{"id":297455,"date":"2025-05-04T15:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T15:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/04\/chris-gayle-has-company-prabhsimran-singh-creates-history-for-punjab-kings-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T15:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T15:44:09","slug":"chris-gayle-has-company-prabhsimran-singh-creates-history-for-punjab-kings-cricket-news-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/04\/chris-gayle-has-company-prabhsimran-singh-creates-history-for-punjab-kings-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Gayle has company! Prabhsimran Singh creates history for Punjab Kings | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-120875396,imgsize-92444,width-400,resizemode-4\/Prabhsimran-Gayle0405-IPL.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chris Gayle has company! Prabhsimran Singh creates history for Punjab Kings | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" title=\"Chris Gayle has company! Prabhsimran Singh creates history for Punjab Kings | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->Prabhsimran Singh<!-- --> lit up the picturesque HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala with a blistering knock at the top of the order for <!-- -->Punjab Kings<!-- -->. After settling in early, the opener unleashed a flurry of powerful strokes, taking the attack to the <!-- -->Lucknow Super Giants<!-- --> bowlers. He brought up his half-century in just 30 balls, continuing a rich vein of form.<br \/>This was Prabhsimran\u2019s third consecutive fifty in IPL 2025\u2014an achievement that places him alongside Punjab Kings legends <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chris-gayle\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Chris Gayle<\/a> and KL Rahul. He\u2019s now only the third PBKS opener to score three successive 50-plus innings in a single IPL season.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Most consecutive 50+ scores by a PBKS opener:<\/span><br \/><span class=\"em \" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">3 \u2013 Chris Gayle (2018)<\/span><br \/><span class=\"em \" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">3 \u2013 KL Rahul (2018)<\/span><br \/><span class=\"em \" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">3 \u2013 KL Rahul (2019)<\/span><br \/><span class=\"em \" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">3 \u2013 KL Rahul (2020)<\/span><br \/><span class=\"em \" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">3* \u2013 Prabhsimran Singh (2025)<\/span><br \/>Earlier in the day, LSG skipper <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rishabh-pant\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rishabh Pant<\/a> won the toss and opted to bowl first. This clash marks Punjab Kings\u2019 first match at their second home venue of the season, after playing four games in New Chandigarh.<br \/>PBKS, currently fourth on the points table with six wins from 10 matches, remain firmly in the playoff hunt. LSG, sitting sixth with five wins from 11 outings, returned from a week-long break and must win to keep their postseason hopes alive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"k7lcu\">\n<p>Bombay Sport Exchange Ep 4: Prof. Ratnakar Shetty on BCCI, cricket politics &amp; Indian cricket&#8217;s growth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Playing XIs<\/span><br \/>Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Josh Inglis (wk), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Arshdeep Singh<br \/>Impact Substitutes: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Pravin Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, and Xavier Bartlett<br \/>Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (captain &amp; wicketkeeper), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Akash Maharaj Singh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, and Prince Yadav<br \/>Impact Substitutes: Ravi Bishnoi, Mitchell Marsh, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, and Matthew Breetzke<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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