes it out to covers for a quick single.
0.4
0
Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Marsh
Pulls the length back, bowling it in the channel around off and gets this one to leave the right-hander. Mitchell Marsh leaves it alone.
0.5
0
Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Marsh
Lovely shape again! Full on middle and leg, curving back in late, Marsh watches it all the way and jams it out to mid on.
0.6
0
Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Marsh
Oh, a peach of a delivery to end the first over, just 3 off it! On a hard length, over the top of off and middle, this one wobbles late and just across the batter. Mitchell Marsh gets squared up and beaten past the outside edge.
Till Now Score: 3/0
(1 Overs)
M Marsh
0(3)
A Markram
3(3)
A Singh
1-0-3-0
Over 1 ·3 Runs
0
2
1
0
0
0