IPL 2024, LSG vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction, Match-11, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Team News & Fantasy Tips | Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings

IPL 2024, LSG vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction, Match-11, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Team News & Fantasy Tips | Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings

Indian Premier League 2024 Match Prediction 

Match:  LSG vs PBKS Fantasy Team Prediction  
Time:   30 Mar, 07:30 PM (IST)  

Series::  Indian Premier League 2024  
Venue:  Ekana Cricket Stadium – Lucknow, India  

Head-to-Head Stats 
Matches Played: 03
PBKS Won: 01
LSG Won: 02
No Result/Tie: 00

Recent Form: 
LSG 
L,  L,  W, W, W
❌❌✅✅✅

PBKS 
L,  W,  L,  L, W
❌✅❌❌✅ 

Info: 

• KL Rahul scored a solid fifty vs RR and got his campaign off to a great start. He is the best choice to top score for LSG in the match. Also, Shikhar Dhawan is PBKS’ best batter and scored 45 in the last game vs RCB. He is a top choice for PBKS top batter.
• The conditions will be favourable for spinners and the slow bowlers should pose the biggest challenge for batters on a sluggish Lucknow pitch. Ravi Bishnoi should return to form and bag at least two wickets for LSG while Harpreet Brar should continue his good run and be the top bowler for PBKS.
• It’s a sluggish wicket and we saw in last season as well that runs after the powerplay were not easy to come. It is a six hitting ground and with field spread, scoring boundaries won’t be easy for the batters. Both teams should hit over 7.5 sixes in the match but total fours should be less than 29.5.

Live Streaming: 

TV channels: You can watch this match live on Sky Cricket, Star Network, Fox Sports, Sky Sport NZ, SuperSport and Willow TV.

IPL 2024 Live Streaming: The fixture will be live-streamed on SkyGo, Jio Cinema, Willow, Foxtel Go and Kayo.

Toss Predictions: 

Teams would prefer to bat first on Lucknow pitch. Last season, the pitch got slower as the game progressed and chasing became extremely difficult.

Weather & Pitch Report: 

Weather: ⛅

The conditions will be warm and the temperature will range between 36 and 22 degrees. The high temperature will ensure that dew won’t be a factor in the match.

Pitch Report:

The surface in Lucknow is likely to be sluggish again. There have not been many international games played here as well since last IPL. The wicket is likely to be sluggish again, with spinners being the major threat. A score of around 170 can be very tough to chase.

Ekana Cricket Stadium – Lucknow, India 

Total matches: 09

Matches won batting first: 05

Matches won bowling first: 04

Average 1st Inns scores: 151

Average 2nd Inns scores: 126

Highest total recorded

199/2 (20 Ov) by IND vs SL

Highest score chased

159/4 (20 Ov) by RSAW vs INDW

Lowest score defended

156/8 (20 Ov) by AFG vs WI

Team NEWS: 

LSG Team News: 

Given the slowness of the surface, LSG can play an extra spinner. Veteran Amit Mishra can be slotted in place of pacer Yash Thakur. The batting should remain the same, with Deepak Hooda coming in as impact player. 

PBKS Team News: 

Rilee Rossouw is waiting in the wings for an opportunity but do Punjab Kings have the courage to drop Liam Livingstone, who has been a total flop. No , not now. Given the match winning abilities Livingstone brings, it is very tough to drop him. Rabada and Sam Curran are certain to feature. Jonny Bairstow can be the one to make way for Rilee but not so early in the tournament.

Predicted Playing11: 

Lucknow 

1.Quinton de Kock(WK)

2. Lokesh Rahul(WK)(C)

3. Devdutt Padikkal

4. Ayush Badoni

5. Deepak Hooda

6. Nicholas Pooran(WK)

7. Marcus Stoinis

8. Krunal Pandya

9. Ravi Bishnoi

10. Mohsin Khan

11. Naveen-ul-Haq

Punjab 

1.Shikhar Dhawan(C)

2. Jonny Bairstow

3. Prabhsimran Singh(WK)

4. Liam Livingstone

5. Sam Curran

6. Jitesh Sharma(WK)

7. Shashank Singh

8. Harpreet Brar

9. Harshal Patel

10. Kagiso Rabada

11. Rahul Chahar

Players Matchups: 

N Pooran against K Rabada
39 balls 53 runs 04 Dismissal

N Pooran against N Ellis
09 balls 02 runs 02 Dismissal

N Pooran against L Livingstone
39 balls 64 runs 02 Dismissal

K Mayers against A Singh
38 balls 57 runs 04 Dismissal

K Mayers against K Rabada
18 balls 31 runs 02 Dismissal

KL Rahul against K Rabada
54 balls 63 runs 04 Dismissal

KL Rahul against C Woakes
10 balls 06 runs 01 Dismissal

M Stoinis against S Curran
14 balls 23 runs 03 Dismissal

M Stoinis against H Patel
16 balls 26 runs 02 Dismissal

D Padikkal against A Singh
32 balls 50 runs 03 Dismissal

D Padikkal against H Patel
20 ball 28 runs 02 Dismissal

K Pandya against K Rabada
19 balls 27 runs 02 Dismissal

Q de Kock against A Singh
27 balls 27 runs 02 Dismissal

Q de Kock against S Curran
44 balls 50 runs 01 Dismissal

S Curran against N ul Haq
04 ball 06 runs 01 Dismissal

S Raja against Y Thakur
04 balls 04 runs 01 Dismissal

S Dhawan against M Stoinis
07 balls 10 runs 01 Dismissal

S Dhawan against R Bishnoi
22 balls 36 runs 01 Dismissal

J Bairstow against K Pandya
15 balls 16 runs 01 Dismissal

J Bairstow against R Bishnoi
20 balls 35 runs 01 Dismissal

R Rossouw against R Bishnoi
12 balls 24 runs 01 Dismissal

Team Combo: 

LSG Team Info – 

• Quinton de Kock and Lokesh Rahul will probably open the inning.
• Lokesh Rahul is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Devdutt Padikkal will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Ayush Badoni and Deepak Hooda will handle the middle-order batting.
• Lokesh Rahul will lead the Lucknow Super Giants as a Captain. He was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
• Quinton de Kock will do the Wicket Keeping for Lucknow Super Giants.
• Ravi Bishnoi and Krunal Pandya will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Naveen-ul-Haq and Mohsin Khan will lead the pace attack of his team.

PBKS Team Info – 

• Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow will probably open the inning.
• Prabhsimran Singh will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
• Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran will handle the middle-order batting.
• Sam Curran is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Shikhar Dhawan will lead the Punjab Kings as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
• Prabhsimran Singh will do the Wicket Keeping for Punjab Kings.
• Harpreet Brar and Liam Livingstone will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Harpreet Brar was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
• Kagiso Rabada and Harshal Patel will lead the pace attack of his team.

Winning Chances: 

LSG will start the match as favourites. On paper, they are a better side. They have more quality in the batting while the presence of three quality spinners make them look better equipped for the sluggish conditions. They will have the home advantage to their side with all the crowd support that can also play a role. The team has played most of their cricket in Lucknow so LSG definitely are favourites to win.

Lucknow Super Giants to beat Punjab Kings.

Lucknow Super Giants a 74% chance to win this match 

Punjab Kings have a 26% chance to win this match 

 Key Players: 

Lucknow Super Giants 

KL Rahul 

KL Rahul has been one of the most consistent performers in IPL. Year after year, KL Rahul has piled on runs for his team. He got his IPL 2024 campaign off to a great start as he scored a brilliant 58 against RR.

Nicholas Pooran 

Pooran has taken his game to another level in recent times. In whatever tournaments he has played since last IPL, he has performed admirably well. He put on a show against RR and played a magnificent innings of 64 in 41 balls.

Krunal Pandya 

Krunal Pandya can be more than handy on the Lucknow surface. Being a spinner, his four overs will be valuable for LSG. He was the most economical bowler against RR and gave away just 19 runs in 4 overs. He is expected to create a lot of problems for PBKS batters. Also, he can chip in with handy runs down the order.

Ravi Bishnoi 

Bishnoi was taken for plenty against RR, but the conditions in Lucknow will help him get into the groove. Bishnoi has been a trump card for LSG in middle overs and he’ll being looking to emulate his performance of last season this year too.

LSG Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Deepak Hooda,  Mayank Yadav, Amit Mishra, K Gowtham, Prerak Mankad 

Deepak Hooda is most likely to be used as an impact player by LSG. However, if they are bowling second and they have not used Hooda, there is a chance of Amit Mishra getting a game as well if he is not included in playing XI. But Hooda is the most likely Impact player.

Punjab Kings 

Shikhar Dhawan 

Dhawan is the most important player in the PBKS lineup. If PBKS have to win the tournament,  Dhawan will have to be at the peak of his prowess. The veteran got off to a good start to the tournament and played a brilliant hand of 45 against RCB.

Liam Livingstone 

Yes, Liam Livingstone is inconsistent but if he has a good day, he will ensure that PBKS end up on a winning note. He brings so much quality to the table but it is a shame that he has not been able to light up the IPL as expected. However, he is working on his weakness and PBKS will hope that he finds form soon.

Kagiso Rabada 

Rabada has been a consistent performer for PBKS. He has been mighty consistent but unfortunately, he has not got much support from the other end. Rabada will have a big responsibility on his shoulders to get early wickets for LSG. He picked two wickets for 23 runs against RCB.

Harpreet Brar 

Brar was magnificent against RCB and picked two wickets for just 13 runs. He will enjoy the conditions in Lucknow and might well turn out to the match winner for PBKS.

PBKS Possible Impact Player Substitutes 

Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Harpreet Singh, T Thyagarajan, V Kaverappa 

Prabhsimran will be the impact player in most scenarios. However, if PBKS is defending and any bowler has an off day, V Kaverappa can be slotted in but still, Prabhsimran has the greatest chances of getting the game.

Team Forms: 

LSG Team Form: 

LSG have been consistent in the two seasons so far, making it to the playoffs in both editions. They lost to MI in the Eliminator last year.

PBKS Team Form: 

PBKS have been one of the most inconsistent teams in IPL. Last year, the team failed to reach the playoffs once again and finished in the second half of the table.

SQUAD: 

Lucknow Super Giants (LKN) Squad: 

Quinton de Kock(WK), Lokesh Rahul(WK)(C), Devdutt Padikkal, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran(WK), Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav, Yash Thakur, Prerak Mankad, Krishnappa Gowtham, Amit Mishra, Manimaran Siddharth, Arshad Khan, Shamar Joseph, Arshin Kulkarni, David Willey, Shivam Mavi, Ashton Turner, Kyle Mayers, Yudhvir Singh Charak.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) Squad: 

Shikhar Dhawan(C), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh(WK), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma(WK), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vidwath Kaverappa, Tanay Thyagarajan, Rilee Rossouw, Harpreet Singh, Prince Choudhary, Atharva Taide, Chris Woakes, Vishwapratap Singh, Nathan Ellis, Ashutosh Sharma, Shivam Singh, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan.

Pre-Toss Grand League Team: