Krunal, however, conceded that his side allowed GT to run away with the game with far too many runs on the board.
Ahead of their final league game of the season, Lucknow Super Giants named Suryansh Shedge as Jaydev Unadkat's replacement.
If Rashid doesn't come good with the ball, he is certain to shine in the field or with the bat. His value and legend grew more on Sunday with an effort that changed the game's route.
Hardik Pandya has quit Gujarat Titans to rejoin his former team Mumbai Indians, following a trade between the two franchises.
The Punjab Kings, who have heavily relied on skipper Shikhar Dhawan, will need their batters to step up as they face a confident Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday.
Pooran smashed a brilliant 44 off 13 balls in Lucknow Super Giant's successful chase of 183 against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
'From dreaming together to living the dream. Bhai, I wouldn't have anyone else by my side on this journey called life.'
'He (Rahul) pulled his hip flexor, I guess. I do not know how bad it is'
Punjab Kings stand-in skipper Sam Curran, leading the side in place of injured Shikhar Dhawan, lauded all-rounder Sikandar Raza and batter Shahrukh Khan on their fine performances with the bat which led to an "amazing" two-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL match in Lucknow on Saturday.
Scenes away from the action when the Mumbai Indians played the Lucknow Super Giants at Brabourne stadium in Mumbai.
Mohsin Khan's exceptional bowling performance changed the game in LSG's favour.
One wondered whether Rahul had gone to sleep for a few overs as the situation came down to 12 from the final over.
Lucknow Super Giants crumbled like a pack of cards as Mumbai Indians knocked them out of IPL 2023 with an 81 run defeat.
RCB's fielding complemented the bowling and the team coasted to a well-deserved victory.
Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic's Udaipur wedding pictures are just stunning!
Pooran and Badoni's stand and the fine spell of bowling from the spinners in the middle overs helped choke the runs and LSG, wearing Kolkata football giants Mohun Bagan's red and gold colours, going home triumphant, could go down as one of the ironic moments in IPL 2023.
Yuzvendra Chahal might be despondent after the selectors snubbed him for the T20I series against Australia, but the leg-spinner channelised his angst positively with a six-wicket burst against Uttarakhand.
LSG do not have to fret so much about the mathematical scenarios as a win would be enough for them to seal their back-to-back playoff berth.
Simon Doull questioned Kohli for a sudden stop in his scoring rate just before he was going to complete a half-century.
How the IPL teams have shaped up after the auction.
The 29-year-old Hardik will lead the Indian team for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.
Back from the Asia Cup in the UAE, Hardik Pandya is spending time with his family before he hits the road with the Indian team.
Blowing hot and cold, Lucknow Super Giants will look to return to winning ways when they clash against table-toppers Rajasthan Royals
CSK, coming off consecutive losses to Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings, will be aiming to bounce back against Lucknow Super Giants.
On any given day, team-mates celebrating a wicket wouldn't cause a picture going viral, but knowing the bitter history between these former Baroda team-mates, this was anything but a regular reaction.
Avesh Khan bowled what looked like a beamer to Abdul Samad and Totre didn't adjudge it a no-ball. SRH called for a DRS but to their horror, Barde also ruled it in favour of the bowling team
Just as Nicholas Pooran looked like taking LSG to a win, CSK Impact Player Tushar Deshpande had him holing out to Ben Stokes in the deep.
Krunal and Hardik had announced that the family has decided to donate 200 oxygen concentrators to the rural parts of India
Hardik Pandya was all smiles as he caught up with nephew Kavir -- his elder brother Krunal and sister-in-law Pankhuri's baby son born last month.
Patidar was ignored at this year's auction only to be picked as an injury replacement
Sunrisers Hyderabad's inability to hold their wickets against quality bowling came to the fore in the IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants on Friday, and their chief coach Brian Lara pointed out that "losing a lot of wickets in clumps" was not helping matters.
Hardik also posted a fun video of the brothers dancing with their wives Nataa Stankovi and Pankhuri Sharma.
Full list of players released, retained and traded by all ten teams in the IPL.
Images from the IPL 2023 match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals in Lucknow on Saturday.
Seven players - Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Chahar, Manish Pandey, Ishan Kishan, and Krishna Gowtham - who were in close contact with Krunal Pandya were identified as close contacts and hence will not play the remaining two T20Is.
Krunal Pandya smashed the fastest half-centuryr by a debutant in ODIs to power India to victory in the first ODI against England.
Images from the IPL 2023 match between Royal Challengers and Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday
Ruturaj Gaikwad is once again winning hearts of CSK fans with his delicious shot making and Moeen Ali has come good once again to take his team to victory.
Neither DC nor LSG look like outfits that give you the vibe of a champion side
Krunal got emotional after receiving cap from younger brother Hardik.
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