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In Match 42 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Luckn♍ow Super Giants (LSG) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by♒ 20 runs at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium🎃ဣ on Friday.
Chasing the paltry target of 154, Punjab kept losing wickets at regular intervals as the game went down to the wire. Mayank Agarwal (25 off 17) and Jonny Bairstow (32 off 28) got off to good starts but were unable to cruise it further🎐.
Mohsin Khan, Dushmantha Chameera and Krunal Pandya all sizzled with the ball to help Lucknow defend the low score. Mohsin bagged a three-wicket haul for 24 runs in his quota of 4 overs,🔜 including a maiden. Similarly, Chameera (2/17) and Pandya (2/11) picked u▨p two scalps each to further derail Punjab’s chase.
Earlier, Kagiso Rabada and Rahul Chahar shined with the ball for👍 Punjab to help their side restrict Lucknow at 153/8 in their allotted 20 overs. Rabad🍌a picked up a brilliant 4-wicket haul for 38 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Similarly, Chahar bagged a couple while giving away 30 runs in 4 overs.
For Lucknow, opener Quinton de Kock top-scored with 46 from 37 deliveries with the help of 4 fours and a couple of sixes. Deepak Hooda also chipped in wit⛎h a valuable 34 off 28 balls, including t🌜hree boundaries.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
That's that from Match 42. win by 20 runs and add two more points to their tally.
Scorecard –
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Isse kehte hain ek performance! ⁰💪 🏆
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL)
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Krunal Pandya wins his first IPL Man Of The Match Award in 🀅5 y🎶ears.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Liam Livingstone’s dismissal was the turning point of the game…as far as Punjab is con༒cerned.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
LSG have been top notch through the tournament. Gambhir and ꧃Flower make a good combo. They have had a good auction with a solid indian core. They have defended low scores and chased high scores and Won without their s🥃tars. Going to be a tough fight to finish in the top 2.
— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar)
— betvisa69.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
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— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
L🌃ucknow bowlers continues to do terrific job in and now, they have defended 153 runs against power hou💝se Punjab batting.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Punjab could only manage 133-8 in their 𒆙20 overs as LSG won by 20 🔴runs
Didn't think they'd defend that to be honest so well done to them
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
