Punjab Kings will take on Lucknow Super Giants at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Sunday. With six wins from ten matches, PBKS currently sit third on the points table and are well-positioned for a playoffs push. The home side has momentum on its side, having already defeated Lucknow earlier in the season. Another win on Sunday could consolidate their spot in the top four as the league stage nears its conclusion.


Punjab Kings will count on skipper Shreyas Iyer, who has been in commanding form this season. The right-hander has scored 263 runs from 8 matches at an impressive average of 43.83 and a blazing strike rate of 185.21. Iyer’s role at the top remains pivotal, both with the bat and as a leader.


What to Expect from the Pitch?

The pitch at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala generally assists the side batting first. The average first-innings total across the last 10 IPL matches here stands at 164. Teams setting a target have won 70% of the time, making the toss a key factor. Expect a competitive contest with batters looking to maximise the powerplay and bowlers relying on the bounce on offer.

Head-to-Head Battle:

Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants have faced each other five times in T20s. LSG lead the rivalry with three wins, while PBKS have come out on top twice. The highest total in these matches is 257 by LSG, with PBKS’s lowest being 133. Punjab, however, claimed victory in their most recent clash this season and will look to even the tally.

Punjab Kings Squad:

Harnoor Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Aaron Hardie, Azmatullah Omarzai, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Josh Inglis (wk), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Vishnu Vinod (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Lucknow Super Giants Squad:

Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Arshin Kulkarni, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shahbaz Ahamad, Shardul Thakur, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Aryan Juyal (wk), Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Akash Deep, Akash Singh, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh, M Siddharth, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph.