PKBS vs LSG Result: Lucknow’s stormy start, but Punjab is finally ‘King’; The fight fell short

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 19, 2026

Ghamasan War in Punjab and Lucknow

Lucknow had made a smoky start

Punjab became the ‘King’

IPL 2026 In, the in-form Punjab Kings faced Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday. The match was played at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Punjab. Punjab is basically at the top of the points table with 8 points. Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to bowl first. In reply, Punjab scored 254 runs for the loss of 7 wickets.

Chasing these runs, the Lucknow team started very well. LSG’s first pair put together a good partnership to clinch the win. Ayush Badoni replaces Aidan Markram, the new opening pair in the Lucknow Super Giants team, and he forms a good partnership with Mitchell Marsh. But Badoni was dismissed for 35 runs in 21 balls

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Rishabh Pant’s innings

After this Rishabh Pant Punjab tried their best to achieve the given target. Marsh and Pant put on a good partnership for the third wicket. Meanwhile, Yuzvendra Chahal gave the team the right advantage of his experience by bowling brilliantly. Even till the 10th over, Lucknow could not reach the right target. Lucknow needed 153 runs in 60 balls. Rishabh Pant tried to hit very well in his innings. He also hit back to back sixes in one over. But his effort fell short. Rishabh Pant got out after scoring 43 runs.

Marsh’s wicket in Chahal’s account

Yuzvendra Chahal took the crucial wicket of Lucknow’s Marsh and from there the whole game changed. That was the turning point of this match. After this, Rishabh Pant made his intentions clear by hitting Chahal for two consecutive sixes. Rishabh Pant made the fans happy by hitting a single-handed six. Meanwhile, Chahal wanted Pant’s wicket at any cost and Punjab’s review also went free in this tone. Meanwhile, Pooran’s catch was missed by Shashank when he was on 8 runs. But on the very next ball, Shreyas Iyer showed how good his fielding is by taking a catch from Pooran. In the 15th over, Lucknow was 4 wickets for 139 runs. After this, Markram also tried to hold on to the field for some time.

Shashank Singh dropped 3 catches

This time, however, poor fielding was seen from Punjab’s vice-captain Shashank Singh. He dropped three catches in this match. He also dropped the important catch of Markram this time. Shashank also dropped a catch on Chahal’s bowling. However, coach Ricky Ponting looked upset at this time. On the other side, Shreyas burst into laughter due to Shashank’s fielding. Actually Shashank is known as a great fielder. But today was a very bad day for him. Not only this, Markram’s catch was missed by the wicketkeeper 2-3 times and he got life in this match. Finally Stoinis took the catch of Markram and Shreyas breathed a sigh of relief.

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Bad condition of Lucknow

Even after winning the toss, Lucknow’s situation has deteriorated. Shreyas’ Punjab team left the bowlers and batsmen of Lucknow by surprise. Once again, Punjab proved its dominance in this game and kept its position strong. With 10 points, the Punjab team appeared to be at the top of the points table. Punjab team won this match by 55 runs.