Punjab Kings are locking horns with Lucknow Super Giants in the 38th match of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. The game is currently being held at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.
As things stand, Punjab Kings are sixth on the IPL 2023 points table. Having played seven games so far, they have won four games and lost the other three games. They have collected eight points by far.
On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants are fourth on the table with four wins and three defeats. Talking about the game, Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Lucknow-based franchise got off to a scintillating start to the game in the form of Kyle Mayers and KL Rahul. The duo added a quickfire 41-run stand in just 19 balls before Kagiso Rabada dismissed captain KL Rahul for 12 runs.
Kyle Mayers hits a whirlwind fifty off 20 balls against PBKS
On the other hand, LSG opener, Kyle Mayers continued his onslaught on the opposition bowlers by playing a fearless brand of cricket. The left-handed batter punished every length delivery and piled up runs when it mattered the most.
In the process, he went on to score a quickfire half-century off just 20 balls against Punjab Kings. He constructed his innings with the help of seven boundaries and four hits over the fence at a strike rate of 225.
Kyle Mayers has been the leading run-scorer for Lucknow Super Giants in the ongoing season. He scored 297 runs in eight games including four half-centuries.
Lucknow Super Giants’ playing XI: KL Rahul (c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Yash Thakur
Punjab Kings’ playing XI: Atharva Taide, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Sikandar Raza, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh
Why mayers batting giving me Gayle vibes 🥲
— sandip (@sandipAB17) April 28, 2023
Fire batting #KyleMayers #PBKSvsLSG
— Jaikumar S (@Jaiharshan) April 28, 2023
Kyle Mayer tonight pic.twitter.com/6UsNEUoFHo
— Royals Cricket 🇮🇳 (@ImHimanshu_Raj) April 28, 2023
Lsg should release de kock next year so srh can buy him
— ani (@akfeelz) April 28, 2023
Mayers mania🔥🔥
— Akh!l (@SarleNuvvelluuu) April 28, 2023
If he was in any other team, he would have been declared best west indian
— Aryan kruger (@Aryanexists) April 28, 2023
Lsg got him for 50 L.
Steal of the Season.
— Sagar Paudel (@Sagar210000) April 28, 2023
Next level of hitting
— STON.POST (@ston1post) April 28, 2023
Best LSG batter👍👏
— . (@cynosure_18) April 28, 2023
Chota gayle
— Babar Zaman Yasuz (@rupomm717) April 28, 2023
