IPL
Shreyas Iyer, Singh help Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets
Skipper Shreyas Iyer (52) and Prabhsimran Singh (69) guided Punjab Kings to an eight-wicket victory against Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League match on Tuesday.
They controlled the innings to help Punjab dominate the chase and reach 177 runs for the loss of two wickets.
Earlier, Punjab bowlers restricted Lucknow to 171 runs for the loss of seven wickets.
Nehal Wadhera contributed 43 runs with his willow.
Singh smashed the 34-ball knock where he hammered nine boundaries and three sixes to take complete control over the match.
Iyer, who won the IPL title last year for KKR, sent three boundaries and four sixes outside the park in his 30-ball innings.
Digvesh Rathi picked up two wickets for Lucknow.
Nicholas Pooran remained the highest scorer for Lucknow by hitting 44 off 30 balls.
Apart from him, Ayush Badoni anchored the innings by playing 41-run knock.
Samad entertained the fans with his quickfire 12-ball 27.
Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh remained the most successful bowler by scalping three wickets.
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