PBKS vs LSG, IPL 2026: Shreyas Iyer’s Stunning Century Led PBKS To Dominant Victory

In the IPL 2026 thriller, PBKS vs LSG, Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets and increased their chances of remaining in contention for qualifying in the IPL playoffs.

However, it was the skipper of the Punjab Kings, Shreyas Iyer, who scored his first century of IPL career, that too for his team. Punjab Kings managed to score a total of 200 runs in just 18 overs while chasing a target of 197, and ended at 200/3 with a six to complete the century and chase simultaneously.

PBKS vs LSG Scorecard Summary

Lucknow Super Giants Innings: 196/6 (20 Overs)

LSG managed to score a good total of 196 runs despite a tumbling batting performance after the initial overs. The top order wicket losses built pressure on the team, but the aggressive innings by Josh Inglis and Ayush Badoni led LSG to this total to post a defendable total for the opponents.

Top Scorers for LSG

Josh Inglis – 72 runs in 44 balls

Ayush Badoni – 43 runs in 18 balls

Rishabh Pant – 26 runs in 22 balls

Notable Bowling Highlights for PBKS

Yuzvendra Chahal took the vital wicket of Ayush Badoni
Marco Jansen took some important wickets in the death overs
Shashank Singh cameo was effective as he took the vital wicket of Josh Inglis

PBKS vs LSG: Punjab Kings’ Explosive Chase

The opening of PBKS was disappointing and bad for the team when the experienced pace bowler of LSG Mohammed Shami dismissed Priyansh Arya on the first delivery. But the team regained their momentum by aggressive batting of Cooper Connolly and Prabhsimran Singh.

Blistering Fifty of Prabhsimran Singh

The scintilating innings by Prabhsimran Singh of 69 runs in just 39 balls took the game in PBKS favor. He played some crucial boundaries and massive sixes to keep PBKS in the chase. Although his catch was dropped by LSG and Prabhsimran made LSG pay for it throughout his innings.

Shreyas Iyer Century Seals PBKS Victory

The most important factor of the victory for Punjab Kings was their captain Shreyas Iyer, who played one of the best knock of his career, a captain’s knock under pressure.

Iyer made first 50 runs in just 33 deliveries but then he increased his strike rate in the last few overs. He completely charged the LSG bowling line-up, with an explosive over against Mohammed Shami, where he hit three sixes. The PBKS skipper then continued to take his innings to a century and ended the match with a six.

Shreyas Iyer’s Match-Winning Batting Performance

100* runs

Match-winning performance

Chased down the target in just 18 overs

Brought Punjab Kings to 14 points

Completed his first century of his IPL career

Turning Points in PBKS vs LSG

1. Ayush Badoni’s Quickfire Innings

Ayush Badoni’s quick cameo of 43 runs in 18 deliveries brought stability to LSG despite early losses and controlled the run-rate of LSG more than for that phase.

2. Josh Inglis Aggresive Strokeplay

Josh Inglis played exceptionally well by scoring 72 runs during middle overs, and ensured that LSG reached a defendable target.

3. LSG Missed Chances of Prabhsimran Singh

There were critical misses of catches from Prabhsimran Singh, who made LSG pay heavily.

4. Shreyas Iyer’s Hard-hitting innings

Shreyas Iyer’s strokeplay in the final overs left no chance for LSG to win the match.