With this win, Lucknow jumped to the third spot in the points table with 15 points and edged closer to sealing their plat-offs berth with one league match to go.
Punjab were off to a promising start as Prabhsimran Singh made his intentions clear from the get-go, but could not continue for long. The visitors lost two wickets inside the first four overs.
Several youths were injured due to the stone pelting during the clash, reports said.
The incident reportedly occurred on May 4 and the accused have been identified as Chaitnaya Shivam (18) and Vivek (18), both residents of Patel Nagar.
It is also Rohit's 16th duck in the IPL, the most for any batter in the history of the competition. He has surpassed Dinesh Karthik, Mandeep Singh and Sunil Narine, who are now joint second with 15 ducks each.
A report in Cricbuzz said Rahul is now in Mumbai for scans and the results of it will determine Rahul's participation in the WTC final, to be played at The Oval from June 7-11.
Even though, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav's spectacular show helped Mumbai Indians chase down a mammoth target of 215 in an encounter with Punjab Kings in Mohali on Wednesday, MI skipper Rohit Sharma continued with his bad form who was sent back to the pavilion without scoring a run.
You have decided that it's my last season, not me (laughs): MS Dhoni
Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul in all likelihood will take no further part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after sustaining a serious thigh injury during team's last game against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) slapped both the ex-Delhi and India teammates with a penalty of 100 percent of their IPL match fees.
Naveen Ul Haq wrote, "You get what you deserve that's how it should be and that's how it goes.."
Lucknow got off to a flying start thanks to Kyle Mayers Kyle Mayers 54 off 24. Then Marcus Stoinis and Ayush Badoni stitched 89 run partnership and LSG stood strong in the middle overs.
It was a superb bowling effort by the Delhi Capitals bowlers as Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje and Ishant Sharma applied the squeeze as they throttled the Sunrisers Hyderabad innings in a low-scoring encounter.
Arshdeep Singh claimed 4-29 runs as PBKS came back strongly in the second half of both innings to register their fourth win in seven matches as they moved to fifth position on the points table.
Starting from cine celebrities to cricket icons, everyone showered wishes for Arjun following his inclusion in Mumbai Indians Paltan. Even his performance in earlier matches was praised by former cricket legends. However, Punjab Kings’ batters scoring 31 runs in the 16th over of the innings has disheartened and irked the cricket enthusiasts.
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