The 68th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 turned into a one-man show from Shreyas Iyer. The game was played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to field first. They held Lucknow Super Giants to 196/6 in 20 overs.
In reply, Iyer smashed his maiden IPL century, an unbeaten 101 off 51 balls. It powered Punjab Kings to 200/3 in just 18 overs. Prabhsimran Singh (69) laid the platform for the chase. Iyer then finished things off in style alongside Priyansh Shedge, and Punjab Kings won by 7 wickets.
Match Details
| Detail | Information |
| Match | Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings, 68th Match |
| Format | Indian Premier League (T20) |
| Venue | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Toss | Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field |
| Lucknow Super Giants Score | 196/6 in 20 overs |
| Punjab Kings Score | 200/3 in 18 overs |
| Result | Punjab Kings won by 7 wickets |
| Umpire | Kaushik Gandhi |
| Umpire | Vinod Seshan |
| TV Umpire | Ajitesh Argal |
| Match Referee | Arjan Kripal Singh |
| Reserve Umpire | Tanmay Srivastava |
Match Overview
Batting first, Lucknow Super Giants got off to a solid start and built a competitive total at their home ground. Josh Inglis was the key man, striking 72 off 44 balls with nine fours and two sixes. Ayush Badoni provided the acceleration, hitting 43 off just 18 balls with five fours and three sixes. Abdul Samad then stayed unbeaten on 37 off 20 balls to take LSG to 196/6. Punjab’s bowlers still chipped away at regular intervals, with Yuzvendra Chahal and Marco Jansen each picking up two wickets.
Punjab Kings’ chase got off to a poor start. They lost both Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly cheaply inside the powerplay, with Mohammed Shami striking twice. That brought Prabhsimran Singh and skipper Shreyas Iyer together. The pair rebuilt the innings first, then accelerated sharply. Prabhsimran fell for a well-made 69, but by then Iyer had already taken control. He went on to smash an unbeaten 101 off 51 balls, with 11 fours and 5 sixes, guiding Punjab Kings home in 18 overs for a seven-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants.
Scorecard
Lucknow Super Giants Innings – 196/6 (20 overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Josh Inglis | c Iyer b Singh | 72.00 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 163.64 |
| Arshin Kulkarni | c Prabhsimran b Azmatullah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Pooran | b Jansen | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Ayush Badoni | st Prabhsimran b Chahal | 43 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 238.89 |
| Rishabh Pant (c & wk) | c Jansen b Chahal | 26 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Abdul Samad | not out | 37 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 185 |
| Mukul Choudhary | c sub (Dubey) b Jansen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Tendulkar | not out | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | 2 leg-byes, 8 wides | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 196/6 | 20 overs | — | — | — |
Yet to bat: Shami, P Yadav, Mohsin
Fall of wickets: 16-1 (Kulkarni, 1.1), 20-2 (Pooran, 2.5), 69-3 (Badoni, 6.4), 134-4 (Pant, 13.5), 169-5 (Inglis, 16.6), 172-6 (Choudhary, 17.5)
Punjab Kings Innings – 200/3 (18 overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Priyansh Arya | c Tendulkar b Shami | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prabhsimran Singh (wk) | lbw b Tendulkar | 69 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 176.92 |
| Cooper Connolly | b Shami | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 180 |
| Shreyas Iyer (c) | not out | 101 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 198.04 |
| Shedge | not out | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Extras | 3 wides | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 200/3 | 18 overs | — | — | — |
Yet to bat: Singh, Azmatullah, Jansen, Vyshak, Arshdeep, Chahal, Stoinis
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Arya, 0.1), 22-2 (Connolly, 2.2), 162-3 (Prabhsimran, 14.6)
Bowling Scorecard
Punjab Kings Bowling (vs LSG)
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Arshdeep | 3 | $0.00 | 52 | 0 | 17.33 |
| Azmatullah | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.66 |
| Jansen | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
| Chahal | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Vyshak | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.66 |
| Singh | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.66 |
Lucknow Super Giants Bowling (vs PBKS)
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Shami | 4 | $0.00 | 45 | 2 | 11.25 |
| P Yadav | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.66 |
| Mohsin | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 12 |
| Rathi | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 13 |
| Tendulkar | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 |
Squad Details
Lucknow Super Giants (players featured): Josh Inglis, Arshin Kulkarni, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Tendulkar, Mohammed Shami, P Yadav, Mohsin, and impact substitute bowler Digvesh Rathi. Head Coach: Justin Langer
Punjab Kings (players featured): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (Wicketkeeper), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Shedge, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Marcus Stoinis. Head Coach: Ricky Ponting
Match Analysis & Cricket Insights
- Punjab Kings completed a seven-wicket win, chasing down the target of 197 with two overs to spare.
- Shreyas Iyer’s unbeaten 101 off 51 balls was his maiden century in the IPL, and it also took him past the 7,000-run mark in T20 cricket.
- Josh Inglis top-scored for LSG with 72 off 44 balls, striking at over 163.
- Ayush Badoni’s 43 came off just 18 balls at a strike rate of 238.89, the fastest scoring of the LSG innings.
- Yuzvendra Chahal and Marco Jansen shared four wickets between them for Punjab in the LSG innings.
- Mohammed Shami struck twice inside the powerplay for LSG but could not stop Iyer’s counter-attack later in the chase.
- The result carried playoff weight for the rest of the league: Delhi Capitals were confirmed eliminated from playoff contention as a consequence of this match.
Top Scorers
Highest Scorer for Lucknow Super Giants: Josh Inglis was the standout batter for the home side. He scored 72 runs off 44 balls, hitting nine fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 163.64. Ayush Badoni offered valuable support lower down the order, blasting 43 off only 18 deliveries with three sixes to push LSG toward a competitive total.
Highest Scorer for Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer was the architect of the chase, finishing unbeaten on 101 off 51 balls with 11 fours and 5 sixes. Prabhsimran Singh built the foundation for that assault first, with a fluent 69 off 39 balls. Iyer then took over and finished the game in style alongside Shedge.
Team Performance Insights
Lucknow Super Giants: LSG’s innings relied heavily on cameos rather than one big score. Inglis and Badoni did the bulk of the scoring, and Abdul Samad’s unbeaten 37 then lifted the total in the closing overs. The middle order lost some momentum after Pant’s dismissal, but Samad’s finishing still got LSG to a total that, on another day, might have been defendable. With the ball, Shami struck early, but those breakthroughs were undone once Iyer got going. LSG’s bowlers found few answers to the Punjab captain in the death overs.
Punjab Kings: Punjab’s chase followed a familiar pattern: a quick early wicket, then a rebuild. Losing Arya for a duck in the first over could have unsettled the innings. Instead, Prabhsimran Singh steadied things with an attacking fifty-plus knock. Once Iyer found his range, the chase turned into a formality, and Punjab wrapped up the innings with two overs to spare. The bowling unit, led by Chahal and Jansen, also did enough in the field to keep LSG below 200. That kept the target within reach, and Iyer’s innings comfortably overran it.
Conclusion
This 68th match of IPL 2026 will be remembered for one innings: Shreyas Iyer’s maiden IPL century. His unbeaten 101 anchored Punjab Kings to a seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow. Josh Inglis and Ayush Badoni had given the home side a fighting total of 196/6. But Prabhsimran Singh’s brisk 69, followed by Iyer’s counter-attacking hundred, meant Punjab Kings chased the target down with overs to spare.
The result also carried playoff implications for the rest of the league. Delhi Capitals’ elimination was confirmed on the back of this match, while both LSG and Punjab Kings continued their own battles in the closing stretch of the 2026 season.
FAQ’S
Punjab Kings won the match by 7 wickets.
Lucknow Super Giants scored 196/6 in their 20 overs.
Punjab Kings chased down the target at 200/3 in just 18 overs.
Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 101 off 51 balls for Punjab Kings, his maiden IPL century.
Josh Inglis was the top scorer for LSG with 72 runs off 44 balls.
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