Lucknow Super Giants | Source: X.com
The eleventh game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will witness Lucknow Super Giants locking horns with Punjab Kings at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday, 30 March.
Lucknow and Punjab in total have faced each other 3 times in the IPL, in those three games, Lucknow has won 2 whereas Punjab have emerged victorious on 1 occasion.
The Pitch at Ekana in the last season turned out to be a slow turner where the ball bouncing over the knees of the batter was considered a miracle, and to this, the big boundary dimensions of the ground made runs a premium entity.
Lucknow came into this contest with a defeat in their previous game against Rajasthan Royals, the game which again brought up the strike rate discussion about KL Rahul’s timid approach regarding his batting Tempo.
Punjab on the other hand, were blown away by Virat Kohli‘s brilliance and Dinesh Karthik‘s late assault at Bengaluru, they’d now look to make a comeback at a place which would suit their style of play.
Match Details:
Date: 30 March 2024
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
LSG vs PBKS Playing XI
LSG Playing XI: KL Rahul (C & WK), Quinton de Kock, Devdutt Padikkal, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan
Impact Player: Deepak Hooda/ Amit Mishra
PBKS Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan(C), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel.
Impact Player: Arshdeep Singh
Key Batters to Watch for LSG vs PBKS:
Devdutt Padikkal
Devdutt Padikkal | Source: X.com
The Karnataka batter who made his test debut in the recently concluded test series, will be tested in the hot and humid conditions of the Ekana where stroke-making is as hard as it gets, he certainly has to game to be the batter the Lucknow side expects him to be, but at last it comes how well he executes in the middle.
Deepak Hooda
Impact Substitute in the last game, this time he could even start as a member of the playing XI the reason being the darters he bowls, Hooda is one of the most exciting players going around the domestic circuit and the Ekana pitch is expected to play slow, the Lucknow management would want him to be the player who takes on the slow bowlers of the opposition.
Key Bowlers to Watch for LSG vs PBKS
Mohsin Khan
Khan who made everyone notice his tremendous potential a couple of years ago, now looks lost with his approach and fitness, blessed with fast twitch muscles, Khan would now want to turn the clock back and bring his former version on the field which made everyone his Fan.
Ravi Bishnoi
Ravi Bishnoi | Source: X.com
In his first year of International cricket, Bishnoi did everything he was asked by the team management, with the T20 World Cup in sight and the team management looking for an able wrist spinner he would want to grab the spot by his outstanding performances.
