Punjab Kings crushed the Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets.
The Lucknow team struggled at home. Rishabh Pant got out for just 2 runs. Fans and critics are not happy with Pant. He was bought for 27 crores.
Lucknow scored 171 runs. Punjab won in 16.2 overs. Prabhsimran Singh hit 69. He got 3 sixes and 9 fours. Shreyas Iyer got 52 and Nehal Wadhera got 43.
Rishabh Pant said, “Our score was not enough. We were 20-25 runs short.” Punjab played really well.
The loss made Pant say, “This is part of the game. We’re still getting used to our home ground. Losing early wickets makes it tough. We can’t control everything, but we try to keep the game going.”
IPL tweeted, “Statement victory for Punjab Kings! Skipper’s second 50 this season. Consecutive wins.”
Punjab is now second in the table. Lucknow dropped to sixth. This is their second loss in three matches.