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• Lucknow was left by the Punjab team

• The Punjab team gave the challenge of runs

• Priyansh and Cooper’s pair fight

IPL 2026 In, the in-form Punjab Kings team took on Lucknow Super Giants in the second match on Sunday. This match is being played at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Punjab. This season, Punjab are at the top of the points table with 8 points after winning 4 out of 5 matches. Meanwhile, the Lucknow team is ranked eighth with only 2 wins from 5 matches. Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bowl first, allowing Punjab to bat first. After the loss of the first wicket, Rishabh’s decision was right. But this happiness did not last long for the Lucknow team.

Punjab Kings got their first shock in the form of Prabhasimran Singh. Mohammed Shami dismissed him for a wicket in the first over. But Cooper Connelly and Priyansh brought the Lucknow bowlers literally to their knees. For the second wicket, both of them played a great knock.

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A new record was made

Cooper Connelly and Priyansh Arya have created a new record for second wickets. Both of them scored a century. Both had scored more than 173 runs in the 13th over. This is the highest score in IPL history. Priyansh Arya came into limelight after he hit six sixes in an over in Delhi Premier League 2024 and 103 off 42 balls against Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025. While Cooper Conley is being named to perform well at a young age. Conley got off to a good start for Punjab with a 46-ball 87. Priyansh scored 93 runs in just 36 balls and was caught out in the 14th over. Both of them played a selfless knock and helped the team build a good score.

In between, the speed decreased

The fourth wicket of Punjab Kings fell in the form of Shreyas Iyer. Punjab suddenly lost three wickets. Priyansh Arya on 93 runs, and Cooper Connelly on 87 runs, the captain skipper Shreyas Iyer Departed for 5 runs and Vadra was also dismissed for just 13 runs. After this, Punjab’s run rate slowed down a bit. Still, the following players crossed the 250-run mark and gave Punjab a good score. Stoinis also contributed to the team’s tally.

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Target of runs in front of Lucknow

What if Lucknow won the toss and made a wrong decision? This is the question now for the fans. Because Punjab has given a big target to Lucknow. It remains to be seen whether Lucknow can complete this target in 20 overs. Punjab set a target of 255 runs to win, breaking RCB’s record. The previous record of 250 runs was held by Royal Challengers Bangalore this season, which is now held by Punjab.