PBKS power past LSG

Punjab Kings stayed unbeaten in IPL 2026 on April 19, beating Lucknow Super Giants by 54 runs in New Chandigarh after posting 254 for 7. (espncricinfo.com) Priyansh Arya made 93 from 37 balls and Cooper Connolly hit 87 from 46, lifting Punjab after Prabhsimran Singh fell for a first-ball duck. Their 182-run stand came in 80 balls and drove Punjab to the highest total of IPL 2026 so far. (espncricinfo.com) Lucknow Super Giants finished on 200 for 5 in their 20 overs, with Rishabh Pant scoring 43, Aiden Markram ending unbeaten on 42 and Mitchell Marsh making 40. Marco Jansen took 2 for 37 as Punjab kept the chase under control after the halfway mark. (espncricinfo.com) The win pushed Punjab Kings to 11 points from six matches, with five wins, no losses and one no-result, and kept them at No. 1 on net run rate 1.420. Lucknow dropped to eighth place after a third straight defeat. (espncricinfo.com) Punjab had spent the first part of the season chasing big targets, including two successful 200-plus pursuits before this game. Against Lucknow, they were setting a target for the first time in IPL 2026 and still produced 254. (espncricinfo.com) Arya reached his fifty in 19 balls and punished Mohsin Khan early, while Connolly survived two missed chances in the second over before settling in. ESPNcricinfo reported that Lucknow passed on an lbw review and then Mohsin dropped a return catch off the very next ball. (espncricinfo.com) Punjab’s innings kept accelerating after the partnership broke, with Marcus Stoinis adding 29 off 16, Nehal Wadhera 13 off 7 and Shashank Singh 17 off 6. Lucknow’s bowlers conceded 56 runs in Mohammed Shami’s four overs and 35 in Digvesh Siddharth’s four, even though Siddharth took two wickets. (espncricinfo.com) Punjab’s next listed league matches are against Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans. For now, the table shows the only unbeaten side in the competition is also the one setting the scoring pace. (espncricinfo.com)