LSG vs PBKS IPL 2025 Highlights: Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets

Shreyas finishes it off in style. A six to seal the deal as Punjab win their second match in a row. They chase down 172 with eight wickets in hand. 

Punjab are almost there. Nehal is playing a blistering one here.

It took something special to dismiss Prabhsimran and this dual effort by Badoni and Bishnoi was that one. Prabhsimran hit Digvesh towards deep mid-wicket, where Badoni lept in the air to hold on to that one before he parried it to Bishnoi as he was falling over the boundary. Bishnoi dives and takes this one.

Prabhsimran has completed his half-century in 23 balls. PBKS are on song. They are 78/1 after seven overs.

PBKS are 37/1

Priyansh Arya departed for eight runs. Digvesh gave the first breakthrough and celebrated animatedly. PBKS are 26/1

Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya open for Punjab Kings. Shardul Thakur has been handed the new ball.

LSG have ended on 171/7 from their 20 overs. Arshdeep, with that three-wicket over, has pulled things back a bit. But this is still a good total.

The Indian uncapped pair of Badoni and Abdul Samad are taking on the attack to the PBKS. They have punished Arshdeep as LSG go past 150. 

That's the man PBKS wanted. Chahal, who is not having a great tournament, gets the prized wicket. His googly makes Pooran fetch out for it as he does not middle and sends it to wide long-off, where Maxwell pouches it with ease. 

This does not look like a true pitch to bat on, unlike what we learnt at the pitch report. LSG are snailing along, but Pooran and Badoni have put up a 50-run stand. Pooran with two back-to-back fours

And the slew of low-scores continue for Rishabh Pant. He is gone for 2 today. He looked to sweep Maxwell behind but is caught at fine leg

It's the end of Markram. He was playing very well today and struck a four and a six off Ferguson. But not this time. He has chopped on one and has to walk back 

Marsh is gone for golden duck. Arshdeep gets the in-from Marsh on the first ball with a ball seaming away. Marsh tried to flick it but was surprised as it stuck a bit. A top-edged attempt taken easily at the slip cordon.

Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh are out in the middle for Lucknow Super Giants. Marsh has been going well, while Markram's bat is quiet. Arshdeep has the new ball in his hand. Off we go!!

It's a red soil pitch completely. It's a high-scoring venue irrespective of the pitch that has been used. One thing that favours the bowlers in the big nature of this ground. The dimensions are 70m and 64m square boundaries, it's 77m down the ground. Red soil pitch tends to have more pace and bounce. This surface has an even covering of grass and looks brilliant. There won't be much seam movement. There could be some turn and bounce for the spinners though. There won't be much dew, reckons Deep Dasgupta.

Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himmat Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh.

Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar

Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh

We wanted to bowl first as well but happy to bat first. There are a lot of people who have come to support us, we are definitely going to give our best. No changes for us.

We are going to bowl first. It's a new ground, new pitch so we are going to chase. The players have the freedom to express themselves. You have to play the situation, the important goal is to win. We try to keep things simple. We don't know how the pitch is going to play but we have to adjust quickly. Lockie comes into the team.

Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and he has decided that Punjab Kings will be bowling first.

The opening ceremony is underway at the Ekana currently. Mika Singh is entertaining the crowd with his performance. We are not much far away from the toss

Squads:

Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Nehal Wadhera, Praveen Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Josh Inglis

Lucknow Super Giants Squad: Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Manimaran Siddharth, Himmat Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Akash Deep, Mayank Yadav, Shamar Joseph, Arshin Kulkarni

The IPL 2025 heads to the Ekana Cricket Stadium as the Lucknow-based venue hosts the Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings clash. PBKS are coming into this clash on the back of a win in their opener against Gujarat Titans, while LSG defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the most recent outing after tasting defeat against Delhi Capitals