Lucknow, May 23 -- Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) put up a competitive total of 196/6 against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their final IPL 2026 league game clash, riding on key contributions from Josh Inglis and Abdul Samad despite regular breakthroughs from the Punjab bowling attack.

After being asked to bat, Lucknow got off to a flying start as opener Josh Inglis took on PBKS pacer Arshdeep Singh, smashing 16 runs in the opening over.

However, the momentum shifted immediately in the next over when Azmatullah Omarzai dismissed Arshin Kulkarni for a golden duck. In the following over, Marco Jansen struck as he clean bowled Nicholas Pooran for just two runs, leaving LSG struggling at 20/2.

The innings then saw a recovery in the fifth over as Ayus...