Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by 2 wickets

Lucknow, Apr 15 (PTI) Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by two wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Saturday.

Invited to bat, Lucknow Super Giants posted 159 for 8 with captain KL Rahul top-scoring with 74 off 56 balls.

Punjab Kings chased down the target with three balls to spare.

Sikandar Raza was the highest scorer for Punjab Kings with 57 while Matthew Short chipped in with 34 as they reached 161 for 8 in 19.3 overs.

For LSG, Yudhvir Singh, Mark Wood and Ravi Bishnoi took two wickets apiece. Brief Scores: Lucknow Super Giants: 159 for 8 in 20 overs (KL Rahul 74; Sam Curran 3/31, Kyle Mayers 2/34).

Punjab Kings: 161 for 8 in 19.3 overs (Sikandar Raza 57; Yudhvir Singh 2/19, Ravi Bishnoi 2/18). PTI PDS PDS ATK ATK