LSG vs PBKS, IPL 2024 Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) face Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match number 11 of IPL 2024 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday, March 30.
LSG began their IPL 2024 campaign with a 20-run loss to Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. Meanwhile, Punjab lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by four wickets after beating Delhi Capitals by the same margin.
Lucknow bowled first against RR, who scored 193-4. In the chase, Nicholas Pooran (64* off 41) and captain KL Rahul (58 off 44) scored impressive half-centuries, but LSG fell short.
Punjab, meanwhile, had their moments against RCB, but lack of consistency hurt them. After a good start, they lost their way and were restricted to 176-6. With the ball, they were in the game despite Virat Kohli's 77 off 49, but Dinesh Karthik's 28* off 10 stunned them in the end.
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Today's LSG vs PBKS toss result
Lucknow have won the toss and decided to bat first. Nicholas Pooran came out for the toss, as KL Rahul is playing as an Impact Player. He said:
"Looks like a good track, runs on the board could be vital. We want to put something respectable on the board and then defend it."
Pooran said that Lucknow have made a few changes for the game, while Punjab are going in unchanged.
LSG vs PBKS - Today's match playing XIs
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (c), Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, M Siddharth
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (w), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Today's LSG vs PBKS pitch report
According to Brian Lara, the surface in Lucknow has a little bit more grass and is a little thicker (compared to previous pitches).
He points out that with thicker grass, there's a little bit of roots coming out. Lara thus reckons that there may be something in it for the fast bowlers. He also believes that due to the red clay pitch, spinners might get something.
Lara, though, concluded that there are no visible cracks in the surface, which should be good for scoring a lot of runs.
Today's LSG vs PBKS match players list
Lucknow Super Giants squad: KL Rahul (c & wk), Quinton de Kock, Devdutt Padikkal, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav, Kyle Mayers, Ashton Turner, Shivam Mavi, Manimaran Siddharth, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Arshad Khan, Shamar Joseph, Arshin Kulkarni, Prerak Mankad, Krishnappa Gowtham, Amit Mishra, Matt Henry
Punjab Kings squad: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Atharva Taide, Rilee Rossouw, Tanay Thyagarajan, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Chris Woakes, Nathan Ellis, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Sikandar Raza, Ashutosh Sharma
LSG vs PBKS - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal, Navdeep Singh
TV umpire: Alex Wharf
Match Referee: V Narayanan Kutty