Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants: The 38th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 was played on 28 April between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants. In this match held in Mohali, the Lucknow team defeated Punjab by 56 runs while performing strongly. Batting first, KL Rahul’s team scored 257 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. Chasing the target of 258 runs for the win, the Punjab team got all out for 201 runs. After this defeat, Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan looked very disappointed. He said that the cost of giving more runs in the match had to be paid.
paid the price for giving away more runs
Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan expressed his disappointment after the defeat against Lucknow Super Giants. He blamed the team’s bowling for the defeat. During the presentation ceremony, Shikhar Dhawan said, ‘We gave away too many runs and had to pay the price. The inclusion of an additional fast bowler did the opposite while KL Rahul included an additional spinner in the playing XI. I tried to change something which didn’t work. It was a good lesson for us and we will come back stronger’.
Punjab at number six
In IPL 2023, Punjab Kings made a great start by winning 2 consecutive matches. But in the next two matches, the team could not maintain the winning streak. He had to face defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans. After this, Shikhar Dhawan’s team won 2 matches and lost 2 in the next four matches. If we look at the points table, then it is intact at number six. Punjab team Indian Premier League So far in 2023, 8 matches have been played in which 4 won and 4 lost. Punjab’s team is in sixth place with 8 points. Now Punjab’s next match will be against Chennai Super Kings on 30 April.
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