‘LSG aur Mumbai Indians aaj se best friends hain’ – Fans react as LSG take dig at PBKS with ‘This is awkward’ tweet

On Friday, during the game between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants, KL Rahul’s men’s strategy underwent a significant change. Mayers got going from the onset and hammered Arshdeep Singh for four boundaries during the second over. Mayers smashed one past Arshdeep following a square-drive as well as a pull, which compelled the bowler to resort to evasive action. For the Kings bowlers, it was just an indication of things to come.

The West Indian batter attacked teenage bowler Gurnoor Brar in the following over, blasting him for a six and a four past midwicket. The left-hander lofted Kagiso Rabada for a six as he quickly reached his half-century in just 19 balls. 

Stoinis and Pooran combined for a fourth-wicket partnership of 76 runs off 30 balls to enable the Super Giants secure a decisive victory and move up to the second spot in the standings.

Punjab got off to a bad start in the second innings, losing both of its openers cheaply, including the wicket of captain Shikhar Dhawan, who was out in the opening over. Only Atharva Taide made a brave effort, scoring 66 (36b, 8×4, 2×6) in a knock that featured gorgeous square-of-the-wicket strokes on the off-side in addition to scoops and reverse sweeps.

After Taide along with Sikandar Raza (36) put on 78 runs for their third wicket, Punjab failed to get going. The Kings’ think-thank’s decision to not employ its dangerous  batters like Liam Livingstone as well as Sam Curran ahead of Raza was also puzzling. For LSG, leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi claimed the vital dismissals of Taide and Livingstone. 

Rabada’s stumps uprooted!

Another pair of stumps was uprooted in this season of the Indian Premier League as Naveen Ul-haq dismissed Kagiso Rabada. The Lucknow Super Giants social media team took to twitter to take revenge on behalf of the Mumbai Indians. The Punjab Kings had tweeted a cryptic note after Arshdeep Singh broke the stumps at the Wankhede stadium, so the LSG team also did their same during their game in Mohali.

Fans react as LSG take dig at PBKS with ‘This is awkward’ tweet : –

Hey, @PunjabPoliceInd. This is awkward… pic.twitter.com/TldPXu3CTS

— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 28, 2023

🔥🔥

— MI Fans Army™ (@MIFansArmy) April 28, 2023

Best Admin 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9k4kqAZsbw

— Jyran (@Jyran45) April 28, 2023

LSG already second favourite team after MI 🥵🥵

— ANSHUMAN🚩 (@AvengerReturns) April 28, 2023

No wonder why you're my 2nd fav team

— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) April 28, 2023

punjab police lucknow police pic.twitter.com/W5v9TPcbRv

— Savage (@arcomedys) April 28, 2023

“Dosti bane rahe” 🤝🏻 pic.twitter.com/3hmsA9O920

— Abhay (@abhay3_) April 28, 2023

Did you forget that the game is supposed to be played with a ball and a bat, not a hammer?

— N I K H I L (@nikhilkalavale) April 28, 2023

Today, was not his day 😆

— Vikram Rajput (@iVikramRajput) April 28, 2023

Stump kaha hai🤔

— Sagar Sutradhar🇮🇳 (@Sagarsutradha) April 28, 2023

Ha kyunki UP police to sidha Encounter karwadeti hai

— Abhay (@abhaysrivastavv) April 28, 2023