TATA IPL 2024 Points Table: KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defeated Shikhar Dhawan’s Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow to seal their first win of the season. The home side sealed the fixture by 21 runs after scoring 199 runs and subsequently brought up its opening score in the IPL 2024 Points Table.
Punjab had the game in its grasp until skipper Shikhar Dhawan and his opening partner Jonny Bairstow were in the middle. But a superb delivery from debutant Mayank Yadav’s rocket arm opened things up for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 12th over. Bairstow departed after scoring 42 runs in 29 deliveries at an overall score of 102 runs.
Bairstow’s wicket made the opening for LSG and they were too quick to pounce on the opportunity. Soon Mayank Yadav dismissed Prabhsimran Singh as well and then Punjab’s batting lineup fell like a house of cards. However, skipper Shikhar Dhawan was still in the middle.
Debutant Yadav turned the heat once again on with the wicket of Jitesh Sharma in the 16th over and PBKS were suddenly three wickets down at a score of 139 runs. In the very next over, Moshin Khan did the trick by dismissing well-set Shikhar Dhawan and Sam Curran.
Though Liam Livingstone was still in the middle, he couldn’t do much with his wobbling leg and Punjab fell 21 runs short of the required target of 199 runs in 20 overs.
Earlier in the game, Lucknow saw significant contributions from the blade of opener Quinton de Kock, stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran and all-rounder Krunal Pandya. de Kock’s 38-ball 54-run knock set the tone for the innings, which was taken forward by Nicholas Pooran with his blitz 21-ball 42-run. To provide a fitting finish to the innings, Krunal Pandya launched an aggressive attack on Punjab bowlers, scoring an unbeaten 43 runs off just 22 deliveries.
Let’s now take a look at the TATA IPL 2024 Points Table Updated after LSG vs PBKS on March 31 | Updated Standings Indian Premier League .
TATA IPL 2024 Points Table Updated after LSG vs PBKS
The top three teams in the TATA IPL 2024 Points Table are all tied on the points, but differentiated by the net run rate. CSK has the best NRR, owing to which they are placed atop the standing with 4 points followed by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR).
The bottom three positions of the IPL 2024 Points Table are held by Gujarat Titans (GT), Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians. Notably, Delhi and Mumbai haven’t yet got their scoreboard ticking in the Indian Premier League 2024.
| POS | TEAMS | P | W | L | D | PTS | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.979 |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.047 |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.800 |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.675 |
| 5 | Lucknow Super Giants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.025 |
| 6 | Punjab Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.337 |
| 7 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.711 |
| 8 | Gujarat Titans | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1.425 |
| 9 | Delhi Capitals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.528 |
| 10 | Mumbai Indians | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.925 |
Updated Standings Indian Premier League
Following the win against the Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) jumped off to the fifth position in the TATA IPL 2024 Points Table Updated Standings. The KL Rahul-led side has a win and a loss and a positive net run rate of 0.025.
On the other side, Punjab Kings (PBKS) slips to sixth position in the updated standing owing to the 21-run loss against Lucknow at the Ekana Stadium. Punjab has one win in three games and a negative net run rate of 0.337.