IPL 2025 LSG vs PBKS Match Highlights: Lucknow Super Giants [LSG] played their first game of the season on their home ground at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. After starting the 18th season of the IPL in a convincing fashion, LSG went on to win a match of the two games played.
While Punjab Kings look to be a very good-looking side with Ricky Ponting’s arrival into the team’s management. Ponting made the finest of auctions as he picked the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen and many such stars who are not only global stars but recent best performers in the competition.
PBKS also started their campaign on a high note with a win in the first game against Gujarat Titans and looked to continue their domination in the game against LSG as well, this time around the bowlers performed stunningly as well.
IPL 2025 LSG vs PBKS Match Highlights
IPL 2025 LSG vs PBKS Match Highlights: Badoni-Pooran’s stability and Samad’s big hits give LSG some score worth defending
Much different from the iconic high-scoring game between PBKS and GT at Ahmedabad, the Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer opted to bowl first after winning the toss. This seemed a tough decision against the dangerous LSG batting unit.
However, India’s premier T20 bowler, Arshdeep Singh, got the big fish in the very first over, as he surprised Mitchell Marsh with a trick bouncer and dismissed him in the very first over. The powerplay bettered when Lockie Ferguson dismissed a well-settled Aiden Markram.
Rishabh Pant was also back in the hut, as a string of low scores continued for the LSG skipper when he was dismissed for just 2 runs to Glenn Maxwell. Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni revived hope for LSG with a partnership in the middle-overs before Yuzi Chahal caught him at long-on.
Badoni later with Miller and Abdul Samad looked to give some stability to the LSG innings, as Arshdeep still got the better with wickets in the later half, as Badoni and Samad were both dismissed in the final over of the game. LSG were 7 wickets down with 171 runs on the board.
IPL 2025 LSG vs PBKS Match Highlights: Superb Shreyas and Prabhsimran innings hand run-rate leap for PBKS
Punjab Kings probably have the most inexperienced opening pair in the IPL 2025, however, the duo have shown some form and performed stunningly. Priyansh Arya though could not make it big this time around getting out to Digvesh Rathi, Prabhsimran went onto score a stunning 69 runs with a strike-rate over 200. Till when Prabhsimran was dismissed again by Rathi, PBKS were 110 runs in their 10 overs.
After his wicket, the skipper alongside the impact sub, Nehal Wadhera took command of the Punjab innings as they kept accelerating at full pace and chased their target in just 16.2 overs with 22 balls remaining. Shreyas finished with 52 runs off just 30 balls while Nehal Wadhera scored a stunning 43 off just 25 balls.
