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IPL 2025: Priyansh Arya Stole The Show

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  Punjab Kings registered their 3 rd win of IPL 2025 with a thrilling 18-run win over Chennai Super Kings in a high-scoring thriller played at Mullanpur on 8 th April. PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. Priyansh Arya showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on CSK bowlers. The hosts lost quick wickets of Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer & Marcus Stoinis cheaply inside the first six overs. Priyansh Arya looked in sublime touch smashing CSK bowlers all over the park keeping the momentum for PBKS. PBKS raced away to 75 for 3 at the end of the first six overs. Priyansh displayed attacking strokes keeping the momentum going. He completed his fifty off just 19 deliveries. They lost two more quick wickets of Nehal Wadehra & Glenn Maxwell to leave the hosts in trouble. Priyansh showed his class with power-hitting taking on Noor Ahmad and R Ashwin. He was given a reprieve as Mukesh Chaudhary stepped on the boundary line while taking ...

IPL 2025 Match 5: Top 3 Performers For Punjab Kings In Their Thrilling Win Over Gujarat Titans

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  Punjab Kings started their 2025 campaign with a thrilling 11-run win in a high-scoring thriller played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 25 th March. After being asked to bat first by the GT captain, Punjab Kings posted a massive total thanks to contributions by Shreyas Iyer, Priyansh Arya & Shashank Singh. Punjab King bowlers held onto their nerves after the second timeout, winning the match by 11 runs and registering 2 important points. Here we look at the 3 top performers for Punjab Kings in their thrilling 11-run over Gujarat Titans in match 5 of IPL 2025. 1.       Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas Iyer looked in sublime form right from the word go. He put enough pressure on Gujarat Titans bowlers against the pacers and spinners. PBKS captain Shreyas displayed an attacking approach not allowing any GT bowlers to settle. He made the batting look easy on a true batting wicket. He reached his fifty off just 27 deliveries to keep the momentum goin...

IPL 2022 Match 64: Mitchell Marsh and bowlers lead DC to a comfortable win

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 Delhi Capitals proved their worth as they defeated Punjab Kings in a low-scoring match played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, on Monday. PBKS captain Mayank Agarwal won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Liam Livingstone dismissed Warner on the first ball providing an easy catch. Sarfaraz Khan opened the innings and put enough pressure with positive shots making life tough for PBKS bowlers. Mitchell Marsh also looked impressive. Arshdeep Singh got the much-needed breakthrough by dismissing Sarfaraz Khan for a quickfire cameo. Sarfraz Khan and Marsh added 51 runs for the 2 nd wicket. At the end of the first six overs, DC made 59 for 2. Lalit Yadav was promoted at number 4 but was not able to keep the scoreboard ticking against disciplined PBKS bowling. At the end of the first timeout, DC made 74 for 2. It could have a dismissal, but Arshdeep Singh overstepped. Arshdeep Singh finally got rid of Lalit caught by Rajapaksa at backward point. Lalit and ...

IPL 2022 Match 60: PBKS thrash RCB to stay alive in the tournament

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 Punjab Kings was at their best as they dominated Royal Challengers Bangalore to stay alive in the tournament played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI, Mumbai on Thursday. RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to field first. Jonny Bairstow looked in great touch right from the word putting enough pressure on RCB bowlers especially Josh Hazlewood hitting him for 22 runs in his first over. On the other hand, Dhawan kept the pressure with attacking shots making life tough for RCB. Glenn Maxwell eventually struck getting rid of Dhawan trying to sweep and was castled. Dhawan and Bairstow added 60 runs. Bairstow kept the pressure on Siraj with some lovely shots completing fifty off 21 balls. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS raced away to 83 for 1. Soon after the timeout, Hasaranga got rid of Bhaunka Rajapaksa with a lovely delivery caught by Harshal Patel. Liam Livingstone showed intent against the RCB spinners especially Shahbaz Ahmed while Bairstow kept the scoreboard ...

IPL 2022 Match 52: Rajasthan Royals register a comfortable win in high scoring match

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 Thanks to a brilliant batting display, Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings in a high-scoring affair played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Saturday. Punjab Kings captain Mayank Agarwal won the toss and decided to bat first. Jonny Bairstow struggled initially against Trent Boult and Prasidh Krishna. The hard-hitting batsmen from England showed his class putting RR bowlers under pressure especially Kuldeep Sen. R Ashwin struck immediately in his first over getting the wicket of Shikhar with a lovely one-handed catch by Jos Buttler at mid-off. At the end of the first six overs, Punjab Kings made 48 for 1. After the field restrictions, Rajapaksa and Bairstow maintained the momentum for PBKS keeping the scoreboard ticking with boundaries and singles. Rajapaksa looked in brilliant form taking on Chahal putting RR bowlers under pressure. At the end of the first timeout, PBKS made 56 for 1. Rajapaksa and Bairstow did not allow RR bowlers to settle maintaining the momentum. Yuzvend...

IPL 2022 Match 42: Bowlers help Lucknow Super Giants win easily

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 Lucknow Super Giants registered a comfortable win over Punjab Kings in a low-scoring match played at MCA Stadium, Pune on Friday. Punjab Kings captain Mayank Agarwal won the toss and decided to field first. Kagiso Rabada produced a stunning delivery getting rid of inform KL Rahul with a good catch by Jitesh Sharma. Quinton de Kock and Deepak Hooda showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on PBKS bowlers. De Kock and Deepak kept the momentum going for LSG. At the end of the first six overs, LSG scored 39 for 1. Both well-set batters looked in decent touch keeping the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first timeout, LSG reached 60 for 1. De Kock and Deepak hit the bad deliveries away for boundaries to keep LSG on course for a big total. Sandeep Sharma struck getting rid of de Kock who walked away without the umpire giving the decision. De Kock and Deepak added 85 runs for the 2 nd wicket. A superb throw by Jonny Bairstow from deep square resulted in a run-out...

IPL 2022 Match 38: Shikhar Dhawan’s knock helps Punjab Kings register close-fought win

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 Punjab Kings showed their character as they defeated Chennai Super Kings in a high-scoring encounter played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Monday. CSK captain Ravindra Jadeja won the toss and decided to field first. Shikhar Dhawan showed intent right from the word go putting CSK bowlers under pressure. On other hand, Mayank Agarwal struggled with disciplined bowling. Theekshana got the breakthrough by dismissing Mayank providing an easy catch to Dube. Agarwal and Dhawan added 37 runs for the opening wicket. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS scored 37 for 1. CSK bowlers kept tight lines and lengths not allowing PBKS batsmen to score runs easily. At the end of the first timeout, PBKS made 63 for 1. Rajapaksa and Dhawan put enough pressure on CSK bowlers hitting boundaries and taking singles with ease. CSK ground fielding and catching was not up to the mark. Rajapaksa showed intent on keeping the momentum going on for PBKS. Dhawan looked confident completing fift...

IPL 2022 Match 28: Sunrisers Hyderabad continue their winning streak

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 Sunrisers Hyderabad continued their winning streak with a convincing win over Punjab Kings played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Sunday. SRH captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to field first. The stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh struggled against the Jansen and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Kumar got the breakthrough for SRH dismissing Dhawan caught by Jansen at mid-on. Prabhsimran Singh showed intent by playing some attacking shots. Natarajan got rid of Singh with a review by Williamson. The umpire gave it not out but on review, it was overturned to out as it hit the faint edge of the bat. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS made 48 for 2. J Suchith struck in his first over dismissing Bairstow leaving PBKS struggling. Umran Malik bowled with pace as Livingstone looked innovative right from the word go. Malik then produced a decent delivery to grab the wicket of Jitesh Sharma to leave PBKS in trouble at 61 for 4. At the end of the first timeout...

IPL 2022 Match 16: Shubman Gill knock and Rahul Tewaita’s magic gives Gujarat Titans last ball win

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 Gujarat Titans registered a thrilling last-ball win against Punjab Kings in high scoring thriller played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI on Friday. Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. Mayank Agarwal’s poor form continued dismissed cheaply by Hardik Pandya. Shikhar Dhawan looked in decent touch putting pressure on the GT bowlers. Jonny Bairstow replacing Rajapaksa fell cheaply caught by Tewaita to leave PBKS in trouble at 34 for 2. Liam Livingstone came to the crease and looked cautious enough against disciplined GT bowling. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS made 43 for 2. After the field restrictions, Liam Livingstone destroyed Gujarat Titans bowling. At the end of the first timeout, PBKS scored 60 for 2. Livingstone and Dhawan kept the opposition bowlers hitting boundaries at will. Rashid Khan struck a big blow dismissing Dhawan with a good catch by Wade. Dhawan and Livingstone added 52 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Jitesh Sharma also pl...

IPL 2022 Match 11: Liam Livingstone brilliance gives Punjab Kings dominating win

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 Liam Livingstone's brilliant performances with both bat and ball helped Punjab Kings register a comfortable win over Chennai Super Kings played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI on Sunday. CSK captain Ravindra Jadeja won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off as Mukesh Chaudhary got rid of Mayank Agarwal cheaply. A good throw by Chris Jordan and gather by MS Dhoni resulted in the run-out of Bhaunka Rajapaksa leaving PBKS in trouble at 14 for 2. Liam Livingstone showed intent right from the word go and kept the pressure on CSK bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS raced away to 72 for 2. Dhawan and Livingstone maintained the momentum for PBKS. At the end of the first timeout, PBKS scored 89 for 2. Livingstone smashed the highest six of the tournament so far with 108 m. He completed fifty off just 27 balls maintaining momentum. Dwayne Bravo dismissed Dhawan providing an easy catch to Jadeja. Dhawan and Livingstone added 95 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Jitesh...

IPL 2022 Match 8: Andre Russell and Umesh Yadav brilliance takes KKR to a comfortable win

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 Thanks to smashing innings by Andre Russell, Kolkata Knight Riders registered a comfortable win over Punjab Kings played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Friday. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off as Umesh Yadav struck in the very first over itself getting the wicket of Mayank Agarwal. Bhanuka Rajapaksa put the KKR bowlers under pressure with some lusty blows. The explosive left-handed batsmen from Sri Lanka smashed Shivam Mavi for 22 runs before attempting another big shot giving a simple catch to Tim Southee. Rajapaksa made a quickfire 31 off 9 balls and added 41 runs for the 2 nd wicket with Shikhar Dhawan. Southee dismissed Dhawan with a simple catch to Sam Billings. Liam Livingstone put pressure on the KKR bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS raced away to 62 for 3. PBKS ended the first timeout at 70 for 3. KKR bowlers kept tight lines and lengths picking wickets at regular intervals. The PBKS batsmen strug...

IPL 2021 Match 53: KL Rahul’s brilliance takes Punjab Kings to a big win over CSK

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 Thanks to a disciplined bowling effort and captain knock by KL Rahul, Punjab Kings registered a big win over Chennai Super Kings in their last league match played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Thursday. Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to field first. Mohammed Shami bowled with accuracy not allowing Faf du Plessis and Gaikwad to score runs easily. Soon after, Punjab Kings bowlers kept tight lines making life tough for CSK openers. Arshdeep Singh provided the breakthrough for PBKS with a shorter delivery that Gaikwad did not control and was caught by Sharukh Khan. Arshdeep Singh bowled with accuracy and made life tough for CSK batsmen. Singh got the 2 nd wicket with a good delivery to dismiss Moeen Ali. At the end of the first six overs, CSK looked in trouble at 30 for 2. Chris Jordan coming into the playing XI got two big wickets of Robin Uthappa with a lovely catch by Brar and then got the wicket of Rayudu with another good catch by Arshdee...

IPL 2021 Match 48: RCB through the playoffs with all-round performance

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  Royal Challengers Bangalore showed their class as they entered the playoffs stage with a close-fought win over Punjab Kings in the 48 th match of IPL 2021 played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Sunday. RCB captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. It was an aggressive start by Devdutt Paddikal taking on Arshdeep Singh hitting boundaries with ease. Virat Kohli also looked good taking on Punjab Kings bowlers. Punjab Kings missed two golden opportunities dismissing RCB captain Kohli once stumping, and one dropped catch. In a major controversy, Paddikal was given not out by the umpire but on the spike, there was an edge. Despite that edge, the third umpire retained the decision. Both RCB openers showed great intent and put pressure on Punjab Kings bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, RCB raced to 55 for 0. With that, the first timeout was called. KL Rahul decided to bring Harpreet Brar into the attack and bowled brilliantly with accurate lines. M...

IPL Match 45: PBKS stay alive with a thrilling win

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  It was another brilliant game of cricket that went right down the wire as Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in a thriller played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Friday. PBKS captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for PBKS as Arshdeep Singh got rid of Shubman Gill taking the inside edge onto the stumps. Venetaksh Iyer and Rahul Tripathi showed intent right from word go putting PBKS bowlers under pressure. At the end of the first six overs, KKR made 48 for 1. After the field restrictions, Tripathi and Iyer kept on ticking the scoreboard putting with singles and hitting occasional boundaries. KKR made 73 for 1 at end of 1 st timeout. Iyer looked in sensational form along with Tripathi keeping the KKR scoreboard ticking. Both did not allow any PBKS to settle with their innovative strokes. Iyer reached his fifty off 39 balls while Tripathi kept the momentum for KKR. Ravi Bishnoi provided the breakthrough for PBKS dismi...

IPL Match 42: Mumbai Indians beat Punjab Kings easily to stay alive in the tournament

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  Mumbai Indians showed their mettle as they registered an important win over Punjab Kings played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. MI captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Mandeep Singh playing his first match of the season opened innings along with KL Rahul. PBKS openers put pressure on MI bowlers with positive strokes. Krunal Pandya struck for MI dismissing Mandeep Singh. Singh and Rahul added 36 runs for the opening wicket. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS scored 38 for 1. Kieron Pollard did the job for MI taking 2 big wickets of Chris Gayle and KL Rahul to leave Punjab Kings in trouble. PBKS struggle continued Pooran could not contribute many runs. At the end of the first timeout, Punjab Kings made 50 for 4. After the timeout, Aiden Markram steadied the ship for PBKS along with Deepak Hooda. Markram and Hooda kept momentum keeping the scoreboard ticking rotating the strike and hitting boundaries. Despite their eff...

IPL 2021 Match 32: Rajasthan Royals seal remarkable win

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  Rajasthan Royals came back strongly to seal a remarkable win over Punjab Kings in the 32 nd match of IPL 2021 played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Tuesday. Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to field first. RR openers Jaiswal and Lewis played with intent right from the word go. Lewis created enough pressure on Ishan Porel hitting him for four boundaries to keep the scoreboard ticking. Deepak Hooda was introduced into the attack as RR openers put him under pressure. Arshdeep Singh struck for PBKS dismissing dangerous Lewis with a low catch by Mayank Agarwal. Lewis and Jaiswal added 54 runs in 5.3 overs. At the end of the first six overs, Rajasthan Royals scored 57 for 1. With that, the first timeout was called. After the timeout, a superb one-handed catch by KL Rahul ended the innings for Sanju Samson. Liam Livingstone came to the crease and looked confident with his strokes. Jaiswal put the pressure back on PBKS bowler's positive hits against A...