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The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) secured their first win of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season with a convincing 21-run victory over the Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.Following Match 11 between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Punjab Kings (PBKS), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have taken the lead on the IPL 2024 points table. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Rajasthan Royals (RR), and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) maintain their positions at 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places, respectively. LSG secured the 5th spot post their victory over PBKS. Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans (GT), and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) follow next, while Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) are yet to secure a win.In terms of individual performances, Virat Kohli holds the orange cap, followed by Heinrich Klaasen and Shikhar Dhawan. Mustafizur Rahman leads the bowling charts with the purple cap, trailed by Harshit Rana, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, and Andre Russell in the top five positions.Read Also | Who Is Mayank Yadav? All About the Young Gun Who Bowled Fastest Ball of IPL 2024Here's the updated IPL 2024 Points Table 2024 after LSG vs PBKS match:POSTEAMPWLNRNRRFORAGAINSTPTSRECENT FORM1CSK22001.979382/38.4316/40.04WW2KKR22001.047394/36.5386/40.04WW3RR22000.800378/40.0346/40.04WW4SRH21100.675481/40.0454/40.02WL5LSG21100.025372/40.0371/40.02WL6PBKS3120-0.337531/59.2551/59.22LLW7RCB3120-0.711533/59.2538/55.32LWL8GT2110-1.425311/40.0368/40.02LW9DC2020-0.528347/40.0362/39.20LL10MI2020-0.925408/40.0445/40.00LLOrange Cap:POSPlayerMatchesInnings NORunsHSAvgBFSR100504s6s1Virat Kohli33118183*90.50128141.40021572Heinrich Klaasen22114380*143.0063226.98024153Shikhar Dhawan3301377045.67103133.00011644Riyan Parag22112784*127.0074171.6201895Nicholas Pooran22110664*106.0062170.960177 Purple Cap:POSPlayerMatchesInnings OversRunsWicketsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w1Mustafizur Rahman228.059629/49.837.378.00102Harshit Rana228.072533/314.409.009.60003Kagiso Rabada3312.097423/224.258.0818.00004Sam Curran338.068428/317.008.5012.00005Andre Russell226.054425/213.509.009.0000 Read Also | IPL 2024: Virat Kohli Gifts His Bat to Rinku Singh After RCB vs KKR Match (Watch Video)LSG vs PBKS Match Highlights:The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) secured their first win of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season with a 21-run victory over the Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.LSG captain KL Rahul (15), Devdutt Padikkal (9) and Marcus Stoinis (19) fell cheaply, leaving the home team in a precarious position at 78-3. However, a crucial partnership between Quinton de Kock (54) and Nicholas Pooran (42) steadied the innings. The duo added 47 runs for the fourth wicket, playing some crisp shots to revive LSG's fortunes.Krunal Pandya (43*) chipped in with a valuable knock lower down the order, helping LSG post a competitive total of 199 runs. Sam Curran (3-28) was the pick of the bowlers for PBKS.In reply, PBKS openers Shikhar Dhawan (70) and Jonny Bairstow (42) got off to a flying start, stitching together a 102-run opening partnership. However, the LSG bowlers struck back effectively, with Mayank Yadav and Moshin Khan taking wickets at regular intervals.Their disciplined bowling display restricted PBKS to 178 runs, sealing a comfortable victory for LSG.

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