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Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants Live Score, IPL 2025: Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer have kept the scoreboard ticking for two-down Punjab Kings against Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2025 game at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala. Josh Inglis got out after scoring 30 runs off 14 balls with the help of one four and four sixes.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) have signed Australian Mitchell Owen as the injury replacement for star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who was ruled out for the remainder of IPL 2025 due to a broken fracture earlier this week. Owen, who is currently playing for Peshawar Zalmi in Pakistan Super League, will join PBKS for Rs 3 crore. Owen was the leading run-scorer of Big Bash League (BBL) 2024-25, smashing 452 runs at a strike-rate of over 200 to help Hobart Hurricanes lift their first title.
The race for a place in the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs is heating up eight teams still in contention. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) are already out of the top four race. As things stand, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are in pole position to qualify for the playoffs, having already achieved 16 points in 11 matches. They are closely followed by Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT) on 14 points each, having played 11 and 10 matches, respectively. (IPL 2025 Points Table)
Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant's woeful form with the bat and Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer's sublime touch have made Sunday's mid-table clash an engrossing contest—one that could decisively shape the fortunes of either side as the IPL enters its business end. Iyer's understanding of game situations and his evolution as a captain, without compromising on his batting, have served PBKS well. In their last game, the PBKS captain struck his fourth half-century of the season, helping his side to a creditable fourth spot on the table with 13 points from 10 games.
After Munbai Indians sixth straight win of the season, former India batter Ambati Rayudu opined that the five-time champions' success come from smart planning and players sticking to their roles perfectly. Five-time champions decimated Rajasthan by 100 runs at their home venue to climb to the top of the points table with 14 points in 11 games. It was an all-round show from the away side at Sawai Mansingh Stadium with Ryan Rickleton (61), Rohit Sharma (54), Suryakumar Yadav (48 not out) and Hardik Pandya (48 not out) guiding them to 217/2 while Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah scalping three wickets each to bundle out Rajasthan for 117 in 16.1 overs.
Punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting has lauded Shreyas Iyer's evolution as a captain, saying that his understanding of game situations now is better than ever before. Iyer and Ponting have been reunited this season at Punjab Kings. The duo had worked together as captain and coach at Delhi Capitals, where they had led the franchise to the playoffs from 2019 to 2021, and even the final in 2020. "He's a lot more confident in himself now than he was, and that comes with experience," Ponting said after PBKS' four-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) co-owner Preity Zinta was a "happy girl" after her team registered a convincing four-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday. In what was an all-round performance, PBKS took a huge step towards the IPL 2025 playoffs. PBKS have 13 points from 10 matches, and have four games left to play in the league phase. After the win over CSK, Zinta took to social media and expressed her delight over PBKS' all-round show.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni was spotted having a long chat with franchise CEO Kasi Viswanathan, following the loss to Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Friday. Despite the loss ending CSK's IPL 2025 playoff hopes, Dhoni and Kasi were all smiles, with latter also clapping before starting the conversation. In a viral video, Kasi can be seen making hand gestures while explaining something to Dhoni. This comes amid speculations of this IPL season being Dhoni's last as a player.