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Lucknow Super Giants on Monday beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 12 runs to record the second consecutive win of their IPL maiden season, Hindustan Times reported.

Chasing 170 for the win, Sunrisers Hyderabad lost openers Williamson and Abhishek Sharma, and Aiden Markram perished on 12 as the side slumped to 83 for three after 11 overs.

Avesh Khan removed both the openers while Krunal Pandya picked the wicket of Aiden Markram.

Krunal then removed Rahul Tripathi (44) as well. Avesh picked up four and Jason Holder plucked three wickets in the final over as Hyderabad managed to post just 157/9 in 20 overs.

Earlier, KL Rahul (68 off 50) and all-rounder Deepak Hooda (51 off 33 balls) hit half-centuries as Lucknow Super Giants scored 169 for 7, according to Hindustan Times.

Holder finished with 3/34 and Krunal also added two wickets under his belt.

Nepal beat Papua New Guinea by 50 runs to claim the title of Tri-Nation T20I Series on Monday.

Sent into bat first after losing the toss, Nepal scored 168 runs by losing six wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Dipendra Singh Airee scored highest 54 runs off 38 balls with five fours while Karan KC contributed 33 runs off 12 balls hitting one six and five boundaries.

Similarly, Asif Sheikh made 29 runs and Kushal Bhurtel scored 25 runs. Adil Ansari scored 15 runs while other players failed to score in double digit.

Likewise, Airee claimed the highest four wickets for Nepal and skipper Sandeep Lamichhane took two wickets. Karan KC claimed three wickets.

Barcelona's teenage sensation Pedri scored a magnificent goal in the second half to secure a 1-0 win over fading Sevilla on Sunday as they climbed above their opponents into second spot in LaLiga after extending their winning streak to six games, Reuters reported.

The 19-year-old Pedri created and scored the winner in a similar style to the trademark goals Lionel Messi scored for Barcelona before leaving to join Paris St Germain last year.

The midfielder was surrounded by defenders just outside the box but with three quick moves he left three opponents on the ground before finally finding a gap and rifling a precise shot past goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and inside the far post.

Barca are level on 57 points with Sevilla, who slipped to fourth, and third-placed Atletico Madrid but with a game in hand having played 29 matches. Real Madrid are top with 69 from 30.

Pedri's goal in the 72nd minute broke the deadlock in a nervy game that could have gone either way as Sevilla made it difficult for Barca, dominating the majority of the first half and creating several opportunities to score at a packed Camp, according to Reuters.

But coach Xavi Hernandez's side took control as the second half wore on, with Bounou making at least four great stops from Barca strikes from close range, before Pedri worked his magic.

"Pedri is a superlative player," Xavi told reporters.

"I always tell him to take his chances from outside the box. It's a player that I don't have a comparison for, he is unique with his talent both as a creator and as a finisher."

Pedri praised his team mates and thanked the fans who ended the match chanting his name.

"It's a crazy sensation listening to these fans, this stadium is amazing," Pedri told reporters, Reuters reported.

"Every time I saw a leg in front of me I just jinked. When I made the last jink and shot, I knew I had it. I knew it was a goal."

Punjab Kings defeat Chennai Super Kings by 54 runs in a lop-sided encounter at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday, Hindustan Times of reported.

Seeking first win of the season, Chennai Super Kings got off to a disastrous start by losing four wickets within the powerplay against Punjab Kings. Rayudu also departed after scoring 13, leaving Chennai tottering at 38 for five after eight overs.

Shivam Dube scored a fifty before the defending champions got bowled out for 126. Earlier, Liam Livingstone smashed 60 off 32 balls, while Shikhar Dhawan (33) and Jitesh Sharma (26) chipped in with useful contributions to help Punjab score 180 for 8 in 20 overs. For CSK, Chris Jordon (2/23) Mukesh Choudhary (1/52), Dwayne Bravo (1/32), Ravindra Jadeja (1/34) and Dwaine Pretorius (2/30) were among the wickets.

CSK gave away only 71 runs in the back-10 with a lot of credit going to their troika of overseas pacers -- Pretorius, Bravo and Jordan, according to Hindustan Times.

All three players used variations to good effect, strangling the opposition batters in the final overs.