The 29th league match of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League was played between the teams of Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants at Mullanpur Stadium, New Chandigarh. In this match, Lucknow had to face a big defeat of 54 runs. With this, the journey ahead is going to be very difficult for them in this season. Lucknow Super Giants have played a total of 6 matches so far in IPL 2026, in which they have lost four matches. The main reason for this shameful performance of LSG is the lack of form of many of their big players, one of whom is Nicholas Pooran, who scored more than 500 runs in the last season, whose bat has remained completely silent so far this season.
Puran’s average in 6 innings so far has been less than 10
Lucknow Super Giants had decided to retain Nicholas Puran for IPL 2026 for Rs 21 crore, the main reason behind which was his performance last season. However, given the way his bat has remained silent so far this season, many big questions have started to arise. Puran has scored a total of 51 runs while batting in 6 innings in the IPL 2026 season, in which his average has been only 8.5 while the strike rate has been seen around 80. In such a situation, considering Puran’s performance, there is a danger of being dropped from the playing 11.
Lucknow reached number 8
Lucknow Super Giants team, playing under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant, has now reached 8th position in the points table with 4 points after four losses and two wins in 6 matches. In such a situation, to make a comeback, they will have to perform better in the next few matches so that they can keep themselves included in the race to reach the playoffs. Lucknow Super Giants team has to play its next match this season against Rajasthan Royals on 22nd April, in which it has faced consecutive defeats in the last 2 matches. In such a situation, everyone’s eyes are going to be on this match between the two teams.
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