NEW DELHI: Prabhsimran Singh lit up the picturesque HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala with a blistering knock on the high of the order for Punjab Kings. After settling in early, the opener unleashed a flurry of highly effective strokes, taking the assault to the Lucknow Tremendous Giants bowlers. He introduced up his half-century in simply 30 balls, persevering with a wealthy vein of kind.
This was Prabhsimran’s third consecutive fifty in IPL 2025—an achievement that locations him alongside Punjab Kings legends Chris Gayle and KL Rahul. He’s now solely the third PBKS opener to attain three successive 50-plus innings in a single IPL season.
Most consecutive 50+ scores by a PBKS opener:
3 – Chris Gayle (2018)
3 – KL Rahul (2018)
3 – KL Rahul (2019)
3 – KL Rahul (2020)
3* – Prabhsimran Singh (2025)
Earlier within the day, LSG skipper Rishabh Pant gained the toss and opted to bowl first. This conflict marks Punjab Kings’ first match at their second residence venue of the season, after taking part in 4 video games in New Chandigarh.
PBKS, at the moment fourth on the factors desk with six wins from 10 matches, stay firmly within the playoff hunt. LSG, sitting sixth with 5 wins from 11 outings, returned from a week-long break and should win to maintain their postseason hopes alive.
Taking part in XIs
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Josh Inglis (wk), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Arshdeep Singh
Influence Substitutes: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Pravin Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, and Xavier Bartlett
Lucknow Tremendous Giants: Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (captain & wicketkeeper), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Akash Maharaj Singh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, and Prince Yadav
Influence Substitutes: Ravi Bishnoi, Mitchell Marsh, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, and Matthew Breetzke