Kangra, May 4 -- A fighting half-century by Ayush Badoni and his 81-run stand with Abdul Samad was the only highlight as Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) suffered a 37-run loss to Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 37 runs due to a top-order failure at HPCA stadium in Dharmasala on Sunday.

With this win, PBKS is at second spot with seven wins and three losses and one no result, giving them 15 points. LSG is at seventh spot, with five wins and six losses, giving them 10 points.

During the run-chase of 237 runs, LSG was off to an extremely poor start as in the third over, Arshdeep Singh got rid of openers Mitchell Marsh (0) and Aiden Markram (13), reducing LSG to 16/2 in three overs.

Arshdeep was on fire, as Nicholas Pooran's poor run of scores after a st...