PBKS Dominate LSG With Eight-Wicket Win, Punjab Head Coach Ricky Ponting Warns Crew Towards Complacency

Following his facet’s win over Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG), Punjab Kings (PBKS) head coach Ricky Ponting lauded the group for his or her effort and urged them to not take something as a right and preserve working exhausting.

PBKS continued their stellar begin to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season with a commanding eight-wicket win over Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) on the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Limiting LSG to a complete of 171/7, PBKS chased down the goal in simply 16.2 overs whereas giving freely solely 2 wickets. This second consecutive win has positioned them firmly within the second place on the factors desk.

Following the match, head coach Ricky Ponting’s message to the group was captured, the place he mentioned, as quoted by a PBKS press launch, “So many good issues are occurring. Allow us to not take something as a right with something we’re doing. Our attitudes have been spot on. We’re simply beginning to scratch the floor. So allow us to preserve working exhausting collectively as a household as one, and we’re going to get higher day-after-day.”

Nehal Wadhera, who contributed an important unbeaten 43 off 25 balls, additionally revealed that he was not anticipating to be part of the Taking part in XI, however head coach Ponting knowledgeable him about the identical earlier than the group went out to bat and chase the entire.

Sharing his mindset earlier than going out to bat, within the post-match press convention, Nehal mentioned, “The best way Prabhsimran and Iyer have been batting, it was super. They only went with one move, and the ball simply saved on connecting. And in a while, after I got here in, I simply had a transparent thought that whether it is in my vary, I’m going to go 100 per cent with it. And if it’s not in my vary, I’ll simply go for a single or double. However I had deliberate that I used to be not going to place our captain below strain. I’m going to take all of the cost, and I’m going to assault all of the bowlers.”

Participant-of-the-Match Prabhsimran Singh, who scored 69 runs off 34 balls with 9 fours and three sixes, additionally gave an perception into his batting method and shared, “I used to be conserving it easy and had determined that I’ll again my sport. After I went in and middled a couple of balls after which hit a couple of fours, I spotted that I’ll keep on the crease for an extended time and tried to attain as many runs as attainable in fewer balls.”

The Punjab Kings’ bowling assault additionally performed a big position. Arshdeep Singh was the decide of the bowlers, taking 3 wickets for 43 runs, together with essential wickets at first and finish of the innings.

With two wins in two matches, the Punjab Kings are at present second within the IPL factors desk. Their subsequent problem shall be their first house sport of the season in opposition to the Rajasthan Royals on Saturday, April 5, 2025, on the New PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh.