Summary of this article
Lucknow Super Giants won toss, chose to bowl against Punjab Kings
Punjab posted massive 254-run total
LSG limited to 200 for 5 in response
Punjab Kings came up with their second highest Indian Premier League (IPL) total en route a 54-run victory over Lucknow Super Giants in match 29 of the 2026 edition at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh, Punjab on Sunday (April 19).
Priyansh Arya smashed 93 off 37 balls, while Cooper Connolly hit 87 off 46, as Punjab racked up a total of 254 for 7 after losing the toss. Lucknow were restricted to 200 for 5 in reply.
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Punjab's innings was powered by near-hundreds from Arya and Connolly after Mohammed Shami had dismissed Prabhsimran Singh for a golden duck. The pair put on 182 runs off 80 balls – the third highest stand (for any wicket) for Punjab in IPL history.
Arya smashed nine sixes overall – getting to 50 off only 19 balls in his second half-century of the season. At the other end, Connolly hit seven sixes and eight fours overall – he got to 50 off 35 balls.
The duo went after every bowler including Mohsin Khan and Avesh Khan, hitting five sixes between them off the 13th over bowled by Aiden Markram. Punjab reached 200 in 16.3 overs, but lost both set batters as well as in-form skipper Shreyas Iyer in the process. Arya was caught at long-off, while Connolly was caught at short third man.
Iyer fell for just five runs but Marcus Stoinis (29) and Shashank Singh (17) pushed Punjab past 250 for only the second time. They had previously scored 262 for 2 against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024.
In reply, Lucknow’s Mitchell Marsh scored 40 off 28 balls, while Ayush Badoni – promoted to opener – got a 21-ball 35. They tallied 61 off 36 balls. Marsh and skipper Rishabh Pant (43 off 23) then added 48 runs off 31 deliveries for the second wicket.
Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh dismissed Marsh and Pant, respectively, as Lucknow reached 128-3 in 12.4 overs. Nicholas Pooran was out for nine, caught off Marco Jansen (2-37), as Lucknow lost momentum.
Markram was held back to the middle order, and scored a rapid 42 off 22 balls, with Mukul Choudhary 21 not out off 17. Despite Punjab’s poor fielding efforts, Lucknow couldn’t keep up with the asking rate.
It was a fourth loss in six matches for eighth-placed Lucknow, while PBKS stayed unbeaten and top of the table with five wins from six games.
PBKS Vs LSG, IPL 2026: Toss Update
Lucknow Super Giants' skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to field first against Punjab Kings. Pant said his elbow was much better after the injury he suffered in the previous game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. His opposite number Shreyas Iyer said he didn't mind losing the toss.
PBKS Vs LSG, IPL 2026: Playing XIs
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
Punjab Kings Impact Substitute: Vijaykumar Vyshak
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
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Substitute: Himmat Singh
Who won PBKS vs LSG, IPL 2026 match?
Punjab Kings won their IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants in New Chandigarh by 54 runs.
Who was named Player of the Match in the PBKS vs LSG, IPL 2026 match?
Priyansh Arya was named Player of the Match in the PBKS vs LSG, IPL 2026 match for his 37-ball 93.
Who is on top of the points table after PBKS vs LSG, IPL 2026 match?
Punjab Kings are on top of the points table after match 29 of IPL 2026 with 11 points.
