Match Preview
Punjab Kings will take on Lucknow Super Giants at Mohali today for the 38th game of the IPL.
Looking back at their previous games, then the Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 13 runs.
On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants lost to Gujarat Titans by 7 runs but won against Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs.
Therefore, this game can be an interesting one between these two sides with everyone also expecting PBKS’ skipper, Shikhar Dhawan to be back for today’s game.
As of now, there is no confirmed news of Dhawan returning to the team anytime soon but PBKS have done well even without his services and will look to keep their winning momentum going.
Lucknow will also like to keep going in the tournament with positive intent and beat PBKS at home and climb up the points table.
Thus, we will get an excellent game between these two sides today at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium.
Match Details
Match: Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 38
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Date: 28th April 2023
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Pitch Report
The wicket at Mohali is a great one for batters to bat on and will assist them more. While pacers will get some help in the initial overs, it will be totally a batters’ game throughout the match. Therefore, a score of 180 or even more can be a great score for the team batting first and the team winning the toss should look to field first.
Full Squads for Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 37
Punjab Kings
Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Shahrukh Khan, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shivam Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Liam Livingstone, Matt Short, Mohit Rathee, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vidhwath Kaverappa
Lucknow Super Giants
Ayush Badoni, KL Rahul (c), Manan Vohra, Daniel Sams, Deepak Hooda, Karan Sharma, Krishnappa Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Prerak Mankad, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Quinton de Kock (wk), Amit Mishra, Arpit Guleria, Avesh Khan, Jaydev Unadkat, Mark Wood, Mohsin Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh
Probable Playing XI for Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 38
Punjab Kings
Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Lucknow Super Giants
KL Rahul (c), Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq
Probable Winner
From the team combinations, we can say that this will be an evenly-fought contest between these two teams.
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