Lucknow Super Giants suffered another crushing defeat in the Indian Premier League 2025. Punjab Kings won the contest by 37 runs to register their seventh win of the 18th season. Rishabh Pant, the INR 27 crore signing, registered another ordinary score in the ongoing season. Chasing 237 runs in 20 overs, Arshdeep Singh dismantled the top three batters of the visiting side. Mitchell Marsh (0), Nicholas Pooran (6), and Aiden Markram (13), the three in-form batters, were sent back to the pavilion with just 27 runs on the board.

Lucknow captain Pant was expected to score heavily on a flat track, but his habit of playing reckless shots ended his stay in the middle, with only 18 runs coming from his bat. When David Miller went back after scoring 11 runs, the game was over for the visiting franchise.

Abdul Samad scored 45 runs off 24 balls, including 4 sixes and 2 fours. Ayush Badoni smashed a fifty, but it was not enough to change the outcome. The right-handed batter managed 74 runs off 40 deliveries, packed with 5 fours and 5 sixes. Lucknow were restricted to 199/7 in 20 overs.

Arshdeep took three wickets and conceded 16 runs from his four overs. Punjab have 15 points from 11 games and are second in the standings. Earlier, Rishabh won the toss and invited Punjab to bat first, a decision that backfired.

Prabhsimran Singh’s 48-ball 91 included 7 sixes and 6 fours. Josh Inglis (30 off 14), Shreyas Iyer (45 off 25), Nehal Wadhera (16 off 9), Shashank Singh (33* off 15), and Marcus Stoinis (15* off 5) also showed their hitting abilities. Akash Singh and Digvesh Rathi took two wickets each.