The 11th match of the IPL has witnessed one of the greatest fight back by Lucknow Super Giants. In the 11th game, Lucknow Super Giants faced Punjab Kings at the Ekana Stadium. The Lucknow crowd experienced an exceptional comeback by LSG. Despite some quick dismissals, the Super Giants stood tall and recorded their first win. Punjab Also batted well. Depending on those batting performances, a few changes happened in the Orange Cap table.Â
LSG’s Impactful Performance:
After winning the toss, opted to bat first. For a surprising change, KL Rahul came as an impact player and Nicholas Pooran led the team. While batting first, KL Rahul lost his wicket on 15 runs. After that Devdutt Padikkal was dismissed on 9 runs. But Quinton de Kock scored an amazing half-century. He played an innings of 54 runs in 38 balls. That was a huge boost.Â
After that, a few wickets fall down quickly. Then, skipper Pooran played an impactful knock of 42 runs in just 21 balls. But in the end, Lucknow needed a finisher. Krunal played an unbeaten knock of 43 runs in 22 balls. That innings contained 4 boundaries and 2 over-boundaries. That helps the team to set the tone of the match.
PBKS’s Amazing Effort:
The target was not so easy and was not even impossible either. In the second innings, they gave an amazing start. Till the 12th over, their opening partnership was unbreakable. Shikhar Dhawan played an excellent knock of 70 runs in 50 balls. That was an excellent inning. Jonny Bairstow also tried well. He played a knock of 42 runs in just 29 balls.
After that, they lost their flow. Prabhsimran Singh walked away after scoring 19 runs. Jitesh Sharma lost his wicket on 6 runs. Liam Livingstone tried well in the last. He remained unbeaten on 28 runs in 17 balls. Lucknow Super Giants sealed their first win by 21 runs.Â
The Orange Cap Scenario:
| Batter | Team | Runs | Match | Highest score | Average |
| Â Virat Kohli | RCB | 181 | 3 | 83 | 90.5 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 143 | 2 | 80 | 143 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | PBKS | 137 | 3 | 70 | 45.67 |
| Riyan Parag | RR | 127 | 2 | 84 | 127 |
| Nicholas Pooran | LSG | 106 | 2 | 64 | 106 |
| Sanju Samson | RR | 97 | 2 | 82 | 97 |
| Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 95 | 2 | 63 | 47.5 |
| Tilak Varma | MI | 89 | 2 | 64 | 44.5 |
| Dinesh Karthik | RCB | 86 | 3 | 38 | 86.00 |
| Sam Curran | PBKS | 86 | 3 | 63 | 28.67 |
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