PBKS vs LSG, IPL 2023 Highlights: Lucknow beat Punjab by 56 runs after making 2nd highest score in tournament history

Short from Rabada to finish the over, Pooran swivels away to send over fine leg and thus finally hit his first six. 16 runs off the 17th, 19 runs off 18th. That record score is very much in sight for them. 

50 partnership between these two as well in 23 deliveries. The second last ball of the 17th is full in the slot from Arshdeep, Pooran works it behind point. Then Pooran flicks the final delivery between the keeper and short fine leg. Carnage.

Overpitched by Arshdeep to Stoinis after starting the over with a very good yorker to Pooran. Stoinis drives it through extra cover fir his fifth four of the innings.

There are still four overs left and if they manage to go at even 10 an over, which has been less than what has been the run rate in this innings, they can get to 260, which is just three runs behind the record for highest total by a team in the IPL. Pooran is on strike and he has scored 21 in 9 balls, Stoinis is on 56 off 34. Brace yourselves folks.

Full from Rabada for fourth ball of the 16th and Stoinis muscles it over mid-off.

He gets there in 31 balls. You can hear a pin drop in this stadium, LSG have pulverised this bowling attack today.

The fourth ball of the 15th sent in full on off by Arshdeep, Pooran drives it along the ground past long off.

All three shots go tbrough extra cover. Nicholas Pooran ensuring that this screaming-out-loud run rate does not go down on account of the new batter. Lucknow Super Giants are 175/3 in 14 overs for crying out loud.

Badoni repeats that slog sweep but this time, he is caught at deep backward square. That ends an 89-run stand which came in just 47 balls.

Some drama before that shot. Livingstone pulls out of the delivery just as Badoni was shaping up for a reverse. Then Badoni pulls out. Livingstone then asks if he is ready before bowling the delivery and that is sent over deep backward square leg.

LSG have crosse 150 in just 12.2 overs. Where is this innings going? Stoinis hits the second ball of the 13th from Rahul Chahar, trying to clear long-off. He is caught at that position by Livingstone but then he ends up stepping on that rope. Livingstone indicates that it is a six but yet the decision is sent upstairs and everyone have fun with a few replays that take up a few extra seconds than needed. In the end, surprise surprise, Livingstone was right when he said that he felt himself touching the boundary rope.

Curran goes short outside leg, Badoni hits over backward square leg and it just about crosses the rope. LSG are flying here.

24 runs have been scored in that over. Gurnoor had given away just two runs in his first over and he has been smashed everywhere since. Short to Badoni, he goes for the pull, the ball takes a top edge and it flies over the boundary.

Off the next ball. It is full on off and Stoinis creams a cover drive for the ages.

Gurnoor has taken quit a few blows today. Badoni hits him for a four off the first ball of the eighth and then the batters take a single off the next ball, which was then judged a no ball. Stoinis then shuffles across and sends the free hit delivery over fine leg for a fine, fine six.

What a powerplay this has been for LSG, despite the fact that they have lost both their openers, especially Mayers. They have bumped Ayush Badoni and Marcus Stoinis up the order and they both are now in the middle. It seems LSG have gone full slap bang after their experience with the other kind of batting in their last match.

That ends the carnage. Back of a length from Rabada, Mayers tries to for a drive and ends up hitting it to mid-on.

Mayers c Dhawan b Rabada 54 (24), LSG 74/2 in 5.5 overs

Short from Rabada, Mayers swings away, it takes a top edge and flies behind for a one-bounce four.

In just 5.2 overs LSG have got to 68/1 and Mayers has scored 50 of them in just 20 balls. His fourth fifty of the season. And to makes this worse, it's a no ball from Rabada!

Kyle Mayers is taking this bowling attack to the cleaners here. The fourth ball is short on middle and Mayers smashes it square to beat the fielder at the rope. Then the next one is full and in the slot and Mayers sends it over long-on.

Sikandar Raza bowling the fifth, the second ball is dragged back and Mayers smashes it over long-on.

SHort of a length and wide from Rabada, Rahul tries to work it through covers. Ends up getting an edge and it flies to Shahrukh Khan at a fielding position that seems to be neither slip nor gully nor third man but it does the job.

Rahul c Shahrukh Khan b Rabada 12 (9), LSG 41/1 in 3.2 overs

Gurnoor overstepped for the third ball of the third and the free hit delivery is full in the slot. Mayers sends it soaring over midwicket and the ball lands in the stands.