Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face each other today i.e. Saturday 30 March at Ekana Sports City Stadium, Lucknow. This will be LSG’s second match in IPL 2024 and PBKS will be playing their third match. BRSABV will host Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their first home match of the IPL 2024 season at the Ikhana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. An exciting battle is expected between KL Rahul’s LSG and Shikhar Dhawan’s captain Punjab Kings in this match.
Lucknow Supergiants started their campaign with a loss to Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, while Punjab Kings beat Delhi Capitals before losing to Royal Challengers Bangalore. Lucknow have not got any points yet and are at the bottom of the points table. Punjab have 2 points from 2 matches and are at number 5.
LSG lost to Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 20 runs in the first match of the tournament on March 24. On the other hand, Punjab beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by 4 wickets with 4 balls to spare in the final game. Shikhar Dhawan-led PBKS lost the final against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 4 wickets by 4 balls.
LSG vs PBKS Head to Head Results –
Lucknow Super Giants played their IPL match in 2022 so there is not much to talk about LSG vs PBKS face to face story as Lucknow as a new team played only 3 matches against Punjab out of which they managed to win. 2. Punjab will try to equalize this score.
LSG vs PBKS toss and win record –
The BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium pitch in Lucknow is known for its flat nature, but as the game progresses, it favors slower bowlers, thus helping the spinners. Given the historical significance of the chase at this point, the teams who win the goal will be able to opt for the ball first. According to reports, the Lucknow pitch has been made batting-friendly for IPL 2024. But data shows that it was difficult to chase in this field. They were able to win only 2 out of 7 games by the host team.
LSG vs PBKS Pitch Report
The new Lucknow stadium was very comfortable for the bowlers. But in modern times, due to the approach of bats, a balanced game has been seen in it. Dew can be a factor in night games, which makes for an even competition. Spinners can play a major role in the success of their teams.
Two types of soil are used in Ekana – black soil and red soil layer. The black clay surface is more of a nightmare for batsmen as the balls are gripped and come slowly towards the bat. The balls on the red surface roll and bounce better than those on the black surface. It is relatively easy to score runs on a red clay court.
LSG vs PBKS Team Squads
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Playing XI
KL Rahul (c), QD Kock, Devdutt Padikkal, Nicholas Pooran, KH Pandya, MP Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan-I, Naveen-ul-Haq, YS Thakur.
Bench: Kyle Myers, Krishnappa Gautam, PN Mankad, Shivam Mavi, Mohsin Khan, AJ Turner, A Badoni, DJ Willey, Yudvir Singh, Arshad Khan, Arshin Kulkarni, Mayank Yadav, A Mishra, Manimaran Siddharth, Shamar Joseph.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Playing XI
Shikhar Dhawan (captain), JM Bairstow, SM Curran, JM Sharma (wicketkeeper), LS Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, HV Patel, K Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, RD Chahar.
Bench: P Simran Singh, Harpreet Singh, RR Rossau, Shivam Singh, R Sharma, Prince Choudhary, A Thaide, Sikandar Raza, Ardawan, Thiagarajan, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Chris Wakes, Vidat Kawerappa, Nathan Ellis.