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Rishabh Pant’s dismissal vs PBKS was particularly disappointing, says Piyush Chawla

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Rishabh Pant’s dismissal vs PBKS was particularly disappointing, says Piyush Chawla

Lucknow Super Giants slumped to their second defeat of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in their third game while leaves them in sixth spot in the IPL 2025 standings. For the LSG team, this latest loss was even more bruising as it came at Lucknow’s Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket. The defeat also raised the scrutiny of the franchise which had opted to let captain KL Rahul walk away ahead of the IPL auctions. To replace Rahul, LSG bet big on Rishabh Pant in the IPL auctions, spending a whopping Rs 27 crore thus making him the most expensive player in the tournament’s history. On Tuesday, Pant’s stay in the middle against Punjab lasted just five balls where he managed to score just two runs. So is the weight of the massive price tag hanging heavy o...

IPL 2025 LSG vs PBKS | Top-order makes it a stroll in the park for Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer exchanges a handshake with Lucknow Super Giants’ Manimaran Siddharth after their Indian Premier League 2025 match, at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 1, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Opener Prabhsimran Singh followed up a disciplined performance from Punjab Kings bowlers with a blazing fifty to help his team outclass Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets in an IPL 2025 match at the Ekana Stadium here on Tuesday (April 1, 2025).Prabhsimran’s early blitz ensured a comfortable win for Kings as they scaled LSG’s 172-run target inside 17 overs. The wicketkeeper-batter kicked things off by taking down LSG’s pacers. While Shardul Thakur...

IPL 2025: Punjab Kings show swagger with all-round display against lacklustre Lucknow Super Giants

Punjab Kings bowlers get regular wickets on the red-soil pitch before Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer and Nehal Wadhera muscle through the chase for a routine eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants.After a lot of talk about the tournament being loaded in favour of the batsmen, Punjab Kings bowlers capitalised on the red-soil pitch at the Ekana Stadium, which had a reasonable amount of grass cover and offered something for the bowlers. With an easy subsequent chase, Shreyas Iyer’s side stormed to an eight-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday. Wickets at the right time The varied strengths of Punjab’s bowling line-up, and skipper Iyer’s utilisation of the resources at his disposal, allowed his team to take crucial wickets at the right time, choking the home team’s line-up ...