“Muskuraiye, aap Lucknow mein hain,” is a slogan often associated with the City of Nawabs. However, Punjab Kings fast bowler Arshdeep Singh gave a humorous twist to the famous slogan after his team demolished Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in an IPL 2026 match on Sunday. “Ghabraiye, aap Mullanpur mein hain,” said Arshdeep Singh in a scroll posted on his Instagram account after the match in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh.
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IPL 2026: LSG’s Prince Yadav backs their plan despite loss to PBKS Punjab Kings registered a 54-run win over LSG, helped by a 182-run partnership between Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly for the second wicket in the first innings. The match was out of Lucknow’s reach before the chase began.The 24-year-old from Delhi, whose knock fell in just 37 balls, joined hands with Cooper Connolly, Australia’s most talked-about batting star of the new generation, who also oozed class with his 45-ball-87 as Punjab Kings posted an unbeaten 254 for 7 in 20 overs.Lucknow Super Giants replied with 200/5. Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant and Aiden Markram started but the team failed to form a partnership and lost their third match in a row.Punjab Kings remain top of the table with five wins and one draw from six matches.Lucknow had the first chance when Connolly, on four, survived an lbw appeal against Mohsin Khan after Pant opted not to review. The records showed that the ball would hit the stumps. Connolly then added 182 runs with Arya.Arya reached his fifty in 19 balls. Connolly later hit Aiden Markram for three consecutive sixes and Arya followed it up with two more in the same 32-run over.In the chase, Marsh scored 40 and Ayush Badoni 35. Pant added 43, but wickets at regular intervals and the increasing rate required kept Lucknow behind.Markram hit a valiant 22-ball 42 and despite some dropped catches from the Punjab fielders, Lucknow lost their third match in a row.
