Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan defined that his plan to play with an additional bowler was one of many main causes for his or her 56-run loss to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Punjab Kings determined to bowl first with seven bowling choices at their disposal. But in the long run, they ended up conceding 257/5 runs. Punjab had a number of tempo bowlers however they missed a spinner. “We gave away too many runs. I felt that it (ball) didn’t come on quickly to the bat and it went straight to the fielder (on his dismissal). I felt my strategy to play with the extra bowler backfired. We missed a spinner today. It’s a learning for me.”

“Livi (Livingstone) and even Sam (Curran) were there, so we couldn’t send him (SRK) ahead,” Shikhar Dhawan mentioned after the match.

Despite giving a robust chase and scoring at a wholesome charge, Punjab performed catch-up for the higher a part of their innings and ultimately folded for 201, succumbing to the stress of getting to go at virtually 13 runs per over.

Explosive Englishman Liam Livingstone’s (36 off 22) and Sikandar Raza’s (23 off 14) weren’t sufficient to present the hosts an actual shot on the goal. While younger Atharava Taide scored a swashbuckling 66 off 36 balls, his first fifty-plus rating in IPL, his late sprint for the goal wasn’t sufficient for the Punjab franchise to go over the end line.

PBKS have been bundled out within the twentieth over of the sport, with Yash Thakur scalping the final wicket of Shahrukh Khan. The PBKS innings ultimately closed at 201 in 19.5 overs.

Punjab Kings will face Chennai Super Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.