PBKS Vs LSG Highlights, IPL 2026: Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly Power Punjab Kings To Commanding 54-Run Victory

Good evening and welcome, folks! Super Sunday's second fixture has Punjab Kings hosting Lucknow Super Giants in New Chandigarh. Watch this space for the build-up, toss, playing XIs and live updates.

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Mitchell Owen, Vishal Nishad, Pyla Avinash, Musheer Khan, Harnoor Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Lockie Ferguson, Praveen Dubey, Ben Dwarshuis

Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary (wk), Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, George Linde, Himmat Singh, Josh Inglis, Anrich Nortje, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Yadav, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari

The first ball is scheduled to be bowled at 7:30pm IST, with the toss slated for 7pm. The Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants, Indian Premier League 2026 match 29 will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India. It will be telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in the country.

There thankfully is no prediction of rain in Chandigarh today evening, with the temperatures expected to hover in the late 20s and early 30s during the match. The summer is nearing its peak, so expect a lot of hydration from players to avoid cramps.

Lucknow Super Giants' skipper Rishabh Pant has won the toss and elected to field first against Punjab Kings. Pant says his elbow is much better. His opposite number Shreyas Iyer says he doesn't mind losing the toss.

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, M Siddharth, Mohsin Khan

It's a cracking start for Lucknow Super Giants with the ball, as an inspired Mohammed Shami induces Prabhsimran Singh's outside edge with a beautiful outswinger and Mitchell Marsh makes no mistake at slip. Punjab are rocked early, and Cooper Connolly walks out to the middle.

PBKS: 7/1 (1)

Mohsin Khan keeps banging it in short, but this is turning into a one-way contest now! Priyansh Arya rocks back in no time, picks the length early, and absolutely muscles the pull over backward square leg, clean, brutal, and into the stands for six.

They’ve kept feeding that zone and he’s making them pay every single time. It’s all PBKS early on, flying out of the blocks, and the pressure has already forced LSG into taking an early timeout.

Avesh Khan goes for the wide yorker, but misses the mark, and Priyansh Arya isn’t letting that go! It dips into a low full toss, just enough for him to free those wrists, and he slices it beautifully square of the wicket.

No brute force, just timing and control, and the ball keeps sailing… clears the ropes with ease! This is turning into something special, anything even remotely in his zone, he’s dispatching without breaking a sweat.

Manimaran Siddharth gets the breakthrough, but what a moment this is! Priyansh Arya goes after a full one outside off, absolutely hammers it towards long-off, it’s flat, it’s travelling, but Mitchell Marsh has other ideas. Positioned right near the rope, he judges it to perfection, reverse cups it under pressure, and even makes sure his feet stay clear of the cushions. That’s top-class awareness and a clean take!

And that’s the end of a stunning knock, Priyansh falls for 93 off just 37 balls, missing out on a well-deserved century. The crowd rises as one, a standing ovation for a breathtaking innings that lit up the game. In the stands, Preity Zinta can’t hide the disappointment, knowing how close it was to something truly special.

Mohsin Khan strikes again, and this time it’s a big one! He takes the pace off, keeps it just outside off, and Shreyas Iyer can’t quite get on top of it. Goes after it anyway, but it’s mistimed, straight into the hands of Mohammed Shami.

A simple catch, and that’s a rare failure for Iyer this season, he walks back for just 5 off 6. The momentum just shifts a little here.

Manimaran Siddharth fires it in full and quick on the pads, Nehal Wadhera looks to whip it away but gets a bit of an inside edge, trickles off the pad into the on-side and they sneak a single.

But hang on, a bit of drama after that! Rishabh Pant unleashes a rocket of a throw back at the bowler’s end, and Wadhera, right in the firing line, gets struck flush on the heel. That had some serious sting on it, Pant put everything behind that one.

Mohammed Shami bangs it in short and wide, inviting the cut, but Marcus Stoinis swings and misses! Goes hard at it outside off, but the ball just skids past the bat. Called a wide, but Shami will take that little win in the duel.

Punjab Kings turned Mullanpur into a run-fest, piling up a daunting 254/7 in 20 overs after recovering from an early jolt when Mohammed Shami removed Prabhsimran Singh first ball. What followed was pure domination, Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly tore into the attack with a breathtaking 182-run partnership, Arya blazing 93 off just 37 while Connolly powered his way to 87, both falling agonisingly short of centuries.

Even as wickets fell towards the end, Marcus Stoinis and Shashank Singh kept the momentum surging with a late assault, ensuring the total crossed the 250 mark with ease, leaving the bowlers with little to celebrate despite Prince Yadav’s tidy 2 for 25.

Right then, chase time, and it’s a mountain to climb. Mitchell Marsh walks out with intent, Ayush Badoni alongside him, the two tasked with pulling off something special tonight. Marsh will take first strike, eyes locked in, while Arshdeep Singh has the new ball in hand, ready to test him straight away. Big total on the board, early overs absolutely crucial, here we go.

Arshdeep Singh drops it a touch short and Ayush Badoni is all over it! Rocks back in a flash, frees his arms and slaps it flat and hard through wide mid-on, no timing issues, no hesitation. That rockets to the fence, first boundary for Badoni, and that’s a confident start to the chase.

Xavier Bartlett goes full outside off, but Ayush Badoni is reading it beautifully right now! Leans into it and opens the face, slicing it over backward point, clever placement more than brute force. It’s in the gap, racing away, and even a full-stretch dive in the deep can’t stop it. Back-to-back boundaries, and Badoni is up and running in style.

Vijaykumar Vyshak strikes, and that’s a crucial breakthrough in the chase. He goes slightly back of a length, keeps it just outside off, and Ayush Badoni can’t resist the cut this time. He goes hard again, but this time there’s no gap, only the edge.

It flies straight to Xavier Bartlett, who makes no mistake. Badoni walks back after a lively 35 off 21, his quick start halted just when it was looking dangerous. Big moment in the game.

Chahal slows it right down and drags Mitchell Marsh forward, forcing him to reach outside off. Marsh chops it towards point and sets off in a hurry, there’s a bit of panic in the run! The fielder fires in an off-target throw and that saves him, but a direct hit and Marsh would’ve been in real trouble there. Pressure building with every ball.

In PSL 2026 Match 29, Peshawar Zalmi posted a massive 255/3 in 20 overs, setting the highest-ever total in Karachi. In reply, Quetta Gladiators are struggling at 98/7 in 12.5 overs, with Zalmi firmly in control of the contest.

Vijaykumar Vyshak mixes it up beautifully, slower one at just 116.7ks, and Rishabh Pant goes for the big hit, swinging hard with everything he’s got. But it just doesn’t come on as expected. A thick under-edge sneaks through and rolls straight back to Prabhsimran behind the stumps. Pant misses out, Vyshak keeps things tight, and the pressure keeps rising in this chase.

Arshdeep Singh delivers under pressure, and he’s got the big wicket! A perfectly executed wide yorker forces Rishabh Pant to reach out low, trying to carve it behind square on the off side. He stretches, opens the face, but it’s all happening in a flash, the bat seems to brush the ground almost in sync with the contact, and the edge flies through.

Prabhsimran Singh reacts instantly behind the stumps, goes up straight away, and that confident appeal gets the finger raised!

Pant hesitates for a moment, unsure with the bat grounding, but the damage is done. Arshdeep roars, brings out the thigh-slap celebration, and Punjab have struck a massive blow. Pant departs for a blazing 43 off 23, just when the chase needed him most.

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Mukul Choudhary, SIX, that’s launched! Not quite full enough for the yorker, and Mukul Choudhary clears the front leg, gets under it, and whips it away with that trademark helicopter follow-through. It soars high and deep, sailing comfortably over the wide long-on fence as Punjab Kings feel the pressure again.

Marco Jansen breaks through again, and this one feels like the final nail! Full and angled across Aiden Markram, who stays deep but just can’t generate the elevation he needs. He goes flat and hard, but it travels straight to Marcus Stoinis at long-on. No drama this time, Stoinis stays low, takes it clean, and holds on despite the pressure around him.

A big wicket at a crucial moment. Markram walks back after a dangerous 42 off 22, and Punjab Kings are now firmly in control of this contest.

Punjab Kings cruised to a 54-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in Mullanpur after piling up 254/7, driven by Priyansh Arya’s 93 off 37 and Cooper Connolly’s 87 in a massive 182-run stand.

In reply, LSG managed 200/5 despite Mitchell Marsh’s 40 and Rishabh Pant’s 43, with Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, Vijaykumar Vyshak and Yuzvendra Chahal sharing the wickets to seal a dominant PBKS victory.

That’s a wrap, we’ll be back with another live blog, until then, goodbye.