Mullanpur, April 19 -- Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly produced a breathtaking display of power-hitting to script a 182-run opening stand for Punjab Kings against Lucknow Super Giants, a partnership defined as much by sustained aggression as by dramatic individual milestones.
The duo went on a six-hitting spree through the middle overs, particularly dismantling the bowling in a single over where boundaries and towering sixes flowed at will.
Arya showcased his wristy strength square of the wicket, repeatedly dispatching deliveries over backward square leg and mid-wicket, while Connolly matched him stroke for stroke with clean hitting down the ground and over cover.
Arya brought up a fluent half-century to strong applause and looked set ...