The home team Lucknow Super Giants are all set to face off against Punjab Kings on Tuesday in Lucknow at Ekana Cricket Stadium in their first home game of the season. Both teams come into this game on the back of impressive victories, and they will be eager to extend their winning momentum. LSG began their campaign with a disappointing loss against Delhi Capitals but they made a tremendous recovery in their next match, demolishing Sunrisers Hyderabad.
They are still dealing with injuries to their frontline pacers Mayank Yadav and Akash Deep but they will once again rely on Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan and Ravi Bishnoi to step up and play their part in team’s victory. In the second game against SRH, LSG's bowling attack led by Shardul Thakur returned strongly, restricting SRH to a sizeable total of 190.
Meanwhile, their batting department has explosive hitters in Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram and Rishabh Pant, who will be crucial in their quest to continue their winning ways.
On the other hand, Punjab Kings will be looking to maintain their strong form after having a winning start to their campaign, registering a thrilling victory in their last outing against Gujarat Titans. They have the players who are capable of providing the necessary firepower at the right time. Their bowlers also performed brilliantly in their last game, defending a total of 243. Now, with both teams coming off wins in their previous matches, they are expected to come into this encounter full of confidence and high spirits
Head to head
Matches - 4
LSG won - 3
PBKS won - 1
LSG Probable XII: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav
Punjab Probable XII: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak/Harpreet Brar