Punjab Kings played against Lucknow Super Giants and emerged victorious by 37 runs at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. With the win, Punjab now sits at the second position in the IPL 2025 points table with 15 points in 11 matches.
LSG Faces Defeat By 37 Runs
The Lucknow Super Giants faced an uphill battle when they started their chase against a target of 237 since they lost early wickets and managed limited progress towards the run rate. Ayush Badoni made a fighting contribution of 74 runs from 40 balls even though the rest of the Lucknow Super Giants batters provided minimal support. Lucknow Super Giants ended their innings with 199/7 while failing to reach their target by 37 runs in 20 overs. LSG has now lost six matches from their 11 games which puts them at seventh position in the current standings.
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Rishabh Pant Extremely Disappointed After Match
After the match, LSG skipper Rishabh Pant opened up about LSG’s loss and highlighted what went wrong for the team.
“Definitely too many runs. When you drop crucial catches at the wrong time, it can hurt you badly. We thought it would do more, but we did not pick the length right at the start. But that is part and parcel of the game. The dream is still alive. If we can win the next three matches, we can definitely turn around and do amazing things.
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“(On the batting order and if they are looking to change it) It makes sense when your top order is batting well. Every match, you cannot hope for them to come off. It is part of the game, we have to take it deep sometimes. We had too many runs to catch up on and that hurt us badly.”
