Lucknow: Punjab Kings rode on skipper Shreyas Iyer’s unbeaten ton and opener Prabhsimran Singh’s fifty to beat Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets in an Indian Premier League match here on Saturday. PBKS produced a good bowling display to restrict LSG to 196 for six, a target which they chased down with consummate ease with Iyer (101 not off 51 balls) and Prabhsimran (69 off 39) leading from the front as they stayed in the hunt for a playoffs berth. PBKS chased down the target in 18 overs, reaching 200 for 3.

Brief Scores:

Lucknow Super Giants: 196 for 6 in 20 overs (Josh Inglis 72, Ayush Badoni 43; Yuzvendra Chahal 2/25, Marco Jansen 2/33) lost to Punjab Kings: 200 for 3 in 18 overs (Shreyas Iyer 101 not out, Prabhsimran Singh 69; Mohammed Shami 2/45) by 7 wickets.