LSG vs PBKS IPL 2023: Who won today’s IPL Match? Check Man of the Match Award Winner
Published on: Apr 15, 2023 11:31 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 15, 2023 11:59 pm IST
Despite regular captain Shikhar Dhawan not playing, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) have managed to pull off an incredible 2-wicket victory over the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 21st game of Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) being played at the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. This is the third victory for the Punjab Kings in the 16th edition of the IPL which eventually came in a low-scoring last over thriller. The Punjab Kings have now climbed to the fourth position on the points table in IPL 2023.
LSG vs PBKS IPL 2023: Who won today’s IPL Match? Check Man of the Match Award Winner
For the Punjab Kings, stand-in captain Sam Curran was absolutely superb with the ball as he picked up three crucial wickets and ended up giving away just 31 runs in his quota of four overs. However, it was Sikandar Raza’s exception half-century in the run-chase that turned the match in Punjab Kings’ favour. Therefore, Raza was named the Man of the Match award winner in the LSG vs PBKS IPL 2023 match.
LSG vs PBKS: Curran, Raza and Shahrukh’s brilliant finish helps Punjab Kings register third win of IPL 2023
After having lost the toss and being asked to bat first, the Lucknow Super Giants had an impressive start at the top as the two openers, Kyle Mayers and skipper KL Rahul added a fine opening partnership of 53 runs. Mayers once again failed to convert his start of 29 runs and got dismissed in the 8th over. The Lucknow Super Giants kept on losing wickets at regular intervals throughout the middle-overs stage as none of their batters settled down at the crease. However, LSG captain Rahul batted really well and contributed with a fantastic innings of 74 runs off 56 balls that included 8 fours and 1 six.
Punjab Kings’ stand-in captain Sam Curran finished with amazing figures of 3 for 31 as they restricted the Lucknow Super Giants to 159 for 8 in their 20 overs. For the Punjab Kings, Kagiso Rabada also took two important wickets.
During the run-chase, the Punjab Kings once again got off to a disappointing start having ended up losing as many as three wickets inside the first six overs of the powerplay. Matthew Short played a crucial cameo of 34 runs off 22 deliveries but he failed to convert yet another start. Punjab Kings collapsed to 112 for 5 in 14.3 overs after which Sikandar Raza smashed an excellent innings of 57 runs off 41 balls that consisted of 4 fours and 3 sixes to turn the game in his team’s favour.
The Punjab Kings once again faltered as they lost four wickets in quick time before Shahrukh Khan finished things off in style with an blistering unbeaten cameo of 23 runs off only 10 deliveries and helped PBKS chase down the target with three balls to spare.
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IPL 2023 Point table
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.588 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.761 |
| Gujarat Titans | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.341 |
| Punjab Kings | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.067 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.711 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.226 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.316 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.882 |
| Mumbai Indians | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.879 |
| Delhi Capitals | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.576 |
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