Lucknow Supergiants batsmen Nicholas Puran and an all-rounder from Royal Challengers Bangalore Krunal Pandya were involved in a brief on-field exchange during the tense IPL 2026 clash in Lucknow on Thursday. The moment came during a high-pressure encounter with LSG desperately needing a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. Puran, who returned to form with a crucial innings against Mumbai Indians in the previous match, was promoted to number one. 3 again at a crucial stage of the innings. The Colonel played a direct role in bringing the left-hander to the crease after dismissing opener Arshin Kulkarni early in the innings. The RCB spinner immediately tried to trouble Purine with a 119 kmph bouncer on the very first delivery. The LSG batsman looked caught off guard by the pace and bounce and failed to make any connection. On the next delivery, Krunal followed it up with another short ball. This time, Puran managed to bat at it and collected a single. However, after completing the run, Puran walked over to Krunal and exchanged a few words with his former teammate. The exchange appeared briefly heated on camera before the two players quickly moved on, with Krunel returning to his bowling mark to continue the over. Interestingly, the two players share a history together at LSG, having played alongside each other before the Colonel moved to RCB. The match itself turned into a run-fest despite several rain interruptions that reduced it to a one-sided contest of 19 overs. Mitchell Marsh Scored a sensational 111 off just 56 balls for LSG with the help of nine fours and nine sixes to take his team to 209 for 3. Marsh added 95 runs with Arshin Kulkarni and another 70 runs with Pooran, who shared a 38-run partnership. Captain of LSG Rishabh Pant He scored an unbeaten 32 off 10 balls. For RCB, Krunal finished with figures of 1 for 31, while Josh Hazlewood Also got a wicket.
