The Punjab Kings bowlers get regular wickets on the red-mud pitch before Prabasimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer and Nehal Vadhera muscle, who chase to win a regular eight wickets on Lucknow Super Giants.
After a lot of talk about loading in favor of tournament batsmen, Punjab Kings bowlers captured the red-mud pitch at Ekna Stadium, which had a proper amount of grass cover and introduced something for the bowlers. With one easy later chase, Shreyas Iyer’s side won an eight wickets over Lucknow Super Veterans on Tuesday.
Wicket at the right time
The diverse strength of Punjab’s bowling line-up, and the use of resources at his disposal by captain Iyer, allowed their team to take important wickets at the right time, in the process, in the process, stabbing the line-up of the domestic team.
The first wicket came already. Before he was inscribed in the overs of death, Arshdeep Singh made good use of the conditions. Punjab Seemar hit Mich Marsh with a ball with a ball, which was considered an in-swinger, but shaped a touch, the Australian batsman managed only a leading lead and immediately put his team under pressure.
#Pbks The bowlers understood the assignment.
A great start by @PUNJABKINSPL Looks at #LSG ☝ ☝ at 39/3 after 6 overs#Tataipl , #LSGVPBKS pic.twitter.com/hbnkc7eq2
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Locky Ferguson, after lifting Aiden Markram, also came to the next important wicket in the powerplay; This time from a so-called part-timer. A lot is made up of Glenn Maxwell’s bat, but has become a very effective spinner. According to Cricviz data, he is the second most influential spinner in the IPL since 2023. And he has been especially good in leaving Rishabh pants, snatching it for the fourth time in five innings in the IPL.
Bringing Maxwell into the powerplay may seem a bit of a punt, but it works as the pants were caught on a half -legged leg from a half tracker.
The next wicket will be even more important. The Red-Hot Nicholas Gorn was looking at his poor powerplay to shut down and pull a Savior Act to Lucknow, but Yuzvendra Chahal would find him a really big impact before he would find him.
For most of his magic, Chahal looked like an expensive wrist-cunning luxury for Punjab for Rs 18 crore, but his habit of finding wickets could have changed the match on Tuesday. After Gorn pummailed for 18 in his previous over, he did not change his view, continued the left -handed batsman to hit his wide Gogali. Bowling needs to go after a touch with a broad and slow-grocery-because the run rate was not satisfactory because Ayush Badoni was not in good rhythm-that would stop it for a long time and depart appropriately after a well-built 30-goals. Chahal’s perseverance may have saved Punjab from about 20 runs.
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When the spinners were easily attacked by Marco Jenson, when David Miller was easily attacked, the bouncing and seam found to find the outer edge of his compatriot’s bat to leave the order of Lucknow and found a seam, it closed a solid all-round bowler performance with exemplary execution.
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Toothless bowling, routine chase
Badoni will be a little redeeming himself with some big hits, and Abdul Samad, with 12-Gennd 27, will provide Lucknow with a late cameo, which pulled him up to a score of 171. Overall, the initial wicket and pressure may be rescue, but it was not.
Neither Lucknow’s bowling had some ex-factor nor Punjab’s batting was suffering from any major brain-pains made by pants. It ended due to a chase and exceeding a canter.
At the end of the first innings, Arshdeep mentioned that there was a slight bounce and seam to help the fast bowlers. But the opposing captain, the pants did not trust his seamors much. The first 10 overs saw only four overs of the seam, with six consecutive overs of the spin. On the half -way mark, with a score at 110/1, the top order of Punjab had already fled with the game.
Prabhasimran Singh’s 34-Gennd 69 will give power to Punjab overall, and a showcase of everything will be T20-switch-hits, scoops, slogs-sweets, wicket-wicket spinners manipulation of square. Iyer will swagger with some of his traditional, aesthetic-pranks with some of the hits; Drive a back-foot lied cover for two of the four highlights for six on fine-legs, and two of the four highlights.
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By the time Iyer chased with Nehal Wadhera, to fulfill the winning of eight wickets with 22 delivery, Nehal became sufficient to make an initial evaluation for both sides to make an initial evaluation.
After hitting a near -250 total on a bail in Ahmedabad, Punjab won this time in a relatively low scoring relationship through the strength of its bowlers. It shows that they have hit the right balance, with a team that has the ability to do good in different circumstances, and a captain in a rich form; They look like early contenders.
There is little to worry about Lucknow. Remembering their favorite seams very much for injury, they do not find the right team for their home conditions, and their spinners seem to be largely ineffective so far. Add to that captain’s crises, shortage of runs and his place in batting line-up is looking uncertain about his place. They may be in dire need of new strategy and new plans.
Brief score: Lucknow Super Giant 171/7 In 20 overs (Gorn 44, Badoni 41; Arshdeep 3/43, Maxwell 1/22) lost to Punjab Kings 177/2 in 16.2 overs (Prabhasimran 69, Iyer 52; Rathi 2/30) eight wickets.
