In Pics: Debutant Mayank Yadav runs riot as Lucknow Super Giants beat Punjab Kings to open account on points table

Mayank Yadav troubled the batters with his rapid pace as Lucknow Super Giants outclass Punjab Kings by 21 runs in Lucknow

Published on: Mar 31, 2024 12:30 AM IST

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Lucknow Super Giants outclassed Punjab Kings with a 21-run win to open their account on the points table in the Indian Premier League match on Saturday at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. Chasing the 200-run target, Punjab fell short and were restricted to 178/5/ (AFP)

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Debutant Mayank Yadav ran riot with his rapid pace and claimed three wickets to pull Lucknow Super Giants back in the game when things were not going their way. The Player of the Match also bowled the fastest ball of the season thus far - 155.8 kph. (PTI)

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Punjab Kings' captain Shikhar Dhawan and his opening partner Jonny Bairstow shared a 102-run stand for the opening wicket to give their team a fighting chance. But with Bairstow's wicket, they lost the momentum. (PBKS-X)

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Skipper Shikhar Dhawan fought hard with his 70-run knock but it wasn't enough for his side. His knock was laced with 7 fours and three sixes. (AFP)

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Mayank Yadav claimed the big wickets of Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma to shift the momentum completely in Lucknow Super Giants' favour as Punjab Kings failed to recover from the blows. (PTI)

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Left-arm paceman Mohsin Khan also dismissed Shikhar Dhawan and Sam Curran on back-to-back deliveries to put Punjab Kings on the mat in tall chase. (LSG-X)

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Earlier, for Lucknow Super Giants, opener Quinton de Kock (54) scored a fine half-century to give his team a fine start while the other top-order batters KL Rahul (15) and Devdutt Padikkal (9) were dismissed cheaply. (PTI)

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LSG stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran played a quickfire knock of 42 runs off 21 balls to up the ante in the middle overs to set up the foundation of the big total. (AP)

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Flamboyant Krunal Pandya gave a final push to the LSG innings with his unbeaten 43-run knock off 22 balls to help his team post 199/8 in 20 overs. (PTI)