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Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings will be playing off in the 13th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Lucknow’s Ekana Cricket Stadium is set to host the game on April 1, 2025, at 7:30 PM (IST).

After losing their first encounter, Lucknow Super Giants responded with a dominant victory over SRH. Nicholas Pooran is one player to keep an eye on for LSG in this encounter. He is in great form and holds the orange cap with 145 runs.

Shardul Thakur was exceptional in the last match, taking four wickets, two of which were dangerous batters Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan.

IPL 2025 LSG Confirmed Playing XI vs PBKS

Top Order

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran

Middle Order

Rishabh Pant ©, David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad

Bowlers

Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Avesh Khan

Impact Player

Digvesh Rathi

Opening Pair

Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh are the opening batters for LSG as usual. Markrar is struggling to find momentum with his bat; he failed to give a good start to his team in both matches.

On the other hand, is in good shape; he scored a half-century in both matches and he is the second-height run-scorer for his team.

Nicholas Pooran at NO. 3

The destructive batter Nicholas Pooran will come at no. 3. He showcased his power-hitting ability in both matches. He is the orange cap holder with 145 runs.

Middle Order

The captain, Rishabh Pant, is not looking impressive in this season so far. He scored 15 runs in the second match and in the first match he scored a duck.

David Miller played a decent inning in the first match, where he scored 27 runs in 19 balls with a strike rate of 142 while hitting one boundary and 2 over boundaries. In the second match, he scored 13 runs in 7 balls.

Ayush Badoni was only able to score six runs in the last match.

Abdul Samad displayed a quick-fire 22-run inning in just 8 balls, including 2 boundaries and 2 over boundaries in the second match.

Bowlers

After being unsold in the IPL 2025 auction, Shardul Thakur is the stuff of stories; he currently leads his squad in wickets tally with six.

Ravi Bishnoi is trying hard but his luck is not with him; in every match, 1-2 catches were dropped in his bowling but in both matches, he took wickets.

Prince Yadav was the cheapest bowler in the last match from LSG’s side. He conceded just 29 runs in 4 overs and took 1 wicket.

Avesh Khan’s economy rate was expensive in the last match; he bowled 4 overs, conceded 45 runs, and took only one wicket.

Impact Player

Digvesh Rathi will come as an impact player; he looks decent in his bowling in previous matches.

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