LSG vs PBKS: shreyas iyer is the fourth captain to win the first two matches for punjab Kings, also showing strength with the bat
Punjab has won two matches at the start of the season for the fourth time. Earlier, the team had won the first two matches in 2014, 2017, 2023. With wins in two consecutive matches, punjab reached second place in the points table with four points. Punjab Kings have started IPL 2025 well under the leadership of new captain shreyas iyer and have won both their matches. punjab Kings defeated lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets to register their second win of the season. In this match played at the Ekana Stadium in lucknow on Tuesday, the host team, batting first after losing the toss, scored 171 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. In reply, punjab scored 177 runs for two wickets in 16.2 overs and won the match.
Punjab has won two matches at the start of the season for the fourth time. Earlier, the team had won the first two matches in 2014, 2017, 2023. With the victory in two consecutive matches, punjab reached the second position in the points table with four points. With this, shreyas iyer became the fourth captain of Punjab under whose leadership the team has won the first two matches of the IPL season. Before Iyer, punjab won two consecutive matches under the leadership of George Bailey in 2014, Glenn Maxwell in 2017, and shikhar dhawan in 2023.
Punjab won this match with 22 balls to spare, which is the second-biggest win in terms of balls in Lucknow. The record of achieving the target with more balls to spare in IPL at Ekana Stadium is in the name of lucknow Super Giants, which won against Sunrisers hyderabad in 2023 with 24 balls to spare. At the same time, delhi Capitals won against lucknow last season with 11 balls to spare.
Shreyas Iyer is also looking in good form with the bat and has scored half-centuries in two consecutive matches. In the first match, Shreyas remained unbeaten after scoring 97 runs, while against Lucknow also he returned unbeaten after scoring 52 runs. Shreyas has thus become the second captain of punjab to score the most runs after two IPL matches. Shreyas has scored 149 runs so far and has left behind mayank agarwal, Glenn Maxwell, and yuvraj singh in this matter. Only KL rahul is ahead of Shreyas who scored 153 runs in the first two matches as the captain of Punjab.
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