LSG vs PBKS Today IPL Prediction

Key Takeaways

• After losing their first match, Lucknow Super Giants made a roaring comeback with a dominating victory against SRH. 
• On the other hand, Punjab Kings played only one match and won their match by 11 runs against Gujarat Titans. 
• Nicholas Pooran is a player to watch out for for LSG in this match. He is in outstanding shape and is an orange cap holder with 145 runs. 
• Shardul Thakur was outstanding in the last match, where he took four wickets, two of them being destructive batsmen Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan. 
• PBKS won their first match, and their new captain, Shreyas Iyer, was Player of the Match with an unbeaten 97-run inning. 

LSG vs PBKS Preview

Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)

LSG: L-L-W-L-W

PBKS: L-L-W-L-W

Lucknow Super Giants Preview: 

• After losing their first encounter, Lucknow Super Giants responded with a dominant victory over SRH. 
• LSG’s top order is performing exceptionally. Nicholas Pooran is the orange cap holder with 145 runs, and their opener, Mitchell Marsh, scored a half-century in both matches. 
• Shardul Thakur is the fairytale story; after being unsold in the IPL 2025 auction, he is now the highest wicket-taker for his team with 6 wickets in his name. 
• Lucknow Super Giants also have some weak points in their team. Their opener, Aiden Markram, failed to deliver a good performance in both matches and their middle order needs some improvement. 
• Shardul Thakur is their top bowler but their other bowlers were expensive in both matches. But a good point is that their bowlers take wickets in every match. 

Probable XI:

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant ©, David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Avesh Khan

Impact Player: Digvesh Rathi

LSG Top Players

No doubt Nicholas Pooran is the top batter for LSG in the match against Punjab Kings. He is the current orange cap holder and his aggressive batting style will be the key factor for his team. He also has decent stats against Punjab Kings. He played 5 matches against PBKS and scored 127 runs with a strike rate of 156. 

Shardul Thakur is the top bowler for LSG. He is the top wicket-taker for his team with 6 wickets in his name. He could take wickets with the new ball as well as with the old ball. He also has good stats against PBKS, having played 7 matches against them and taken 9 wickets. 

Punjab Kings preview: 

• Punjab Kings played only one match and won their match by 11 runs against Gujarat Titans. 
• Their new captain, Shreyas Iyer, played an outstanding inning and won the player of the match with an unbeaten 97-run inning. 
• The young opener Priyansh Arya started the inning aggressively and just missed his half-century by 3 runs and in the middle order Shashank Singh displayed a quickfire 44-run inning in just 16 balls. 
• Arshdeep Singh took two wickets in that match and got support from Marco Jansen and Glenn Maxwell; both of them took 1 wicket each. 
• Punjab Kings looks like a solid team, with a good top order with players like Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, and Shreyas Iyer, and power hitters like Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, and Shashank Singh in the middle order. The bowling department is led by Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal. 

Probable XI:

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Azmatullah Omarzai, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact player: Vijaykumar Vyshak

PBKS Top Players

Punjab Kings’ new captain, Shreyas Iyer, is the key batter to watch out for. In the last match, he scored an unbelievable 97 runs in just 42 balls with a strike rate of 230, while hitting five boundaries and nine over boundaries. He has a good record against LSG, played 4 matches against them, and scored 117 runs with a half-century. 

Yuzvendra Chahal is the top bowler to watch for. He is one of the best bowlers in the history of IPL. He has a good record against LSG. Chahal played 5 matches against them and took 6 wickets. 

Head-to-head

LSG vs PBKS: Pitch, Toss & Weather Reports

Pitch & Toss Update: The pitches at Ekana Stadium frequently provide considerable bounce and carry to bowlers, making them ideal for pace bowling.  Seamers can extract movement from the surface, particularly in the early phases of the game.  Despite providing some help to bowlers, the wickets are typically batting-friendly.  Batsmen may play their strokes freely and score runs swiftly because the wicket has real bounce and an even speed.

A total of 14 matches have been played in this ground for IPL and 7 times the batting team won the match by batting first, 6 times the chasing team won the match, and one match had no result. 

Weather Report: According to the weather report, Tuesday will be sunny. Temperature expected between 27-34°C. The probability of precipitation is 0%, meaning there won’t be any rain interruption during the match.

LSG vs PBKS Betting Tips

• LSG bounced back in the second match after losing their first match against the Delhi Capitals. 
• On the other hand, Punjab Kings played outstanding cricket in their first match and won against Gujarat Titans. 
• Punjab Kins have a solid squad. They have a balance of young and experienced players in every department. 
• On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants’ middle order is looking quite shaky and lacks experience. 
• Based on the head-to-head record LSG has the advantage but depending upon the performance and the team’s balance Punjab Kings is the favorite to win the match. 

Bet on Punjab Kings to WIN.