At HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala- where the Dhauladhar mountains form the most dramatic backdrop in world cricket- Punjab Kings delivered one of their most complete performances of IPL 2025. Batting first, they posted a commanding 236/5 in 20 overs, then restricted Lucknow Super Giants to 199/7 to seal a 37-run victory in Match 54. The Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants match scorecard tells a story of ruthless batting, surgical powerplay bowling, and a captaincy masterclass that left LSG chasing a shadow. The win pushed PBKS to second place on the IPL 2025 points table with 14 points, strengthening their playoff case with three home games remaining at a venue where no team had successfully chased above 180 in IPL history.

Match Facts

The Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 Match 54 was played on May 4, 2025, at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala. Punjab Kings won the toss and were asked to bat. They scored 236/5 and won by 37 runs.

Detail	Information
Match	IPL 2025, Match 54
Date	Sunday, May 4, 2025
Venue	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala
Toss	LSG won, elected to bowl
Result	Punjab Kings won by 37 runs
Player of the Match	Prabhsimran Singh (91 off 48)
Pitch	Bouncy, good carry- favours stroke-makers, no successful IPL chase above 180 at this venue
Impact Players	Vijaykumar Vyshak (PBKS), Mitchell Marsh (LSG)

Playing XIs- PBKS vs LSG Match 54

Knowing the Playing XI is essential context for reading any Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants match scorecard. Here are the confirmed lineups for Match 54.

Punjab Kings Playing XI

Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (C), Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh

Impact Player Sub: Vijaykumar Vyshak replaced Prabhsimran Singh in the second innings.

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Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh (Impact), Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Akash Singh, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi

Impact Player Sub: Mitchell Marsh replaced Akash Singh at the start of LSG’s innings.

Punjab Kings Innings: 236/5 (20 Overs)

Punjab Kings scored 236/5 in 20 overs in the Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants match scorecard for IPL 2025 Match 54- their highest team total of the season at Dharamsala.

Batting Scorecard

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Priyansh Arya	c Pooran b Akash Singh	1	4	0	0	25.00
Prabhsimran Singh (WK)	c Pooran b Digvesh Rathi	91	48	6	7	189.58
Shreyas Iyer (C)	c Mayank Yadav b Digvesh Rathi	45	25	4	2	180.00
Josh Inglis	c & b Prince Yadav	30	14	3	2	214.28
Nehal Wadhera	b Prince Yadav	16	9	2	1	177.77
Shashank Singh	not out	33	15	4	1	220.00
Marcus Stoinis	not out	15	5	1	1	300.00
Extras	(w 5)	5	—	—	—	—
Total	20 overs	236/5	—	~20	~15	RR: 11.80

Fall of Wickets

1-2 (Priyansh Arya, 0.5 ov) · 2-50 (Josh Inglis, 4.3 ov) · 3-128 (Shreyas Iyer, 12.2 ov) · 4-162 (Nehal Wadhera, 15.2 ov) · 5-216 (Prabhsimran Singh, 18.5 ov)

LSG Bowling

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Akash Singh	4	40	1	10.00
Avesh Khan	4	46	0	11.50
Prince Yadav	4	47	2	11.75
Digvesh Rathi	4	57	2	14.25
Ravi Bishnoi	4	41	0	10.25

Prabhsimran Singh: The Knock That Defined the Season

Prabhsimran Singh‘s 91 off 48 balls (6 fours, 7 sixes, SR: 189.58) was the highest individual score in the Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 match and one of the finest powerplay-to-middle-overs innings of the entire tournament.

Why This Innings Was Different From His Others

There is a difference between a batter who hits hard and a batter who hits smart. Against LSG, Prabhsimran demonstrated both. His seven sixes came against both pace and spin, across all angles of the arc- suggesting a batter who had read the conditions and the bowling plan, not one simply trusting his eye and hoping.

By the time this knock was played, Prabhsimran had scored 517 runs in 15 matches in IPL 2025 at a strike rate of 166.24– making him Punjab Kings’ leading run-scorer for the season. His best individual score of the campaign was this very innings. Across his entire IPL career (82 matches through IPL 2026), Prabhsimran has amassed 2,206 runs, 2 centuries, and 14 fifties, confirming this was not a purple patch- it was a player reaching his ceiling. The Prabhsimran-Shreyas Partnership: 78 Runs That Set the Platform

After Priyansh Arya fell off the first ball, a lesser side might have retreated into cautious rebuilding. Prabhsimran and Shreyas Iyer instead added 78 runs for the second wicket in roughly 43 balls– Prabhsimran the aggressor, Iyer the intelligent accumulator who accelerated in the back half. By the time Iyer departed for 45 off 25 (4 fours, 2 sixes), the scoring template was set. Shashank Singh’s 33 off 15 (SR: 220.00) and Marcus Stoinis’s 15 off just 5 balls ensured Punjab finished with the highest total of any side at Dharamsala in IPL history at that point.

Lucknow Super Giants Innings: 199/7 (20 Overs)

Lucknow Super Giants scored 199/7 in 20 overs chasing 237. Their powerplay score of 38/3 ended the contest inside six overs.

Batting Scorecard

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	b Arshdeep Singh	13	10	1	1	130.00
Mitchell Marsh (Impact)	c Nehal Wadhera b Arshdeep Singh	0	5	0	0	0.00
Nicholas Pooran	lbw b Arshdeep Singh	6	5	1	0	120.00
Rishabh Pant (C/WK)	c Shashank Singh b Omarzai	18	17	2	1	105.88
Ayush Badoni	c Arshdeep Singh b Chahal	74	40	5	5	185.00
David Miller	c Shashank Singh b Omarzai	11	8	0	1	137.50
Abdul Samad	c & b Marco Jansen	45	24	2	4	187.50
Avesh Khan	not out	19	10	3	1	190.00
Prince Yadav	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Total	20 overs	199/7	—	—	—	RR: 9.95

Fall of Wickets

1-15 (Markram, 2.2 ov) · 2-16 (Marsh, 2.5 ov) · 3-27 (Pooran, 4.2 ov) · 4-58 (Pant, 7.5 ov) · 5-73 (Miller, 9.5 ov) · 6-154 (Badoni, 16.4 ov) · 7-188 (Samad, 19.1 ov)

PBKS Bowling

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Arshdeep Singh	4	16	3	4.00
Azmatullah Omarzai	4	38	2	9.50
Marco Jansen	4	42	1	10.50
Yuzvendra Chahal	4	51	1	12.75
Lockie Ferguson	4	48	0	12.00

Arshdeep Singh’s Powerplay Masterclass: 3/16 in 4 Overs

Arshdeep Singh’s figures of 3/16 in 4 overs were the best bowling performance in the Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants match scorecard, and among the most economical powerplay spells of the entire IPL 2025 season.

The Tactical Blueprint Behind the Wickets

Shreyas Iyer’s decision to open with Arshdeep- and hold Yuzvendra Chahal for overs 7–12- was calculated. LSG’s top order (Markram, Pooran) had known weaknesses against high-quality swing in the powerplay. Arshdeep dismissed Markram, Marsh, and Pooran inside the first five overs, reducing LSG to 27/3.

When Rishabh Pant walked in at No. 4 with 27/3 on the board in the fifth over, needing 210 runs off 93 balls, the required rate was already 27.5 per over. That context matters more than any scorecard column: the bowling plan was the match-winner, not just the batting total.

Arshdeep’s IPL 2025 Season Form

Arshdeep Singh had been Punjab’s most consistent powerplay bowler throughout IPL 2025, consistently using back-of-a-length deliveries on a Dharamsala pitch that encouraged extra carry and bounce. His 3/16 on this occasion was the peak of that consistency. 

Match Statistics Box

Key match statistics from the Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 scorecard at Dharamsala.

Stat	Detail
Highest Individual Score	Prabhsimran Singh- 91 (48 balls)
Most Sixes (PBKS)	~15 sixes across 20 overs
Most Sixes (LSG)	~13 sixes across 20 overs
Highest Partnership	Prabhsimran + Shreyas Iyer- 78 runs (2nd wkt)
Best Economy	Arshdeep Singh- 4.00 (4-0-16-3)
PBKS Powerplay	66/2 (RR: 11.00)
LSG Powerplay	38/3 (RR: 6.33)
PBKS Death Overs (16–20)	74 runs in 5 overs
LSG Death Overs (16–20)	72 runs in 5 overs
Boundary % (PBKS)	~65% of runs from boundaries
LSG RRR at 10 overs	33.2 runs per over (chasing from 73/5)

Match Timeline: Over-by-Over Turning Points

A chronological breakdown of the key moments in the Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 match.

PBKS Batting Timeline

Over / Moment	Score	Event
0.1	2/1	Priyansh Arya out for 1
4.3	50/2	Josh Inglis out for 30
6.0	66/2	Powerplay ends- PBKS dominant
12.2	128/3	Shreyas Iyer out for 45
15.2	162/4	Nehal Wadhera dismissed
18.5	216/5	Prabhsimran out for 91
20.0	236/5	PBKS innings complete

LSG Chase Timeline

Over / Moment	Score	Event
2.2	15/1	Markram out- Arshdeep strikes
2.5	16/2	Marsh (Impact) out- Arshdeep again
4.2	27/3	Pooran out- Arshdeep’s third
6.0	38/3	Powerplay ends- match decided
7.5	58/4	Pant out for 18
9.5	73/5	Miller dismissed
10.0	73/5	Halfway: need 164 off 60 balls
16.4	154/6	Badoni out for 74
19.1	188/7	Samad dismissed for 45
20.0	199/7	PBKS win by 37 runs

Badoni and Samad: Rewriting the Footnotes

After LSG collapsed to 73/5 at the halfway stage, Ayush Badoni (74 off 40) and Abdul Samad (45 off 24) added 81 runs for the sixth wicket in roughly 44 balls. The stand brought respectability to the scoreboard and- crucially- had implications for LSG’s net run rate in a tight playoff race.

Ayush Badoni’s 74: Character Under Pressure

Badoni’s innings was the most technically complete knock of LSG’s innings. Hitting five fours and five sixes, he attacked every bowler including Arshdeep and Chahal in their return spells. At SR: 185.00, it was a reminder that LSG’s lower-middle order had the talent their top-order frequently squandered through reckless dismissals in the powerplay.

Abdul Samad: Finishing What Badoni Started

Samad’s 45 off 24 (2 fours, 4 sixes, SR: 187.50) accelerated the run rate in the death overs and pushed LSG past 199. The stand with Badoni was the highest partnership of the LSG innings and ultimately made this a more competitive-looking scoreline than the match’s momentum ever suggested it would be.

HPCA Dharamsala T20 Records

The HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala, is one of Indian cricket’s most distinctive venues- and one of the most difficult to chase at.

Key Dharamsala T20 Stats (IPL)

• Average first innings score: 185
• Successful chases above 180 at this venue in IPL history: Zero
• PBKS’s 236/5 was the highest IPL total at HPCA Dharamsala at that stage of IPL 2025
• The pitch offers good bounce and carry, favouring hard-hitting openers and back-of-a-length fast bowling
• Teams defending at Dharamsala enjoy a structural advantage: the extra carry helps seam bowlers, and spinners get variable grip in the evening

LSG’s decision to bowl first- presumably banking on the chase being achievable- went against the historical record at this venue.

Head-to-Head: PBKS vs LSG in IPL 2025

The Dharamsala match was not the first time Punjab Kings dominated Lucknow in IPL 2025. In Match 13 (April 1, Lucknow), PBKS had already beaten LSG by 8 wickets– restricting LSG to 171/7 and chasing it down comfortably. The Dharamsala win completed a 2-0 clean sweep of the season series for Punjab Kings.

Points Table and Playoff Implications

Punjab Kings climbed to 2nd place in the IPL 2025 standings with 14 points after this win. With Dharamsala- where no IPL team had chased more than 180- as their venue for their next three home fixtures, the structural advantage was significant.

For LSG, the defeat compounded a recurring problem: three powerplay wickets lost in 13 matches, an over-reliance on Pant and Pooran to rescue collapses, and a lower-middle order doing clean-up work that should not have been necessary. Their playoff qualification path narrowed considerably after this result.

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