Batters, Mayank Yadav get Lucknow Super Giants off the mark

Lucknow Super Giants shed their conservatism in style with a fine display of T20 cricket to register their maiden win of IPL 2024. A half-century from Quinton de Kock and quickfire 40s from captain Nicholas Pooran and Krunal Pandya allowed them to score 199 – the joint-highest T20 score at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Debutant Mayank Yadav then, touched speeds in excess of 150kph in a fiery spell of middle-overs bowling to clip Punjab Kings, who had threatened a successful chase courtesy a 102-run opening stand between Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow.

Brief scores:
Lucknow Super Giants 199/8 in 20 overs (Quinton de Kock 54, Krunal Pandya 43*, Nicholas Pooran 42; Sam Curran 3-28) beat  Punjab Kings 178/5 in 20 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 70, Jonny Bairstow 42; Mayank Yadav 3-27) by 21 runs.