Lucknow super giants batsman Nicholas Pullan and Royal Challengers Bangalore all-rounder. Krunal Pandya The two sides had a brief live exchange during the tense IPL 2026 match in Lucknow on Thursday. The moment occurred in a high-pressure encounter against LSG, who desperately needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. Pooran bounced back against Mumbai Indians in the last game, regained his form and advanced to the No. 1 spot. The critical stage of Game 3 appeared again. Krunal played an immediate role in bringing the left-hander to the crease after dismissing opener Arshin Kulkarni earlier in the innings. On the first delivery, the RCB spinners immediately tried to unsettle Poorlan with a 119kmph bounce. The LSG batsmen seemed caught off guard by the pace and bounce and failed to establish any contact. Krunal hit another short ball off the next delivery. This time Pooran managed to hit the bat and collect a single. However, after completing his run, Pooran walked up to Krunal and exchanged a few words with his former teammate. The interaction briefly appeared heated on camera before the two players quickly moved on, with Krunal returning to his bowling mark to continue. Interestingly, both players have a shared history with LSG, having played together before Krunal moved to RCB. The game itself turned into a running extravaganza, despite multiple rain interruptions that turned the game into a 19-a-side affair. Mitchell Marsh As LSG’s star player, he blasted 111 runs off just 56 balls, hitting 9 fours and 9 sixes to make his team 209 for 3. Marsh scored 95 runs with Arshin Kulkarni and 70 runs with Pooran, who contributed 38 runs. LSG captain Ritha Pant Also a quick unbeaten record of 32-for-10 from the field. For RCB, Krunal ended up with figures of 31 for 1 and Josh Hazlewood Also picked up a wicket.
