For the fourth time in the history of IPL in the Indian Premier League 2025, Punjab Kings have maintained a strong hold in the season with two consecutive wins. After defeating Gujarat Titans in a thrilling match in March, now the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) has been defeated by Punjab in his own stadium. Punjab Kings have won by eight wickets. With this victory, the rhythm of Punjab’s victory continues. With this victory, Punjab remains second on the Kings Points table.
Sanjeev Goenka’s conversation with Shreyas Iyer
After PBKS’s all -round victory, LSG owner Sanjeev Goenka met PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer, who played the match winning innings and had a long conversation by hugging him. Seeing this conversation, there was a stir on social media, some people estimated if Goenka was trying to bring Iyer from PBKS to LSG.
Rishabh Pant and Goenka’s sharp noise of concern
In this match, the match between two most expensive players in IPL history- Shreyas Iyer (₹ 26.75 crore) and Rishabh Pant (₹ 27 crore) also saw. But Iyer won, while Pant’s performance faded once again. The LSG captain scored only two runs off five balls, in this season, his poor start continued, in which he has scored only 17 off 26 balls in three innings.
After a conversation with Iyer, Goenka was seen having a serious conversation with Pant, which was similar to his discussion with KL Rahul in the previous season. During his conversation, Goenka appeared to shaking his fingers at Pant on several occasions, which strengthened rumors of potential internal pressure on the poor LSG captain.
LSG’s difficult start for IPL 2025
With this defeat, LSG has lost two of their first three matches, and has failed to leave a strong impression in the early stages of the tournament. If the team has to change its luck, then it will have to be careful soon and will have to work on their batting problems. At the same time, PBKS remains at the top of its game and is emerging as the initial favorite team of qualifying for the playoffs. As the season progresses, everyone’s eyes will be on the LSG and their leadership, while PBKS hopes that he will continue his brilliant performance.