LSG vs PBKS, IPL 2025: Iyer beats Pant in battle of record signings as Punjab thrash Lucknow - Action in Images

Shreyas Iyer scored a second consecutive unbeaten half-century as Punjab Kings made light work of the 172-run target set for them by the Lucknow Super Giants.

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Shreyas Iyer won out the battle of the record signings as his Punjab Kings thrashed Rishabh Pant's Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Iyer scored a second consecutive unbeaten half-century while Pant failed to make a big difference to the scorecard again. (AP)

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Iyer won the toss and chose to bat first. PBKS were off to a strong start with Arshdeep Singh sending back Mitchell Marsh for a golden duck in the first over. (AFP)

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Lockie Ferguson then marked his debut by dismissing Aiden Markram after which Pant fell to Glenn Maxwell in a soft manner on two off five balls. (AFP)

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The in-form Nicholas Pooran provided the goods once again for LSG, smashing 44 in 30 balls. However, he fell to Yuzvendra Chahal just when it looked like he might turn it around for LSG. (Hindustan Times)

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LSG continued to lose wickets at important junctures but were seemingly buoyed thanks to a scoring 47-run stand between Abdul Samad and Ayush Badoni for the sixth wicket that came in just 21 balls. (PTI)

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Arshdeep Singh dismissed both batters in the last over, thus finishing with figures of 3/43. LSG ended their innings with a score of 171/7. (AFP)

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Prabhsimran Singh ensured that PBKS all but ended LSG's scant chances of winning the match in the powerplay itself. He creamed 69 runs in just 34 balls and PBKS had a score of 62/1 at the end of the first six overs. (Hindustan Times)

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The only positive moment for LSG was when Digvesh Rathi sent back PBKS opener Priyansh Arya in the third over. Rathi got a talking-to from the umpire for his celebration, in which he walked up beside Arya and made a writing-off gesture made famous by West Indies' Kesrick Williams. (AFP)

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Prabhsimran fell after scoring 69 runs in 34 balls but Shreyas continued the charge. Iyer made his debut with an unbeaten 97 in 42 balls. He followed that up on Tuesday with an unbeaten 52 off 30 balls. (PTI)

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Iyer shared an unbeaten stand of 67 runs off 37 balls with Nehal Wadhera, who finished on 43 off 25 balls. Iyer finished the chase with a six and PBKS won it with nearly four overs to spare. (AFP)