लखनऊ vs पंजाब, मैच 68, भारत रत्न श्री अटल बिहारी वाजपई एकाना क्रिकेट स्टेडियम, लखनऊ, 23 May 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

Wide! Samad is standing on the off stump and Arshdeep tries to push it away from the batter. Sprays it a bit too wide on off. Samad lets it go.

Bowls the wide yorker at the tramline. Abdul reaches out and bunts it to long off but refuses the single.

Another dot! At 134.8 kph, gets the wide yorker in, Samad shuffles across to connect. Gets an inside edge and it rolls to short fine leg.

No single taken! Arshdeep spots Samad shuffle and he bowls a straighter line this time. Low full toss, closer to the off stump. Abdul chips it in front of long on. Arjun is halfway through but Abdul sends him back.

SIX! Abdul Samad finally gets one away!

Four!

At 134.1 kph, angling away, on a back of a length. Tendulkar punches it on the up to the right of mid off and hurries to the other end.

Full and going across from around the wicket. Samad hangs deep in the crease and swings at it. Gets it off the inner half through mid-wicket for a single.

Low full toss, outside off. Arjun extends his hands and plays a punchy drive to the left of deep point for a couple of runs.

Switches to around the wicket and serves it on a length, on off. Tendulkar smacks it back towards the bowler. Vyshak sticks out the left boot and the ball deflects off his ankle towards cover. Just a single.

Changes his length as he bowls it short, over middle. Samad stands tall and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for one more run.

Vyshak goes wide on the crease and digs it in short, around the left shoulder. Tendulkar ducks under it. It did not look to be over the head, but Arjun has taken the review, hoping to overturn the decision of the fair delivery to a wide for height. Arjun's head is measured at 1.913 metres and the ball is passing him at 1.636 metres. It is a fair delivery. Just 6 runs off the over. It has been 14 balls since the last boundary.

Across off, on a back of a length. Abdul drags the pull through mid-wicket for a single.

A well-directed bumper at the bodyline of the batter. Mukul Choudhary gets into a tangle as he tries to duck under it. Fends it awkwardly through backward square leg for a run.

Takes pace off and it is on a shortish length, Samad helps the pull behind square leg for a single.

Skidding through, on a back of a length, just outside off. Mukul swings across the line for the pull but is beaten as the ball goes under the blade.

OUT! CAUGHT! A fine catch by Praveen Dubey. Fuller in length by Marco, on middle and leg. Mukul Choudhary clears the front leg and looks to whip it away using his bottom hand. He does not connect on the lofted hit as well as he would have liked and it goes towards wide long on. The sub fielder, Dubey moves across to his right and dives to take a good catch. 4 runs and 2 wickets in the last 7 balls. Good phase for PBKS.

At the sticks, bowled on a good length. Arjun punches it wide of cover and gets off the mark with a single.

Lands it on a good length, on off. Inglis plays the lofted stroke on the up back over the bowler's head. Shreyas Iyer at a straightish long on cuts it off. Single taken.

SIX! High and handsome! Shashank Singh rolls his fingers over the ball but dishes it out right in the slot, on off. Samad clears the front leg and with a clean swing of the arms, he dispatches it over long on for a biggie.

Beaten! Back to pace on and the length is dragged back, outside off. Samad flashes but is beaten for pace.

FOUR! Streaky, but they all count! Takes pace off and bowls it near the tramline, on a good length. Samad reaches out to force it away on the off side. Gets an inside edge and the ball beats the keeper to his left before racing into the fence.

Fractionally short, on off. Samad taps it through point for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT! An unusually straight long on comes right into play as Inglis holes out. Bowled into the surface by Singh, outside off. Inglis shuffles across and stands tall to go down the ground with a flat bat. He does not quite get the desired elevation and Shreyas Iyer sprints to his left and takes the catch close to his chest. End of a top knock by Inglis.

Back of a length, around the leg stump. Abdul Samad misses this clip and wears on the thigh pad, before the ball rolls to point for a leg bye.

Dug in short, over middle. Inglis hooks it down to deep fine leg for one.

Slower back-of-a-length delivery, on middle and off. Abdul Samad looks to pull but gets a top edge. The ball loops and drops toward the off side. Single taken. The 150 comes up for LSG.

Pace off, on a good length, on middle. Inglis has a swipe across the line. He mistimes it wide of square leg, where the ball drops out of the reach of Suryansh Shedge. They cross.

SIX! Up, up and over! Short of a length, pitching it on middle and slanting it away. Abdul Samad skips down the track and flat bats it back over the bowler's head for half a dozen.

Pushes the length up, on middle. Abdul Samad presses forward and firms the drive to mid off.

FOUR! Edged and away. Bangs this into the wicket, on off. Josh Inglis rocks back and looks to slap it away, but gets nicked on the outside edge, and it flies wide of the keeper for four runs.

On a good length, outside off, Inglis attempts the reverse ramp but misses.

WIDE! Bumper, but way over the batter, outside off. Josh Inglis hops and looks to upper cut it, but fails to connect.

Much fuller, outside off. Josh Inglis plants his front foot and drives it to the right of the deep cover fielder. The batter runs hard for the first one and gets the second in time. 

Seam-up ball, on a nagging length, Inglis throws his hands at the ball and smacks it wide of deep cover. Azmatullah Omarzai is swift to his left and tidies up. Just a single.

Back of a length, outside off. Abdul Samad shuffles across to cover the stump and punches it toward cover-point to get across for one run.

FOUR! Excellent innovation! Shashank Singh goes searching for the wide yorker, outside off. Inglis shuffles across and gets his hands through the line of the ball. Plays the reverse scoop over short third for a boundary. 13 runs off the over.

Short and wide outside off, Rishabh Pant at first comes down the track, but as he sees the ball going away from his body, he extends his arms and pushes it to short third for a single.

Looped up, on leg. Inglis steps out and converts the ball into a full toss before flicking it away through mid wicket for a single.

DROPPED! That has gone right through. Sliding across on a length. Pant reaches out and picks the bones out of it. Hits it uppishly to extra cover, where Shreyas Iyer moves to his left and the ball comes to him around his waist. Iyer gets on his knees to take the catch but the ball bursts through his hands and goes behind. A couple of runs taken. How costly will this prove to be?

FOUR! Insult to injury. He pitches it fuller, offering some flight, around the pads of the batter. Rishabh Pant gets down on his one knee and shovels it over the short fine leg fielder for four runs.

OUT! CAUGHT! High but not long enough. The drop does not cost Punjab much. Yuzvendra Chahal is charged up as he lets out a big roar. Chahal dishes out the googly, full and on middle. Pant gets down on a knee for the slog sweep, targeting the backward square leg fence. He does not quite get hold of it and it goes only as far as Marco Jansen in the deep, who bends and takes the catch with ease. The 65-run stand has been broken. 

Flighted up, full and on middle. Abdul Samad defends it out.

Singh bangs it on a hard length, around off. Josh Inglis makes room and attempts to reverse ramp it over short third but fails to get the connection.

Beaten again! Fuller and in the channel on off. Inglis looks to play the square drive but the ball is not that wide and he is beaten for pace too as the ball skids through.

Back of a length, wide outside off. Josh Inglis cuts it late to deep backward point for a single.

Lands it on a good length, near the tramline. Pant slaps it to deep cover and turns the strike over.

Much fuller, just outside off, Josh Inglis connects his reverse ramp this time toward the left of the deep backward point fielder and gets a single.

Keeps it away from Pant's hitting arc. On the fuller side. Rishabh slams it on the bounce to the man at deep cover. Just a single.

Arshdeep Singh starts with a slower bouncer, just outside off. Rishabh Pant gets on his toes and checks his pull shot to square leg. They cross.

Wide! Another slower bumper but too high this time, around off. Inglis arches back to flay it over the keeper but misses.

SIX! A gift and Inglis accepts it gleefully. Arshdeep goes searching for the yorker but he misses his mark by a long way. A knee-high full toss, on off with mid on up inside the circle. Inglis hangs back and muscles it over mid on for a six.

FOUR! Short and punished! Back of a length, on middle and off. Josh Inglis transfers his weight to his back foot and pulls it hard into the vast gap between long on and deep mid-wicket for four runs.

FIFTY FOR INGLIS! Back-to-back half-centuries for the Aussie and the third in five innings this season. Low full toss, going across. Inglis hangs low and reaches out. He carves it over the leaping backward point fielder. Yuzvendra Chahal sprints to his right in the deep and dives to prevent the boundary, saving a couple of runs for his side.

FOUR! Predetermined and effective as well. Good-length delivery, at the stumps. Josh Inglis shuffles across the stumps and scoops it well over the short fine leg fielder for four more runs. The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters.

Another expensive over from Arshdeep. 19 runs off it. Full and on middle. Inglis flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket. There is a fumble in the deep but that does not cost Punjab any extra run. Singh's figures read 2-0-35-0.

Sharp fielding by Chahal! Flighted and fuller, on middle. Rishabh Pant drives it hard, just toward the left of the bowler. Yuzvendra Chahal gets low to his left and makes a good stop.

Tossed up, full and on leg. Rishabh steps out and flicks it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Fullish, around off, Josh Inglis steps down the track and drills it to long on for one.

Pushed across the left-hander but sneaking inside the tramline, on a good length. Pant lets it go.

Much fuller and way outside off. Rishabh Pant has to lean toward the off side and stretch his hands to slap it, but it goes straight to the cover fielder.

Nice and full, attacking the sticks. Pant clips it through mid-wicket and retains the strike with a single. A tidy over by Chahal, just 3 runs off it.

Just short! Short of a length and outside off, follows the batter well. Josh Inglis moves across for the scoop but hits it from the inside half of the bat and on the bounce to short fine.

A full toss, around off, Josh Inglis uses his feet and throws his bat at it, slicing it over backward point for a single.

Back of a length and outside off, Rishabh Pant cuts it away hard but straight to point.

Good-length delivery and around off, angles away, Rishabh Pant looks to drive it on the up but gets an outside edge towards third man for one.

FOUR! Gets it away! A low full toss, on off, Josh Inglis stays leg side of the ball, extends his arms and powers it between extra cover and mid off for a boundary.

SIX! 100 UP FOR LSG! Vijaykumar Vyshak bangs this into the pitch, around off, takes pace off as well. Josh Inglis goes through his pull shot a bit early, and it flies off the top edge towards the deep square leg fence. Arshdeep Singh, who is stationed there, settles himself and grabs the ball with both hands above his head with a leap, but while coming down, he steps on the cushions. The replay confirms it and the umpire signals a six.

Flighted and fuller, angling in, around the leg pole. Josh Inglis makes room and drives it toward wide long off for a single.

Floated, full and on leg, Rishabh Pant tucks it with soft hands through square leg and comes back for the second run. Good running!

FOUR! What a shot that is! A touch fuller, angling away from the batter. Rishabh Pant gets on his back foot and frees his arms to slap it toward the left of the cover fielder for a boundary.

Appeal for LBW, but turned down! Slower through the air, shortish and on leg, Rishabh Pant moves back to swipe it away but misses and gets hit high on the pads. Maybe pitching outside leg.

Much fuller, with some flight offered, just outside off, Rishabh Pant drives it along the carpet to long off for a single.

Quicker one, full and on middle, Josh Inglis drives it down to long on for one more.

Hard-length delivery, slanting in, around middle. Josh Inglis flicks it to short fine leg and is just about to set off for a single but Rishabh Pant says no.

Short of a length and around off, Josh Inglis drags it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Nearly dragged on. Lucky runs for Rishabh Pant. This is an excellent delivery from Vyshak, pitching it on off and going away from the left-hander. Rishabh Pant rocks back and looks to punch at it with a cross-bat, but gets nicked on the inside edge. The ball zips past the off stump and rolls away to deep fine leg for four runs.

Back of a length and around off, Rishabh Pant opens the bat face and steers it away but fails to beat point.

Pitches it up, does Vyshak, on off, Rishabh Pant pushes it to the left of the bowler for a single. 

WIDE! A slower bumper, on middle, but a bit too high, Josh Inglis sways away and tries to upper cut but misses.

Hard length and angling into the batter, Josh Inglis nudges it to deep fine leg for one. 8 runs off Vyshak's first over!

Chahal starts off with a shorter delivery, on middle and leg. Josh Inglis opens his stance and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Drops it short and on middle, Ayush Badoni nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

Tossed up, fuller, around the pads of the batter. Josh Inglis sweeps it to deep square leg and gets an easy single.

OUT! STUMPED! A wicket against the run of play for Punjab, but some excellent presence of mind from Prabhsimran Singh. Yuzvendra Chahal bowls this flatter, short and just outside off. Ayush Badoni rocks back to cut it away but misses it. The keeper, Prabhsimran, collects it behind the stumps, waits for a moment and then clips the bails off. He looks pretty confident about this one and the square leg umpire sends it upstairs. First, UltraEdge comes up and shows a flat line on it. However, the replay shows that, after playing the shot, Badoni lifts his back leg up in the air, and at that exact moment, Singh breaks the stumps. A schoolboy error from Badoni, but he goes back after a quick-fire cameo and the 49-run stand is broken.

Googly, around the leg stump. Rishabh Pant clips it to the right of short fine leg and gets a single.

Fires his one full and on leg, Josh Inglis works it through square leg for one.

Fuller in length, pitching it just outside off and angling in. Josh Inglis clears his front foot to swat it across the line, but connects it from the inner part of his bat, toward the right of the mid on fielder. Single taken.

WIDE! Just loses his line and lands this on a good length but down the leg side, Ayush Badoni fails to glance it away.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Much fuller this time and just around off. Ayush Badoni never tried to keep it down. He opens the bat face and slices it over backward point for a boundary.

SIX! This is Ayush Badoni at his best. The way he is striking the ball tells us how confident he is right now. Full-length delivery, a bit slower than usual, on off and middle. Ayush Badoni winds up and unleashes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.

SIX! Oh, my word! That has gone many a mile. Azmatullah Omarzai goes pace off, into the pitch and around off, sits up nicely for the batter. Ayush Badoni waits for it before smoking it way over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen more.

In the air...but in the gap. Azmatullah Omarzai goes for a slower yorker now, but spills a low full toss. Ayush Badoni looks to tuck it to his leg side but gets a thick leading edge. The ball is skied behind cover and the batter gets a couple of runs.

FOUR! That's just wonderful timing! Tries the yorker but just misses it by an inch, angling in as well. Ayush Badoni backs away a bit and clips it away. He gets it wide of mid on, while Cooper Connolly in the deep runs to his left and dives, but the ball still finds its way to the fence. 24 runs off the 6th over. LSG are 66/2 at the end of the Powerplay.

FOUR! Oh, Priyansh Arya should have done better there. Good-length delivery, on middle. Ayush Badoni gets on his front foot and just clips it through square leg. Priyansh sprints to his left in the deep and gets to the ball, but fails to flick it away. The ball hits the boundary cushion for four runs.

Typical fast bowler's response! Marco Jansen bangs in a quick and sharp bouncer, on middle, takes off a bit, Ayush Badoni looks to pull it away but fails to connect.

FOUR! More runs! Back of a length, on middle. Ayush Badoni stays on his back foot and swings his willow hard to pull it over the mid on region for another boundary.

SIX! Even bigger and better! Short of a length but down the leg side and pace off too. Ayush Badoni picks it up early, gets on top of the bounce and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Ayush Badoni is having a cracking start here. Jansen switches his side and comes around the wicket this time. Bowls on the back of a good length, just outside off. Ayush Badoni once again stays on his back foot, waits for the delivery to arrive and opens the face of the bat to steer it toward the right of Yuzvendra Chahal at short third for four more runs.

On a length and on middle, angling in, Ayush Badoni pats it back to the bowler. A productive over for LSG. 18 runs off it.

Fuller and on off, Josh Inglis drills it towards mid off for a quick single.

Pitched up and on middle, shaping in, Ayush Badoni steps across a bit and flicks it to mid-wicket.

Full again and around off, Ayush Badoni takes a couple of steps out to push it away but miscues it off the bottom part back to the bowler.

Overpitched delivery, on the sixth stump line, Ayush Badoni tries to play the lofted drive but gets an outside edge towards deep third for one.

Much fuller and angling into the pads, Josh Inglis clips it through backward square leg for another run.

Pace off, back of a length and on off, Ayush Badoni tucks it in front of mid-wicket for one.

Back of a length and on off, Nicholas Pooran stays back and pats it in front of cover and hurries across to the other end for a single.

WIDE! Loses his line and serves this full but down the leg side, Josh Inglis swings at it but misses. 

Beauty! Short of a length and on off, nips back in with some extra bounce, Josh Inglis has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. The ball keeps rising as the keeper collects it above his head.

Bangs this into the pitch and around off, takes pace off, Josh Inglis uses his feet and looks to pull it away but gets deceived by the lack of pace and misses.

Hits the deck hard, on middle, jags back in, Josh Inglis gets hurried to heave it away and misses as the ball goes off his thigh pad to the off side. A leg bye taken.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! That sums up the whole season for Nicholas Pooran. It is dug into the surface by Marco Jansen, just around off, nips in a shy bit. Nicholas Pooran swivels and looks to pull it across the line. He completely loses his shape and only manages to get an inside edge back onto the stumps. LSG are 20/2 now.

Hard-length delivery, on off, Ayush Badoni stays back and blocks it out. Back-to-back successful overs for PBKS!

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Azmatullah Omarzai draws first blood on his very first delivery. He lands this back of a length and well outside off, gets it to nip back in a bit. Arshin Kulkarni goes chasing after it and slashes hard, away from his body, without moving his feet. It's a nothing shot, really. The ball catches the underedge and goes behind, where the keeper, Prabhsimran Singh makes no mistake. A golden duck for Kulkarni and LSG are 16/1.

Fuller in length and on middle and leg, shapes in sharply, Nicholas Pooran fails to flick it away and gets hit on the pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down.

Hits the deck hard and around off, gets it to move away this time, Nicholas Pooran watches it through and leaves it alone.

Short of a length and on off, Nicholas Pooran hops up and looks to dab it down but gets a bottom edge that bounces past the stumps.

Much fuller and around off, shaping away, Nicholas Pooran drives it away to cover.

Touch slower, pitched up, on middle, Nicholas Pooran knocks it towards mid off for a quick single. Just one run and a wicket off the over!

FOUR! Josh Inglis and LSG are underway in style! Arshdeep Singh starts with a full delivery and around off. Inglis plants his front foot towards the pitch of the ball, leans on and with a high elbow, he creams the drive through covers for the first boundary.

Full again and on off, Josh Inglis strides out and drives it firmly but straight to cover this time.

Back of a length and on middle, jags back into the batter, Josh Inglis looks to nudge it away but only manages to glove it down to the leg side.

FOUR! Put away! Arshdeep Singh bangs this into the pitch, on middle. Josh Inglis gets a bit hurried and turns his head away, but still crunches the pull shot through square leg for another boundary.

FOUR! Third boundary of the over! Pitched up delivery, just outside off, Josh Inglis reaches out for it and muscles it down the ground to the long off fence for four more runs.

FOUR! Up and over! Sticks to the fuller length, does Arshdeep, on middle, shaping in. Josh Inglis opens up his stance a bit, gets under it and lofts it over mid on this time for yet another boundary. 16 runs off the first over, then.