The Lucknow Super Giants will look for their second victory of the IPL 2025 season when they face the Punjab Kings on Tuesday at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. After a tough loss to Delhi Capitals in their season opener, LSG bounced back with a five-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday. Shardul Thakur bowled brilliantly and took four wickets. He helped limit SRH to 190 runs. In the chase, Nicholas Pooran scored a quick half-century. This guided LSG to victory. LSG will aim to repeat this strong performance against the Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings. Punjab Kings, on the other hand, started their campaign with an 11-run victory over Gujarat Titans. PBKS scored 243 runs in the first innings. Iyer made 97 runs. Arshdeep Singh took two important wickets to help bowl out GT for 232.
Head-to-Head Record
LSG and PBKS have faced each other four times in the IPL. LSG lead the head-to-head record with three wins, while PBKS has won once.
Probable XIs
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c)(wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
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Pitch and Weather Forecast
The pitch at the Ekana Cricket Stadium is known for its slow surface, which favours spinners. Batters may find it challenging to score freely in this match. The weather is expected to be clear, with temperatures around 36 degrees Celsius during the day and 20 degrees Celsius at night. Wind speeds will range from 15 km/h to 25 km/h, with humidity levels staying below 30%.
Match Details
Date: Tuesday, April 1
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Toss Time: The toss for the match will take place at 7:00 PM IST.
Live Streaming and Broadcast
The match will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network in India, including Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, and Star Sports 1 Kannada.
Live streaming will be available on the JioHotstar app and website. A subscription will be required to watch the match.