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Disappointed by the recent under-par batters’ double loss, the Punjab Kings will want their batters to improve their points score as they take on the rampaging Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL at the Ekana cricket ground on Saturday. After a fast start to the new season with two wins, Punjab suffered two losses in a row due to their failure to perform well on the board. If skipper Shikhar Dhawan was left to carry the team on his shoulders against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the day he failed, the other batters could only get 153 of 8 against the Gujarat Titans, mostly due to Shah Rukh Khan’s nine balls. .
The main reason for PBKS’ disappointing result was that they failed to increase their mid-overs score between 10 and 15. They ended up playing 56 points and that’s an area the team will have to improve.
“We didn’t put a lot of runs on the board. We must fix this in the future. If you see the number of point balls, if the team plays 56 balls, you end up losing the game,” Dhawan said after the loss. .
At 40, 86 no-outs and 99 no-outs in his first three innings, Dhawan remains by far Punjab’s most powerful player, but the fickleness of other batters is cause for concern.
Young opening partner Prabhsimran Singh exploded in the first match but has since fallen short while other batters – Matthew Short and Jitesh Sharma – have failed to consolidate in their starts. PBKS might be tempted to give Liam Livingston a shot against LSG.
While the players were disappointed, the bowling team, led by the young Arshdeep Singh, looked good.
It was Arshdeep and Sam Curran of England who took the game to the last ball defending a modest total at the wicket belt before Rahul Tewatia interfered on Thursday.
Among spinners, Harpreet Brar used his resources well, while Rahul Chahar remains a tricky client, but to be fair to the bowlers, they just didn’t have enough runs to play.
Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants Predictions
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Liam Livingston, Jitesh Sharma (jk), Shah Rukh Khan, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
(with PTI inputs)
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