Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 54th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Both teams had contrasting results in their previous game.
PBKS defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their last encounter. They conceded 190 in the first innings but batted exceptionally well to chase the target with four wickets to spare.
Meanwhile, LSG suffered a defeat against the Mumbai Indians (MI) by 54 runs. They were outplayed in all departments and never had a chance in the game.
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Josh Inglis (wk), Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Arshdeep Singh
Impact Player: Yuzvendra Chahal
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi
Impact Player: Mayank Yadav
This will be the first game in Dharamsala this season. The tracks were nice for batting last season, and a similar surface is expected again. However, speedsters will also get some help, especially at the start.
A temperature of around 17°C, with high rain chances, is forecast.
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Punjab Kings are a strong side, and their bowling unit is better suited to the conditions in Dharamsala. Their batting is also stronger than Lucknow Super Giants. Expect PBKS to win.
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