IPL 2024: Mayank Yadav steals limelight with pace as Lucknow Super Giants humble Punjab Kings

Lucknow, 31/3: India unearthed a new fast-bowling star in Mayank Yadav (3/27) who stole the limelight with his searing pace amid the usual flurry of monstrous hits as Lucknow Super Giants humbled Punjab Kings by 21 runs in the IPL here on Saturday.

Asked to bat first, floater Krunal Pandya’s late blitz powered LSG to a competitive 199/8. Opener Quinton de Kock top-scored for LSG with a 38-ball 54 but it was stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran’s 21-ball 42, which infused life into his team’s innings.

In the 12th over of Punjab’s innings, Mayank bowled the tournament’s fastest ball at 155.8 kmph.