LSG vs PBKS IPL 2024 Highlights: Lucknow Super Giants register first win of season against Punjab Kings

Livingstone's fireworks go in vain as LSG have won this match on the back of a spectacular comeback with the ball. 

LSG are now bossing this contest, thanks to Mayank Yadav. The speedster has taken three wickets and PBKS are on the ropes.

Debutant Jayant Yadav gives Lucknow Super Giants a breakthrough they needed with Jonny Bairstow's big wicket.

Jonny Bairstow scored 42 off 29 balls. Impact sub Prabhsimran Singh joins Shikhar Dhawan in the middle.

PBKS - 107/1 in 12 overs.

Young speedster Mayank Yadav makes his IPL debut and bowls his first over with an impressive pace clocking 150 KMPH.

Bairstow and Dhawan register one four each off Mayank as Punjab Kings continue to dominate the game.

Punjab Kings - 98/0 in 10 overs (Shikhar - 56* off 36, Bairstow - 42* off 24 balls)

The powerplay is done and PBKS are off to a great start. PBKS have made 61/0 in the first six overs. LSG are looking for wickets and need them quickly

Punjab are off to a flier in the run-chase. They have cruised to their fifty in the sixth over with Dhawan looking extremely good.

The Punjab openers are out in the middle and they know they need a strong start here. Dhawan and Bairstow looking for some quick runs in the powerplay. Debutant M Siddharth to start with his left-arm spin

I've always prepared the way that I'll be flexible as a batter. I just want to go out and contribute to the team, regardless of what position I bat. I like to prepare well. I take it like an exam where if you study well, your paper will go good. I treat cricket the same way. [On the total] Pretty happy. One side is bigger, one side is shorter. If we bowl smartly we can defend this. The surface has been changed and it's much better than last year.

An excellent over from Harshal Patel to restrict Lucknow Super Gianst scoring 200. 

Krunal Pandya scored 43* off 22 balls as LSG posted 199/8 in 20 overs.

Sam Curran is making it hard for LSG to finish strong here. Krunal is playing well but he has got two back-to-back wickets.

Pooran has been bowled in the 16th over and LSG have lost their main power hittter. They have Ayush Badoni and Krunal in the middle as they look for a strong end. LSG 157/5 after 16 overs

Arshdeep Singh gets QDK as the batter miscues the top-edge and departs for 54. LSG go 4 down and Badoni comes in now

QDK brings up his fifty. His 21st in IPL. He shuffles across and got some bat on it as the ball runs to the fine-leg fence

Pooran is turning on his beast mode and has took on Rahul Chahar. He smacks him for two sixes and a four. If he gets going, we know what he can do.

LSG are at 88/3 at the halfway stage of 10 overs. Power-hitters Pooran and de Kock are in the middle and LSG are looking to dominate the second half.

Chahar gets the wicket of Stoinis and LSG are three down. A wrong'un and was a quicker one. Stoinis went for the pull and missed it. The ball crashes on the leg-stump to end Stoinis 19-run stay. Pooran now comes in

And now Curran gets Padikkal and PBKS are pushing LSG on the back foot

And that's the first wicket. Arshdeep Singh removes KL Rahul. Rahul wanted to use the pace and place it away from backward point but guides it straight to the man there. A big wicket, he walks back for 15

De Kock has put the foot on the gas and has smacked a four and a six in the 3rd over to Rabada. He is on 19 from 14 balls, while Rahul is on 3 from 4 balls. Rahul just survived a catch out dismissal in the 3rd over itself

KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock are out in the middle. Rahul is in as an impact player and would be subbed out once they bowl. Meanwhile, Sam Curran starts for PBKS with a slip in place.

We would have bowled first, lots of dew when we came to the ground (last night). Our lines cane be tight, while batting, we can't afford to lose wickets in clusters. It's still early in the tournament and we've spoken about that in the dressing room. We'll have to make the most of the powerplay. No changes for us.

We'll bat first. Looks like a good track, runs on the board could be vital. KL is coming back from injury and we're looking to give him a break in such a long tournament, but he'll play as an impact player today. Everyone must take the opportunitiesand perform at their best.

Lucknow Super Giants XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (capt), Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, M Siddharth

Subs: Ashton Turner, Naveen-ul-Haq, Amit Mishra, Deepak Hooda, K Gowtham

Punjab Kings XI: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Roussouw, Tanay Thagarajan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Bhatia

Nicholas Pooran walks out for LSG in the place of KL Rahul.

Pooran wins the toss and Lucknow Super Giants elect to bat first.

KL Rahul to play as impact player while Punjab Kings remain unchanged. 

LSG and placed on the botoom position of the points table without a win from their only match in this season. Their NRR is -1.000. PBKS are placed on 5th place with a win and a loss in the two outings. Their NRR is just in positive at 0.025.

LSG and PBKS have met each other three times in IPL so far. LSG have the upperhand over PBKS with a 2-1 lead. The last time these two met each other, there were fireworks all-around with LSG scoring 257 before PBKS getting 201 in reply. 

Big hitters - Nicholas pooran, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Kyle Mayers Ayush Badoni from LSG, Liam Livingstone, Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow and Jitesh Sharma from PBKS - all will grace the field of Ekana Cricket Stadium in the match 11 of IPL 2024. The venue was the worst one for the batters in IPL 2023 with run-scoring being as hard as it can be. The average scoring rate was as low as 6.93. 

A new season has come and the power-loaded batting sides will take the Ekana Stadium in a bid to overpower each other. LSG are looking for their first win, while PBKS are looking to return to the winning ways after losing their second game.