By Kaif - May 04, 2025 03:42 PM
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PBKS vs LKN: Punjab Kings will face Lucknow Super Giants in Dharamsala on Saturday in the 54th match of IPL 2025. Punjab defeated Chennai Super Kings in their previous match. With this defeat, CSK became the first team to be eliminated from IPL 2025. At the same time, Lucknow Super Giants had a good start in the tournament, but now they have to face two consecutive defeats.
Punjab Kings are currently fourth in the points table with 6 wins and 3 losses. Their net run rate is 0.199. They still have four matches left this season and they need to win just two matches to qualify for the playoffs.
On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants are sixth in the points table with 5 wins and 5 losses. Their net run rate is -0.325. They still have four matches left in the tournament and LSG needs to win at least three matches to qualify for the playoffs. If they lose today's match, it may be difficult for them to qualify for the playoffs.
In this season, a match was played between the two teams on 1 April. Where Lucknow batted first and scored 171 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. In response, Punjab Kings chased the target in 16.2 overs and won by 8 wickets.
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| Matches Played | 13 |
| Wins while batting first | 08 |
| Wins while chasing | 05 |
| No Result | 00 |
| Matches Tied | 00 |
| Average first innings score | 184 |
| Highest Team Total | 241 |
| Successfully Highest chase total | 193 |
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PBKS vs LKN Pitch Report: The pitch of Dharamshala helps fast bowlers. However, the team batting first often scores big here. Teams batting second usually struggle to reach the given target. That is, the team batting first gets more success here. Before last season's IPL matches, Dharamshala made a new 'hybrid pitch'. This is the first pitch of its kind in India. This hybrid pitch is designed to get consistent bounce and maintain the same nature throughout the game.
So far 13 IPL matches have been played in this stadium. Teams batting first here have won 8 matches and teams batting later have won 5 matches. The average score of the first innings here is 180 runs and that of the second innings is 170 runs. The highest score here is recorded in the name of RCB (241/7 vs PBKS, 2024). Similarly, the lowest score on this ground is recorded in the name of PBKS (116 vs Deccan Chargers, 2011).
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Possible Playing 11: 1. Priyansh Arya, 2. Prabhsimran Singh(WK), 3. Shreyas Iyer(C), 4. Nehal Wadhera, 5. Shashank Singh, 6. Josh Inglis(WK), 7. Azmatullah Omarzai, 8. Suryansh Shedge, 9. Marco Jansen, 10. Harpreet Brar, 11. Yuzvendra Chahal/Arshdeep Singh
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Possible Playing 11: 1. Aiden Markram, 2. Mitchell Marsh, 3. Nicholas Pooran(WK), 4. Rishabh Pant(WK)(C), 5. Ayush Badoni, 6. David Miller, 7. Abdul Samad, 8. Ravi Bishnoi, 9. Avesh Khan, 10. Digvesh Singh, 11. Prince Yadav/Mayank Yadav
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