PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer with head coach Ricky Ponting during a nets session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on May 22, 2026.
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Nine 200-plus totals conceded and six consecutive losses have left Punjab Kings (PBKS) facing a complex qualification scenario in the ongoing Indian Premier League season.Gearing up for a do-or-die fixture against the Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium here on Saturday (May 23, 2026), PBKS head coach Ricky Ponting rued the team’s inability to deliver in crunch moments.“Yes, we’ve lost six games in a row. But there have been very few games where we’ve been outplayed. We got into winning positions in most but haven’t been able to close them out,” he said.
PBKS head coach Ricky Ponting during the press conference ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on May 22, 2026.
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