Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) will sq. off towards Punjab Kings (PBKS) within the twenty first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday (April 15). Whereas LSG registered an in depth one-wicket win of their earlier encounter towards 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 of their win over RCB. In the meantime, Ayush Badoni additionally contributed helpful 30 runs within the run chase. Alternatively, no batter crossed the 50-run mark for PBKS of their final match towards GT. Nevertheless, Matthew Brief top-scored for the workforce with 36 runs off 24 deliveries.
LSG at present sits on the second place in IPL 2023 factors desk and can eye the highest spot once they meet Punjab on April 15. On the similar time, PBKS are on sixth place and would additionally look to maneuver up within the factors tally.
Pitch report:
The observe at Lucknow’s Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium usually favours the bowlers, particularly spinners. Nevertheless, the batters may also rating massive runs in the event that they spend a while within the center. The dew issue is anticipated to play a job within the sport as nicely.
Possible XIs:
Lucknow Tremendous Giants: KL Rahul (c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Jaydev Unadkat, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Mark Wooden, Ravi Bishnoi
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Brief, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh
Head-to-head report
Performed: 01 | LSG gained: 01 | PBKS gained: 0 | No outcome: 0
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- LSG wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay rating: 45-55
- PBKS whole: 165-175
Case 2:
- PBKS wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay rating: 50-60
- LSG whole: 175-180
Group bowling first to win the competition.
