Punjab Kings delivered a dominant all-round performance to beat Lucknow Super Giants by 37 runs at the HPCA Stadium, strengthening their chances of reaching the IPL 2025 playoffs.

Batting first, Punjab piled up 236 for 5, driven by a blistering 91 from Prabhsimran Singh, who missed out on a maiden IPL hundred by just nine runs. Captain Shreyas Iyer and Shashank Singh chipped in with explosive cameos to propel the run rate in the latter half of the innings.


In reply, Lucknow's chase never took off. Arshdeep Singh rattled the top order with a sharp opening burst, finishing with figures (3/16) that broke the backbone of the opposition’s batting. The visitors were eventually bundled out well short, handing Punjab a comfortable victory and a second win over Lucknow this season.


The result marked Punjab's second win over Lucknow this season and moved them within striking distance of a playoff berth, with form and momentum now clearly on their side.