Punjab Kings kept their playoffs hopes alive after beating Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their final group-stage clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Ekana Stadium on Saturday. Batting first, LSG rode on Josh Inglis’ 72 and Ayush Badoni’s 43 to post 196/6 in 20 overs.
In reply, Punjab Kings lost Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly inside the powerplay, before Shreyas Iyer and Prabhsimran Singh forged 140 runs for the third wicket to take the game away from LSG. While Prabhsimran was dismissed for 69, Iyer went on to his score his maiden hundred in IPL.
The Punjab Kings skipper reached his three figures in 51 balls, thus leading his team to a seven-wicket victory with two overs to spare. It was Iyer who hit the winnings runs – a six off Mohsin Khan – which also took him cross the 100-run mark. With this win, Punjab Kings snapped their six-match losing streak and jump to the fourth spot in the points table.
Runners-up in the last season, Punjab Kings thus finish their group stage assignments on 14 points in 14 games and also eliminated Delhi Capitals’ chances of top four spot. On the other hand, LSG finished their campaign with just four wins in 14 games and remained at the last spot. Iyer remained unbeaten on 101 runs off 51 balls.
Punjab Kings’ win against LSG put Rajasthan Royals drop a spot to fifth.
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