The Punjab Kings made light work of their chase in an eight-wicket victory over the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.

Lucknow had toiled in the first innings before rallying late on to reach 171, but Punjab went big in the chase and racked up 177 with 22 balls to spare.

The Super Giants made a stuttering start, with Mitchell Marsh dismissed for a first-ball duck by Arshdeep Singh (3-43).

Aiden Markram hit 28 before Lockie Ferguson took a wicket on his debut, while Rishabh Pant's poor start to the season continued as he was caught for two.

Nicholas Pooran (44) helped steady the ship somewhat with a patient knock, but when he fell in the 12th over to leave Lucknow on 89-4, a competitive score looked beyond them.

However, Ayush Badoni's 41 off 33 balls anchored the innings, and they banded together to score 63 off the final six overs.

The Kings, in contrast, started strongly, with Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya taking 20 off the first two overs, before Digvesh Rathi (2-30) came to the fore in the third over, with Arya dismissed for eight.

Prabhsimran did not follow until the 11th over, having shone during the powerplay, and Lucknow needed a tag-team catch near the boundary from Ravi Bishnoi and Badoni to end his stand at 69.

Shreyas Iyer (52 not out) and Nehal Wadhera (43 not out) finished the chase with ease. The latter made an impact, hitting 16 runs in the penultimate over, including back-to-back sixes to put Punjab on the brink.

Iyer then hit the winning maximum to get them over the line and up to second place, level on points with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals.

Statement victory
Skipper's second this season
Consecutive wins

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Data Debrief: Prabhsimran powers Punjab forward

Prabhsimran clattered a 23-ball half-century to propel Punjab forward, and was the leader of their charge, with his early runs doing most of the damage.

He scored 45 of the 62 runs Punjab scored during the powerplay, ensuring there was no way back for the Super Giants.

It was a torrid day for Lucknow, though. Marsh had made back-to-back fifties in the IPL so far, only to fail to get on the board on Tuesday.

Pant has also struggled in this year's competition. His two runs in this game brought his total for the season up to just 17 runs from three innings.