Key Points
LUCKNOW, India Express bowler Mayank Yadav impressed in his Indian Premier League debut by compromising Punjab Kings for Lucknow Super Giants to win by 21 runs on Saturday.ge..
Yadav took three wickets in three overs so Punjab couldnt capitalize on a century opening partnership and was restricted to 178-5..
Quinton de Kocks 54 off 38 balls along with Nicholas Pooran's 42 and Krunal Pandya's unbeaten 43 were the backbone of Lucknow's total..
In an opening stand of 102 off 70 balls, captain Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow gave Punjab a brisk start before Yadav derailed the chase and put the asking run rate beyond them..
He hurried out Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma in the span of 13 balls. . Medium-pacer Mohsin Khan then dismissed Dhawan and Sam Curran off edges in consecutive balls in the 17th over to end all hope for Punjab..
