Lucknow blown away by the storm of Priyansh Arya-Cooper Connolly, defeated by 54 runs

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 20, 2026

In the 29th match of IPL 2026, Punjab Kings performed brilliantly and maintained their winning streak by defeating Lucknow Super Giants by 54 runs. This match was played at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, where the Punjab team showed a strong performance in every department.

Punjab scored a huge score of 254 runs

At the beginning of the match, Lucknow won the toss and decided to bowl first, but this decision proved costly for them. Punjab Kings, who came to bat first, scored a huge score of 254 runs after losing 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. On behalf of the team, the batsmen scored runs in an aggressive manner and maintained constant pressure on the bowlers of Lucknow.

Lucknow Super Giants, which set out to chase this big target, had a good start. Ayush Badoni and Mitchell Marsh gave a steady start to the team, but as soon as Badoni was out, the team’s rhythm broke. After this, wickets kept falling at regular intervals, due to which the Lucknow team kept moving away from the target. Ultimately the team could score only 200 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs.

Captain Rishabh Pant scored the maximum 43 runs for Lucknow. Apart from them, Aiden Markram scored 42 runs, Mitchell Marsh scored 40 runs and Ayush Badoni scored 35 runs. However, despite these innings the team could not get close to the target. At the same time, Nicholas Puran once again failed to play a big innings.

Heroes of victory Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly

The heroes of Punjab’s victory were Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly. After the initial shock, these two batsmen together made a big partnership of 182 runs for the second wicket, which decided the course of the match. Priyansh Arya thrashed the bowlers by scoring 93 runs in just 37 balls. His innings included 4 fours and 9 sixes. On the other hand, Cooper Connolly scored 87 runs in 46 balls, which included 8 fours and 7 sixes.

With this victory, the excellent performance of Punjab Kings continues. The team has not lost any match so far this season and has won 5 out of 6 matches, while one match was canceled due to rain. Due to this strong performance, Punjab is at the top position in the points table.