PBKS vs LSG Live Score & Updates: LSG captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bowl first on a pitch that has some moisture from recent rain. Both teams have gone with an extra pacer, expecting the surface to assist fast bowlers under the lights. Punjab, led by Shreyas Iyer, will look to strengthen their top-two chances, while LSG need a win to stay alive in the playoff race.
Lucknow Super Giants playing XI: Rishabh Pant (capt & wk), Nicholas Pooran, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Akash Singh, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi
LSG Impact Subs: Ravi Bishnoi, Mitchell Marsh, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke
Punjab Kings playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Josh Inglis (wk), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
PBKS Impact Subs: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Pravin Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett
Shreyas Iyer: We would have bowled first as well. The wicket was covered for a while and it was pouring yesterday and the day before. It was under the sheets and you know the moisture it adopts to. The grass is thicker. I don’t want to predict how the wicket is going to be. We are up for the competition. You gotta take positives. You can’t dwell on how bad you have done in a match. We need to be in high spirits.
Rishabh Pant: We will bowl first. We feel it is a bowling first. We don’t know how it is going to play. Looks like, it will stop a bit. Little loose on the top. Still, a good wicket. It is going to be a good match. Bowling first we will have the advantage and see how the game unfolds and that’s the kinda of advantage we were looking to have. Just trying to be simple more often. You want people to have conversation when you are losing. Good to see youngsters stepping in.
Shreyas Iyer has been doing well with the bat, scoring 360 runs in 10 games, including four fifties. He is averaging 51.43 and has a strike-rate of 180.90.
Rishabh Pant has not done well with the bat as he has scored only 110 runs in 10 games, averaging just 12.22. He also has the lowest strike-rate (98.21) for any batter who has scored over 100 runs this season.
Pitch report: In the last four IPL matches played in Dharamsala since 2023, the average first-innings score has been 201. So, the pitch is expected to be batting friendly. Interestingly, in all four games, teams chose to bowl first, but only one of them ended up winning.
Weather report: There might be some light rain during the day, but by evening, the weather is expected to be cool with the temperature around 16°C.
Punjab Kings predicted XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett.
Impact Player options: Prabhsimran Singh/Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Azmatullah Omarzai, Yash Thakur.
Lucknow Super Giants predicted XI: Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav.
Impact Player options: Prince Yadav/Mitchell Marsh, Manimaran Siddharth, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himmat Singh.
Today IPL match LIVE Score, PBKS vs LSG scorecard: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is finally coming to Dharamshala as Punjab Kings (PBKS) take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 54 on Sunday (4th May). PBKS are aiming to get one step closer to the playoffs, while LSG cannot afford to lose any more games if they want to stay in the race for the top four.
This will also be a big clash between the two most expensive players in IPL history, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer, who have had very different seasons so far. PBKS and LSG will face each other for the second time this season, and with the playoff race heating up, every point matters. In their reverse fixture in Lucknow, Punjab won by 8 wickets.
Fans can watch the PBKS vs LSG match live on the Star Sports Network. For online viewers, the match will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website.
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Praveen Dubey, Nehal Wadhera.
Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (c), David Miller, Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Avesh Khan, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Yuvraj Chaudhary, RS Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Matthew Breetzke, Mohsin Khan.
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