India, April 20 -- When you chase a mammoth total of 254, how can you bat like that at any stage of the game?

On Sunday evening in the Indian Premier League (IPL) game between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at New Chandigarh, that's precisely what happened. And there were no ordinary batsmen at the crease. One was Aussie Mitchell Marsh, nicknamed Bison for his muscular physique, and at the other end was LSG skipper Rishabh Pant.

It was, anyway, going to be a tall order, but that partnership ensured LSG wouldn't even get close to the target. Out of those 31 deliveries, Yuzvendra Chahal bowled 13, Vijaykumar Vyshak bowled 12 and South African beanpole Marco Jansen bowled 6.

At the end of six overs, LSG were 61/1, and ...