LSG vs PBKS, IPL 2024: Mayank Agarwal steals the show with pace as Lucknow Super Giants stun humble Kings XI Punjab | Cricket News

Young Pace bowler Mayank Yadav took three wickets while Mohsin Khan took two wickets, although hope for Saturday’s opener Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow put on a century partnership at the Ekana Cricket Stadium but Lucknow Supergiants managed to defeat Kings XI Punjab by 21 runs. After LSG posted 199 for 8, Shikhar scored 70 off 50 balls to chase the tough victory target of 200, while Bairstow was equally belligerent with 42 off 29 balls as the duo 102 runs were scored on the opening wicket.

But when things started looking bleak for LSG, Mayank struck out, getting rid of Bairstow, Prabhusimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma to restore the score to 3/27. Mohsin took 2/34 while PBKS could only manage 178/5 in 20 overs. Earlier, wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock (54), stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran (42) and Krunal Pandya (43) bowled some important balls to help the home team A strong win at home. Sam Curran emerged as the most successful bowler in PBKS as he took 3 wickets and scored 28 runs.

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