Shreyas iyer (l) and sanjiv goenka© X (Twitter)
It was yet another loss for lucknow super giats as the rishabh pant-line side was completely outplayed by punjab kings in his IPL 2025 encounter on tuesday. It was their second loss in three games and owner sanjiv goenka was visible disappointed as his team losing their first home game of the season. Following the match, sanjiv goenka was seen having a conversation with pbks skipper shreyas Iyer who he hugged at the end of their chat. Social media users were quick to comment on the interaction and mentioned goenka’s previous chat with rishabh pant after the loss against Delhi capitals.
Sanjeev goenka said to shreyas iyer, we have 27 Cr player but he is not removed to perform, how can you do that?#Rishbahpant #Shreyasiyer pic.twitter.com/ihfkrfqcce
– Cricket_in _BLOOD (@Harshra26520588) April 1, 2025
The pint-sized prabhsimran singh packed a meaning punch in his entertainment 34-ball 69 as punjab kings outclassed Lucknow Super Gauns by 8 WICTS by 8 WICTS with An Commanding All-RNMANDING ANMANDING ANMANDINGIN Game on Monday.
Goenka Asking Shreyas Iyer If He Can Give Some Coaching to Rishabh Pant pic.twitter.com/fyuvqzqanh
– Param (@paramsohi13) April 1, 2025
Chasing a target of 172 on a track that offered grip and variable bounce, punjab was off to a rollicking start, courtesy prabhsimran, who hammered the lsg bowling ato submission in the firing 10 Ooversion Nine Fours and Three Sixes, to effectively kill the contest.
It was then a cakewalk for his skipper shreyas iyer (52 not out off 30 balls) with the chase being completes in 16.2 overs to increase the works for an out-of-force lSG CAPTAIN RISHABH PANT, WHO LOCED PANT of ideas.
Young Nehal Wadhera (43 Not Out Off 25 Balls) After Initial Struggle also picked up some some confidence boosting Easy Runs towards the end.
The match was won and lost in the two powerplays where the hosts were outplayed.
In the batting powerplay, they were down to 39 for 3 after losing three of their top-orders players, leaving the middle-orders with a lot of Heavy-Lifting to do.
It was a collective bowling effort from punjab, be it parsers Arshdeep Singh (3/43 in 4 overs), Lockie Ferguson (/126 in 3 overs), Marco Jansen (1/28 in 4 overs) Or Spinners Glennn Maxwell (1/22 in 3 overs) and yuzvendra chahal (1/36 in 4 overs).
(With pti inputs)
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