Punjab Kings&rsquo; (PBKS) left-arm fast-bowler Arshdeep Singh said his aim was to dismiss the top three batters of Lucknow Super Giants&rsquo; (LSG) by capitalising on the swing he got from his deliveries, which eventually got the hosts&rsquo; a 37-run win at the HPCA Stadium.
Arshdeep took out LSG&rsquo;s famed top order batters Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran cheaply in power-play to all but set the base for PBKS getting their seventh IPL 2025 win and go to second place in points table.
&ldquo;The weather was a little cold. So, the ball started to swing a lot. So, we used and capitalised on it. This was the aim because they were top-heavy. All three of them were making a lot of runs in the top order.&nbsp;
"So, the plan was to dismiss them quickly and Nehal caught the catch very well. Pressure was put on from both sides. Marco and all the seamers put a good ball and we got a good result,&rdquo; said Arshdeep in a video on iplt20.com on Monday.
Opener Prabhsimran Singh, who hit a sublime 48-ball 91 as PBKS made 236/5, said he had sent out a message to the dugout that anything above 210 will be fine for them to defend. &ldquo;I was not able to judge the wicket earlier. So, I had a little thing in my mind that we can take one more over.&rdquo;
&ldquo;When I got to know a little more about the pitch&rsquo;s behaviour, I sent a message outside that I think we need 200-210 plus runs. But I am very happy that Shashank did very good batting, due to which we scored 237.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Asked on his tuning with Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran said, &ldquo;I just have this in my mind that if he is not getting big hits and I am getting then, then he will give me a single. If I am not getting big hits, then he will give me a single. If I am not getting hit, then we will give him a single. The idea is whoever is not getting big hits, he can take some time.&rdquo;
&mdash;IANS
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Arshdeep removed Markram, Marsh & Pooran early, guiding PBKS to 7th win, 2nd spot in IPL 2025.

Arshdeep Targets Swing to Dismiss LSG’s Top 3 Quickly

Arshdeep removed Markram, Marsh & Pooran early, guiding PBKS to 7th win, 2nd spot in IPL 2025.

May 5, 2025 | 16:24 IST