Indian Premier League 2023 - Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants Dream11 Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants Match 38 – IPL 2023 | |
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Date | April 28th, 2023 |
Time | 7.30 PM IST, 2:00 PM GMT, 7:30 PM Local Time |
Venue | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants will be desperate for a win when they clash at the Is Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Punjab Kings had a decent outing against Mumbai Indians and picked up a 13 run win. The win was important for Punjab to keep realistic hopes of reaching the playoffs. With 4 wins in 7 games, Punjab need to keep winning and boost their position in the points table.
Meanwhile, things are getting bad to worse for KL Rahul's LSG. The team failed to chase 136 against Gujarat Titans despite being 105/1 in the 15th over. KL Rahul's slow batting in the powerplay is not working for the team and they will have to rethink their strategy.
The surface will be a good one to bat. Mohali has some pace and bounce which makes up for a good cricket pitch where batters get value for their shots but bowlers are also in the game.
The weather will be cloudy with temperatures ranging between 34 and 32 degrees.
Atharva Taide/Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short/Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
KL Rahul (c), Kyle Mayers/Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq/Mark Wood, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
There is no clear update on the fitness of Shikhar Dhawan but Punjab will be keen to get him back. Bhanuka Rajapaksa or Sikandar Raza can also come in place of Matthew Short. For LSG, Mark Wood can replace Naveen ul Haq
The teams have met twice, with each team winning once. PBKS defeated Lucknow by 2 wickets in the last game.
Matches Played | PBKS | LSG | NR | Tie | |
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Overall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wicketkeeper | Nicholas Pooran, Jitesh Sharma |
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Batters | K Rahul (C), Shahrukh Khan |
All-rounders | Liam Livingstone (VC), Sam Curran, Marcus Stoinis, Kyle Mayers |
Bowlers | Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Amit Mishra |
KL Rahul has been slammed for his slow knocks but he played a good innings in the last game against GT. Rahul played some crisp shots in a 61-run knock on a tough wicket. However, he slowed down after reaching 50 and his team lost the game. Rahul has many questions to answer.
Nicholas Pooran can be the game-changer for LSG. The swashbuckling southpaw from West Indies has blown hot and cold but given that the Mohali pitch has some pacer and Pooran is used to playing on fast wickets, he could make a big impact for LSG.
Amit Mishra will be handy for LSG. Spinners have dominated the tournament and Mishra has bowled well so far. Even though the wicket won't be as friendly as in Lucknow, Mishra is skilled enough to lead his team to a win.
Liam Livingstone has not fired so far in the tournament but he is a big player and should not be too far away from playing a match-winning innings.
Arshdeep Singh has been brilliant for PBKS, bowling at the death. With 13 wickets in 7 matches, Arshdeep is chasing the purple cap and he might well grab the cap against LSG as he is just a wicket less than topper Sraj, who has 14 wickets
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