IPL 2026 UPDATES: LSG vs PBKS: Punjab Kings beat LSG by 7 wickets

Sat, 23 May 2026

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23:22

Shreyas hits maiden IPL century to stall their 6-match losing streak

PBKS 200-3 (18 ovs) vs LSG 196-6 | Scorecard

Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets in an IPL match in Lucknow to keep their play-off hopes alive on Saturday.

Shreyas Iyer gets his maiden IPL century as Punjab halt their 6-match losing streak.

Punjab up to 4th spot.

After Shami rocked Punjab in the Powerplay with two wickets, Prabhsimran and Shreyas then put on a 140-run stand before Shreyas took the team to victory with a six and his maiden IPL 100.

Shami took a couple of wickets up front and Arjun Tendulkar got his maiden wicket in IPL 2026.

Earlier, opener Josh Inglis made 72 off 44 balls with the help of nine boundaries and two sixes, while Ayush Badoni scored 43 off 18 deliveries in the middle overs to guide LSG to 196 for 6.

Towards the end, Abdul Samad made an unbeaten 37 off 20 balls.

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (2/25) and Marco Jansen (2/33) were the most successful bowlers for PBKS on the day.

Delhi Capitals have been knocked out of the tournament with this win for Punjab Kings.

Mohsin is back in the attack and he starts short, full and wide and Shedge edges it to third man for a four.

Shedge then takes a single to the off side.

Shreyas then is beaten on the cut off the back of length ball.

Shreyas then pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shedge then taps the ball down to backward point and scampers for a single.

Shreyas brings up the winning runs and his maiden IPL century with a six over cow corner and Punjab Kings beat LSG by 7 wickets.

Tendulkar continues and after a dot, Shedge and Shreyas take 5 singles in the over as just 5 come in the over.

23:01

Tendulkar removes Prabhsimran for 69

PBKS 182-3 (16 ovs) vs LSG 196-6 | Scorecard

Suryansh Shedge is the new man in.

Shami is back in the attack and Shreyas welcomes him with a six as he pulls the ball over square leg.

A dot later, Shreyas picks up the straight ball and sends it over deep mid-wicket for another six!

Shreyas then ramps the ball over the keeper to third man for a couple.

A dot later, Shreyas gets a hold of the back of slot ball and swings it over long on for a six! 20 come off the over.

Tendulkar is back in the attack and Prabhsimran starts with a single.

Temdulkar then bowls a low full toss and it's been put away to deep mid-wicket for a four.

Shreyas then comes to the leg side, Tendulkar follows him and bowls it short, Shreyas gets creative and steers it over backward point for a four!

Shreyas then takes a single.

Temdulkar then bowls a peach, Prabhsimran comes across, misses the flick and is hit right in front of the stumps and Prabhsimran is out for 69. Tendulkar breaks the 140-run partnership. He gets his maiden wicket of IPL 2026.

22:48

Shreyas brings up his 50 off 33 balls

PBKS 150-2 (14 ovs) vs LSG 196-6 | Scorecard

Prince continues and the ball is smacked straight to Badoni who takes a low catch and celebrates. Prabhsimran refuses to walk and reviews the catch. The replays show Badoni has not taken it cleanly as he floors it. Prabhsimran survives.

Prabhsimran then takes a single to third man.

Half volley next, Shreyas steps back and plays it through the line and over the bowler for a four!

Shreyas then gets a single to long-on.

Slower, short ball next and Prabhsimran smacks it over extra cover for a four!

Quick bouncer next and Prabhsimran pulls it to mid-wicket for a single as 11 come off it.

Rathi is back in the attack and Shreyas and Prabhsimran takes singles off the first three balls as Shreyas brings up his 50 off 33 balls.

Short ball next and Prabhsimran pulls it to square leg for a four!

A single later, Shreyas ends the over with a six over deep mid-wicket as 14 come off it.

22:37

Punjab keep chipping

PBKS 125-2 (12 ovs) vs LSG 196-6 | Scorecard

Mohsin is back in the attack and Prabhsimran takes a quick couple to mid-wicket.

Prabhsimran then comes down the track, goes across the stumps and pulls it to fine leg for a four.

Prabhsimran then brings up his 6th half-ton this season with a single to the off side.

Shreyas then pulls the ball down to mid-wicket for single.

Prabhsimran then pulls the ball to deep square leg past the diving Tendulkar at the boundary for a four.

A couple to the leg side to end the over as 14 come off it.

Shami is back in the attack and Shreyas plays it to sweeper cover for a single.

Prabhsimran then gets the inside edge as he comes down the track, the ball goes to the keeper and Shreyas calls for a quick single.

Shreyas then ramps it down to third man for a couple as Mohsin does well at the boundary with a one-handed pick-up.

Shreyas then takes a single towards mid-wicket.

A dot later, Prabhsimran ends the over with a single to the leg side as 6 come off it.

22:24

100 up for Punjab

PBKS 105-2 (10 ovs) vs LSG 196-6 | Scorecard

Rathi is back in the attack and Shreyas and Prabhsimran start with a single each off the first two balls.

Shreyas then waits on the ball and cuts it past backward point for a four!

A dot later, short ball again and Shreyas cuts it wide off the backward point fielder for another four!

Shreyas ends the over with a single as 11 come off it.

Tendulkar continues and after a dot, Shreyas pulls it to backward square leg for a four!

A single next.

Prabhsimran comes down and then ramps the shortish ball over Pant to third man for a four.

A dot later, Prabhsimran pulls the short ball over backward square leg for a six as 15 come off it.

22:17

Punjab batters take to the attack

PBKS 79-2 (8 ovs) vs LSG 196-6 | Scorecard

Mohsin is back in the attack and Prabhsimran and Shreyas take 3 singles off the first four balls.

Shreyas then guides the ball towards backward point for a single.

Prabhsimran ends the over with six to cow corner, slower, short ball and Prabhsimran steps across and smacks it over cow corner for a six! 10 come off the over.

Arjun Tendulkar in the attack now and after two dots, Shreyas takes a single to sweeper cover to bring up his 7000 runs in T20s.

Sharp bouncer next, Prabhsimran is late on the pull, the ball grazes his glove, Pant dives to grab it but drops it as he goes to ground. Prabhsimran takes a single.

Shreyas and Prabhsimran then take a single each off the next two balls as just 4 come off it. Tidy start by Tendulkar.

22:07

Shreyas, Prabhsimran on the attack

PBKS 65-2 (6 ovs) vs LSG 196-6 | Scorecard

Prince Yadav is back in the attack and Shreyas edges it down to point for a single.

Yorker next, Prabhsimran plays it to the leg side and scampers for a quick single, Prince attempts to run out Shreyas but he can't break the stumps.

A dot later, Shreyas whips the full toss on the pads to square leg for a four!

A short bouncer next.

Shreyas then takes a single to mid-off before Prabhsimran drives the ball to mid-wicket as Pooran does well to keep it down to just two as 10 come off it.

Leggie Digvesh Rathi is in the attack now and Prabhsimran mistimes the paddle sweep, the ball falls in no-man's land and gets a couple.

Prabhsimran then plays the flatter ball down to third man for a four!

Prabhsimran then hammers the ball down the ground for a couple.

Wrong un next and Prabhsimran paddle sweeps it over backward square leg for a four.

Prabhsimran and Shreyas then take a single each off the next two balls as 14 come off it.

Left-arm pacer Mohsin is in the attack now and Prabhsimran and Shreyas take three singles to start the over.

Short and wide next and Shreyas waits on it and cuts it past backward point for a four!

A dot later, Shreyas ends the over with a four through extra cover as 11 come off it.

21:55

Connolly out for 18 off 10; Priyansh Arya out for golden duck

PBKS 30-2 (3 ovs) vs LSG 196-6 | Scorecard

Shreyas Iyer is the new man in and after two dots, he is off the mark with a punch off the back foot with a four after a misfield by the cover fielder.

Shreyas then clips the ball to deep md-wicket leg for a four to end the over as 9 runs and a wicket come off it.

Shami continues and Prabhsimran starts the over with a single past point.

Shami then bowls it full and straight. it comes into the batter, and goes past Connolly who goes to drive and the ball crashes into his off stump. Shami ends Connolly's fight back for 18 off 10.

Prince Yadav opens the attack at the other end and after a dot, Prabhsimran is off the mark with a single to backward square leg.

Short and into the pads next and Connolly flicks the ball off his pads for a four to deep square leg.

Connolly then drills the ball past cover for a four!

Good length ball next and Connolly drives past cover for a couple. A dot to end the over as 11 come off it.

Cooper Connolly is the new man in.

A wide ball next. And Connolly is off the mark with a flick off his pads for a four to backward square leg.

A dot later, Connolly slashes at the short and wide ball past backward point for a four.

A dot later, Shami bowls a wide. A dot to end the over as 10 runs and a wicket come off it.

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh come out to chase 197 to keep their campaign alive while Mohammed Shami opens the attack and he starts around the wicket to Arya and the ball is banged in short, Arya is tucked for room and mistimes the pull and is caught at short cover and he is out for a golden duck.

21:26

Inglis, Samad take LSG close to the 200-run mark

LSG 196-6 (20 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Lucknow Super Giants put on a commendable 196 for 6 against Punjab Kings in Lucknow on Saturday.

Opener Josh Inglis top-scored for LSG with 72 off 44.

Ayush Badoni chipped in with a quickfire 43 before Samad put the finishing touches with 37 off 20 balls.

Chahal and Jansen finished with two wickets a piece for Punjab. Arshdeep was the most expensive with 52 runs in his 4 overs.

Arshdeep is back in the attack and he starts with a wide off off stump.

Samad then plays the wide yorker to cover an refuses a single.

Samad then squeezes out the yorker.

Straighter ball next and Samad chips it to mid-on for a dot as he declines another single.

Samad then comes across the stumps and slogs it over deep square leg for a six!

Samad then edges the wide ball off the outside edge for a four to third man.

Wide of the off side next. Another wide ball outside the off stump. 13 have already come in the over.

Samad ends the innings with a four to third man as 17 come off it. Arshdeep goes for 52 off his four overs. LSG put on 196 for 6.

Vyshak is back in the attack and Tendulkar and Samad start the over with a single each off the first two balls.

Tendulkar then pierces the gap in the off side for a couple.

Tendulkar then drives the ball down the pitch, the bowler gets a hand to it and Tendulkar gets a single.

Samad then takes a single to mid-wicket.

Vyshak then bowls a short bouncer, no call from the umpire. Tendulkar ducks and reviews for wide for height. And the review off the calculated decision shows it was a fair delivery as only 6 runs conceded.

21:07

Inglis, Mukul Choudhary back in the hut

LSG 173-6 (18 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Arjun Tendulkar is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to mid-off. A wicket and 4 singles come in the over.

Shashank is off the fielder with a hamstring injury.

Mukul Choudhary is the new man in.

Jansen continues and Samad and Choudhary start the over with three singles.

A dot later, Mukul hits it across the line only to fine the fielder at deep mid-wicket and he is out for 1 off 3.

Shashank continues and Inglis hammers it down the ground for a single.

Slower and full next and Samad smacks it over long on for a six!

A play and a miss next before Samad gets a lucky four off the inside edge past the keeper to third man.

Samad then takes a single before Inglis looks to go down the ground off the back of length ball only to find Shreyas at the straightish long off who takes a fine catch and Inglis is out for 72 off 44. Shashank gets his first of the night.

20:57

LSG looking good to gp past 200

LSG 157-4 (16 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Jansen is back in the attack and he starts good length on the leg side, Samad gets it on his pads and takes a single to the off side for a single off a leg bye.

Inglis then pulls it to long leg for a single.

Samad then miscues the pull on the short ball and steals a single.

Full and slow ball, Inglis reaches for it and plays it to the leg side for a single.

Samad then comes down the track and hammers the short and slow ball past the bowler for a six!

A dot to end the over as 10 come off it.

Shashank continues and Inglis edges it past third man for a four!

A dot later, wide given for height.

Inglis then gets a couple past cover.

Inglis then gets a single to deep point.

Samad then hits the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

Inglis then comes across the stumps and reverse scoops the full toss over short third for a four as 13 come off it.

20:46

Inglis still on the attack

LSG 134-4 (14 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Abdul Samad is the new man in and he starts with a dot as 8 runs and a wicket come off it.

Chahal is back in the attack and Pant tries to come down the track but only gets a single to the off side as he falls.

Inglis then takes a single to mid-wicket.

Pant then hammers it straight to cover where Shreyas puts it down, the batters take a couple.

Chahal then bowls on Pant's pads and he paddle sweeps it to backward square leg for a single.

Chahal bowls the wrong un, Pant looks to slog it only to be caught at deep square leg by Jansen and Pant is out for 27 off 22.

Shashank Singh is in the attack now and after a attempted reverse paddle and a play and a miss, Inglis gets a single to deep third man.

Pant then takes a single to the off side before Inglis reverse scoops the ball to third man for a single.

A single to cover point to end the over for Pant as 4 come off it.

20:36

Arshdeep gets a tonking

LSG 122-3 (12 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Arshdeep is back in the attack and Pant pulls the ball down to fine leg for a single to start the over.

Short bouncer next and wide called for height.

Full toss next and Inglis bangs it down the ground for a six!

Back of length ball next and Inglis pulls it to bisect the fielders at deep mid-wicket and long on for a four.

Inglis then slices the ball past backward point and Chahal dives at the boundary to keep it down to 2 and with that Inglis breaks up his 50.

Inglis then gets cheeky and scoops it over short fine for a four to bring up the 50-run stand.

Inglis ends the over with a single as 19 runs come off it. Arshdeep is expensive again.

Chahal continues and after a dot, Pant and Inglis take a single each off the next two balls to deep mid-wicket and to long-off.

Two dots later, Pant clips the ball to mid-wicket for a single as 3 come off it.

20:27

Inglis looking good

LSG 100-3 (10 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Vyshak continues and after a dot, Inglis plays the ball to deep backward point for a single.

A dot later, Pant edges the ball down to third man for a single.

Full toss next and Inglis punches it through extra cover for a four!

Inglis pulls the next ball straight to Arshdeep who steps on the boundary cushion as he takes the catch at deep backward point. 6 given and 12 come off the over. 100 up for LSG.

Chahal continues and 9 runs come off the over as Pant gets a boundary past sweeper cover.

20:17

Prabhsimran's smart work has Badoni stumped out for 43 off 18

LSG 79-3 (8 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Vijaykumar Vyshak is in the attack now and after a dot and a single, Pant gets a streaky boundary off an inside edge to fine leg.

A dot and a single to Pant next.

A wide later, Inglis nudges the ball to the leg side for a single as 8 come off it.

Rishabh Pant is the new man in and he is off the mark with single.

Inglis plays the ball to the leg side to end the over as 5 runs and a wicket come off it.

Chahal is in the attack now and Inglis and Badoni start the over with three singles.

Flatter and quicker ball next, Badoni misses it on the cut, Prabhsimran collects the ball, waits and breaks the stumps with Badoni's foot in the air. He appeals and the third umpire is called into action. The replays show he is stumped out for 43 off 18.

20:06

Jansen, Omarzai taken to the cleaners

LSG 66-2 (6 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Omarzai continues and Inglis starts the over with a single.

A wide later, Badoni slices the ball to backward point for a four.

Back-to-back sixes next as Badoni takes on the bowler.

A couple later, Badoni ends the over with a four to long on as 24 come off it.

Jansen continues and the back of length ball is hit through mid-wicket for a four!

A dot later, Badoni swipes across and pulls it to mid-wicket for a four!

Short again and Badoni swivel pulls it over backward square leg for a six!

Badoni then opens the face and guides the ball down to third man for a four.

A dot to end the over as 18 come off it.

19:52

Jansen removes Pooran

LSG 24-2 (4 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Omarzai continues and Inglis starts the over with a single.

Two dots later, Badoni edges the ball down to third man for a single.

Inglis then clips the ball down to backward square leg for a single.

Badoni then taps the ball down to the leg side and scampers for a single as 4 singles come in the over.

Ayush Badoni is the new man in and he defends it down for a dot as just 3 runs and a wicket come off it.

Marco Jansen in the attack now and Pooran starts the over with a quick single to the off side.

A wide down the leg side next.

Inglis is then beaten next ball. Inglis then comes down the track and swings and misses.

Inglis then gets a single off a leg bye.

Pooran then looks to pull, and he bottom edges the ball onto his stumps and he is out for 2 off 7 balls.

19:42

LSG lose Kulkarni early; Inglis takes on Arshdeep

LSG 17-1 (2 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Nicholas Pooran is the new man in and a hint of swing back into the batter, Pooran misses the nudge and big appeal for LBW. But umpire is not interested.

Another dot later, Pooran nearly chops on from the inside edge.

Another dot later, Pooran finally gets off the mark with a single to mid-off. A wicket and a single comes off it.

Azmatullah Omarzai opens at the other end and he strikes first ball, back of length ball, just outside off and Arshin Kulkarni looks to cut, only to be caught behind for a golden duck. LSG lose an early wicket.

Lucknow Super Giants have a new opening pair with Josh Inglis and Arshin Kulkarni come out to open while Arshdeep Singh will open the attack for Punjab Kings.

And Inglis pearces the gap nicely with the half-volley creamed through covers for a four.

The next ball swings into the batter and Inglis slices the ball down to cover point for a dot.

Again swinging in and Inglis plays it to his pads for a dot.

Short bouncer next and Inglis is hurried on the pull but pulls it nicely through square leg for a four!

Inglis then smacks the next ball down the ground for another four!

Another half-volley and Inglis lofts it over mid-on for a four as 16 come off the opening over.

19:14

Arjun Tendulkar to play for LSG tonight

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to field against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Saturday.

Punjab need to beat the home team to have any chance at qualifying for the play-offs.

Punjab have two changes with Marco Jansen and Vyshak Vijaykumar coming back in the Playing XI.

LSG's Arjun Tendulkar finally gets a game and he in the team tonight.

Playing XIs:

Lucknow Super Giants: Josh Inglis, Arshin Kulkarni, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Mohsin Khan.

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact Substitutes:

Punjab Kings: Harpreet Brar, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Praveen Dubey

Lucknow Super Giants: Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Manimaran Siddharth, Himmat Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh

Punjab Kings will need something spectacular to arrest a disastrous slide and keep their fading playoff hopes alive when they take on already-eliminated Lucknow Super Giants, in their IPL clash, in Lucknow on Saturday.

Punjab's campaign has unravelled dramatically since their record 265-run chase against Delhi Capitals on April 25.

From remaining unbeaten till the midway stage and looking like genuine title contenders with six wins in seven matches, the last season's runners-up have crashed to six successive defeats, leaving their playoff hopes hanging by a thread.

Now placed fifth, Punjab not only need to beat LSG in their final league game but also depend on Sunday's double headers (MI vs RR and KKR vs DC) to earn a place in the playoff.

The Shreyas Iyer-led side would hope both Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders lose their respective matches.

A Rajasthan Royals win over Mumbai would officially end Punjab's hopes, while a KKR victory over Delhi Capitals could bring net run-rate into play.

At present, PBKS hold a slight edge in NRR over KKR.

But before permutations come into the picture, Punjab first need to rediscover their form after a prolonged slump that has exposed flaws across departments.

Their aggressive top order of Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh and Cooper Connolly has failed to provide the explosive starts that defined the first half of their season.

Priyansh has managed just one fifty in his last seven innings and was dismissed for a duck in the previous game, while Prabhsimran too has struggled for consistency with only one fifty in his last five innings.

Connolly has shown glimpses but has not converted starts into substantial scores.

Having remained among the leaders in run-getters' tally, captain Iyer's returns too have dipped sharply during the losing streak, crossing fifty only once in the six defeats.

The middle order, which scripted the memorable chase against Delhi, has also lost momentum, while their bowling unit has leaked runs regularly at both ends of the innings.

Fielding has further hurt their campaign, with dropped catches proving costly in crucial moments.

LSG, meanwhile, have endured a forgettable season and are out of playoff contention after managing just two wins in their last 10 matches.

They suffered a seven-wicket defeat to Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur in their previous outing, a game dominated by teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

Yet, the home side would take confidence from their recent performances at the Ekana Stadium, where both they secured both their last two wins -- against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings.

The biggest positive for LSG has been the form of Australian duo Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis at the top.

The pair added 109 in only 8.2 overs in the last match and will once again be crucial if LSG are to finish their campaign on a positive note in front of the home crowd.

Nicholas Pooran too would look to rediscover his touch after managing just 87 runs in his last four innings.

Skipper Rishabh Pant, who has endured a disappointing season with only one fifty so far, will also hope to end on a high.

In the bowling department, it remains to be seen whether veteran pacer Mohammed Shami returns after missing the previous game.

IPL 2026 UPDATES: LSG vs PBKS: Punjab Kings beat LSG by 7 wickets

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