The Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings will play their final match of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday, May 23, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
For LSG, this season has been one to forget; they currently sit at the bottom of the points table, having managed to accumulate just eight points from 13 matches. They head into this match following a seven-wicket defeat at the hands of the Rajasthan Royals—a game in which they failed to defend a total of 221 runs. PBKS's form has completely unraveled in recent matches. The team—last year's finalists—has suffered six consecutive defeats; nevertheless, they remain in fifth place on the points table with 13 points. A victory in Lucknow is imperative for them to stay alive in the race for a spot in the playoffs.LSG vs PBKS: Head-to-Head Record
| Matches Played | 07 |
|---|---|
| Won by Lucknow Super Giants | 03 |
| Won by Punjab Kings | 04 |
| Tied | 00 |
| No Result | 00 |
| First-ever Fixture | April 29, 2022 |
| Most Recent Fixture | April 19, 2026 |
LSG vs PBKS: Predicted Playing 11
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmad, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav
Impact Player: Digvesh Rathi
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (C), Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh
Impact Player: Yuzvendra Chahal
LSG vs PBKS Key Player Stats
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Top Performers
Priyansh Arya: The breakout star of the tournament is in devastating form. In their previous encounter against LSG, Arya dismantled the bowling attack with a blazing 93 off just 37 balls, hitting 9 sixes. He holds the record for the most sub-20-ball fifties (3) for PBKS in a single season.
Cooper Connolly: Providing explosive muscle in the top order, Connolly struck a magnificent 87 off 46 balls (including 7 sixes) in their last match against LSG, building a massive 182-run partnership with Arya.
Prabhsimran Singh: The aggressive wicketkeeper-batter has anchored the engine room with 441 runs at a staggering strike rate of 167.68 this season.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Top Performers
Mitchell Marsh: For LSG—a team that hasn't exactly set the world on fire this season—this Australian all-rounder has proven to be the backbone of the batting lineup; he has scored a total of 563 runs across 13 matches.
Prince Yadav: This 29-year-old medium-pacer has emerged as a ray of hope within LSG's bowling attack. He has claimed 16 wickets in 13 matches, including a tight bowling spell in the previous game against Punjab, where he took 2 wickets while conceding just 25 runs.
Rishabh Pant: The LSG captain has scored 286 runs this season; however, his exceptional wicketkeeping skills—along with his ability to counter-attack against spin bowling—will prove to be crucial on the tricky pitch at the Ekana Stadium.
LSG vs PBKS Pitch Report
During the 2026 IPL season, the Ekana International Stadium has provided a highly balanced pitch, offering excellent opportunities for both batsmen and bowlers to excel. It stands as one of the select venues where scores of 200 or more are not a regular occurrence; throughout the entire season, this benchmark has been crossed only twice. Conversely, owing to the slow nature of the wicket, spin bowlers remain consistently in the game, making it difficult for batsmen to score freely.
LSG vs PBKS: Probable Best Performers
Mitchell Marsh
In the last four matches, Mitchell Marsh has scored 307 runs at an average of 76.75. This includes two scores in the 90s and a magnificent 111 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Ekana International Stadium. Overall, this Australian player has scored 563 runs at a strike rate of 163.18.
Harpreet Brar
Harpreet Brar has played only two matches so far in this IPL season. However, given the slow nature of the Lucknow pitch, this left-arm spinner could pose some difficulties for LSG's in-form batting unit. The 30-year-old enters this match on the back of taking two wickets against RCB at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala.
