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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will square off against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 21st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday (April 15). While LSG registered a close one-wicket win in their previous encounter against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Punjab Kings (PBKS) lost to Gujarat Titans (GT) by six wickets.
Marcus Stoinis (65) and Nicholas Pooran (62) shined for LSG in their win over RCB. Meanwhile, Ayush Badoni also contributed valuable 30 runs in the run chase. On the other hand, no batter crossed the 50-run mark for PBKS in their last match against GT. However, Matthew Short top-scored for the team with 36 runs off 24 deliveries.
LSG currently sits at the second position in IPL 2023 points table and will eye the top spot when they meet Punjab on April 15. At the same time, PBKS are on sixth place and would also look to move up in the points tally.
Pitch report:
The track at Lucknow’s Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium generally favours the bowlers, especially spinners. However, the batters can also score big runs if they spend some time in the middle. The dew factor is expected to play a role in the game as well.
Probable XIs:
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Jaydev Unadkat, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh
Head-to-head record
Played: 01 | LSG won: 01 | PBKS won: 0 | No result: 0
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- LSG wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 45-55
- PBKS total: 165-175
Case 2:
- PBKS wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 50-60
- LSG total: 175-180
Team bowling first to win the contest.
