PBKS vs LSG IPL 2025: Punjab Defends Their Giant Target By 37 Runs

PBKS vs LSG: In a high-scoring thriller at Dharamsala, Punjab Kings (PBKS) set the scoreboard ablaze with a massive 236/5 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the recent match of PBKS vs LSG IPL 2025. A scorching 91-run innings by Prabhsimran Singh, along with explosive middle-order cameos, destroyed the LSG bowling attack.

LSG lost its top 3 in form hard-hitters in the powerplay itself, with Arshdeep’s swing’s magic and inability of captain Rishabh Pant scoring runs led to a defeat by 37 runs.

Prabhsimran Singh Paces the Attack with 91 off 48

Prabhsimran Singh was the showstopper, smashing 91 off 48 balls with his bold strokeplay. He attacked from the beginning, hitting nine of his first 15 deliveries, and while he provided a chance early (dropped by Nicholas Pooran), he capitalized fully on the let-off.

Important Highlights of Prabhsimran’s Knock:

3rd successive IPL 2025 half-century

Scored 38 off his last 13 balls

Mixed aggression with clever strike rotation

Though there was a temporary dip in the middle (8 runs in 11 balls), Prabhsimran shifted into another gear to finish on a high.

Middle-Order Fireworks Continue Momentum

What differentiated PBKS vs LSG IPL 2025 was the backup from PBKS’s middle order. Every incoming batsman picked up the pace immediately:

Every wicket was followed by a boundary within two balls

Shreyas Iyer kept his makeover going, scoring at a strike rate of 163, much better than his pre-2024 rate of 125

PBKS scored 34 boundaries in total: 16 fours and 18 sixes

Their bold strategy meant Punjab never lost steam, despite wickets falling.

LSG Bowlers Struggle Under Pressure

Lucknow Super Giants had a poor day with the ball. Their bowlers struggled under PBKS’s constant pressure, with many leaking costly overs:

LSG Bowling Lowlights:

Mayank Yadav: 4 overs, 60 runs – worst figures by an LSG bowler in IPL history

Avesh Khan: Spilled 26 runs in the 19th over

Digvesh Rathi: Continued his miserable form, leaking 46 after having leaked 48 in the last game

LSG’s failure to pick wickets or keep the run rate in check came at a cost as Punjab cashed in on every loose ball.

LSG’s failing top order 

Aiden Makram and Mitchell Marsh came to open as usual for the team and faced difficulty from the first ball against left-arm seamers Arshdeep Singh and Marco Jansen.  Arshdeep got the top 3 wickets for PBKS early in the powerplay, which shook the confidence of LSG in the chase pursuit of such a mammoth total.

Rishabh Pant’s batting woes continue

The skipper of LSG came out to bat at no. 4 today to anchor the chase, he looked unstable again at the pitch while batting alongside in-form batsman Ayush Badoni, who played a sensational knock of 74 runs.

Pant hit a maximum also, which seemed like this must be the data for him, but he got caught on deep covers while stepping out to hit the ball. While doing that, his glove slipped, and the bat went flying in the air along with the ball after it was hit.

Samad and Badoni’s firm partnership 

Ayush Badoni looked in great form with hitting a total of 5 sixes and fours in the knock of 74 runs, whereas Abdul Samad also played a hard-hitting knock of 45 runs in 24 balls, following 4 sixes and 2 fours. After these batsmen, LSG was batting to finish the match and at the end lost the match by 37 runs.

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