PBKS head coach Ricky Ponting disclosed during post-match interviews that PBKs captain Shreyas Iyer took the responsibility to play Josh Inglis at number three. As Punjab Kings managed to score their highest total of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season by reaching 236 runs against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The trio of Pabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer and Shashank Singh generated numerous runs but it was Josh Inglis who facilitated the team to amass a total of 236. Josh Inglis stood unused with his bat until Dharamsala where he received an opportunity to bat at number three position.
Ricky Ponting Praises Skipper Shreyas Iyer
“It was actually a move that the captain came up with, and Shreyas thought, on that sort of a pitch, against that bowling attack, it would be the right thing to. If a wicket fell early, to send Inglis in. We felt that Mayank would bowl early on, and if you look at the way he bowls, he generally bowls reasonably short, and that’s one of Inglis’ great strengths. As you saw tonight, those pull shots were pretty amazing straight away,” Ponting revealed in the press conference.
“So, yeah, that was what the captain wanted to do. It then also allows us to have, you know, Iyer, Wadhera and Shashank through the middle of the innings, which is what we thought would be crucial for us in tonight’s game as well. It was probably a surprise call for LSG to see him go out, and it paid off for us tonight.
What Happened In PBKS Vs LSG Match
On Sunday Punjab Kings achieved a 37-run victory over Lucknow Super Giants thus earning second place in the points table. At Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Dharamsala Prabhsimran Singh delivered an impressive 91 runs off 48 balls while sharing an 78-run partnership with captain Shreyas Iyer for 45 runs to establish PBKS batting before Nehal Wadhera hit 16 and Shashank Singh obtained 33 and Marcus Stoinis scored 15 to push PBKS to 236 for five. Ayush Badoni stood alone with his 74-run knock from 40 balls but his efforts proved insufficient when Lucknow Super Giants lost their sixth game out of eleven matches after totaling 199 for 7 in twenty overs. Arshdeep Singh (3/16) joined Azmatullah Omarzai (2/33) as leading bowlers for Punjab when they took down the opposition.
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