LSG vs PBKS Match Prediction : 68th Match, IPL 2026
LSG vs PBKS Win Probability
43%
Lucknow Super Giants
57%
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings To Win, 1.70
LSG has lost eight of its last 10 games at this venue
PBKS has lost its previous six matches and struggling but we have seen what the team is capable of producing in the first half. Surely a win is aroud the corner!
Punjab has won each of its last three matches against LSG
LSG vs PBKS Betting Tips
Mitchell Marsh to score over 24.5 runs
Mitchell Marsh is the leading run-scorer for Lucknow Super Giants this season and has scored 536 runs at an average of 43. He has scored at least 25 runs in four of his last five innings, including two half-centuries and a century. Seeing his good form, we are backing him to play a good knock.
Highest individual score Under 71.5
The pitch at Lucknow is tricky to bat on. Only two of the six matches played here this season have seen 72 or more runs. We are unlikely to see one in this match.
Team form (Last 5 matches)
Lucknow Super Giants
Punjab Kings
The Punjab Kings face a must-win situation as they face the Lucknow Super Giants in their last group-stage fixture of the ongoing Indian Premier League this weekend. The two teams will face off at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday.
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Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings Head-to-Head Record
The two teams have faced each other in seven games to date. The Lucknow Super Giants won three, while the Punjab Kings won four.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings Live-streaming and Broadcast
Fans can catch the action live across the following regional networks:
- India:Ā Star Sports Network (TV) and the JioHotstar App (Live Stream)
- Bangladesh:Ā Gazi TV (GTV), T Sports, and the Rabbitholebd App
- UAE & MENA:Ā CricLife channels via the Starzplay App
- Pakistan:Ā There is officially no live television broadcast or streaming available for the IPL in Pakistan.
- USA:Ā Willow TV
- South Africa:Ā SuperSport
- England (UK):Ā Sky Sports Cricket and the Sky Go App
- Australia:Ā Fox Sports and Kayo Sports
- New Zealand:Ā Sky Sport NZ
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LSG vs PBKS Team Previews
Lucknow Super Giants
With just four wins in thirteen matches, the Lucknow Super Giants have endured a terrible run this season. They are currently placed at the bottom of the points table and will look to end the campaign on a high.
Barring Mitchell Marsh, the batting from the Lucknow Super Giants has been ordinary.
Marsh is the teamās leading run-scorer with 536 runs. He hopes to give the team a strong start with Josh Inglis. The latter scored a brisk half-century on Tuesday, and the team will expect a similar performance from him in this match.
The middle order has proved to be a big weakness and has been a major reason for the teamās poor performance. Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni, and Abdul Samad have struggled to perform well. Lucknowās bowlers have fared better in comparison.
Mohsin Khan, Prince Yadav, and Mohammed Shami have bowled well in patches, with Yadav being the teamās leading wicket-taker. However, the slower bowlers have struggled, with Digvesh Rathi managing to pick up only five wickets.
Lucknow Super Giants Expected Playing 11
Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav
Impact Player: Digvesh Rathi / Mukul Choudhary
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Punjab Kings
At the mid-way point, the Punjab Kings were on track for an easy qualification to the playoffs. However, the team has suffered six consecutive losses since, and must win this match to keep themselves in the race for the next stage.
Punjab banks on its opening pair of Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya to give a good start. Their form hasnāt been the best over the last couple of weeks, and that has had a direct bearing on the teamās fortunes.
In the middle order, Cooper Connolly and Shreyas Iyer have played a couple of impressive knocks, with Connolly being the teamās leading run-scorer. The Punjab Kings also have a couple of quality all-rounders, including Marco Jansen and Marcus Stoinis.
However, Punjabās bowling has let them down, and that is one area where the team needs to improve. Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, and Marco Jansen have all been expensive. Yuzvendra Chahal, who is usually very dependable, has managed to pick up only ten wickets and has conceded ten runs per over.
Punjab Kings Expected Playing 11
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (C), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (C), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player: Marcus Stoinis/Xavier Bartlett
LSG vs PBKS Toss Prediction
In each of the last ten games played here, the team winning the toss opted to field first. We expect that trend to continue.
Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Ekana Stadium is one of the more difficult to bat on. The average first-inning score here this season is around 161. The surface is on the slower side and is two-paced. The spinners are likely to get grip from the pitch, and there will be turn on offer. The quicker bowlers will look to vary their pace to keep the batsmen guessing.
Anything over 180-190 will be tricky to chase. The weather will remain clear with temperatures over 33 degrees.
LSG vs PBKS : Who Will Win?
We are backing the Punjab Kings to win this match. While they havenāt been in the best of form over the last couple of weeks, we expect them to bounce back. LSG has nothing to lose but its captain is under pressure and another loss will hurt him. PBKS has the motivation, the batting firepower, and in Iyer, the best captain of the IPL.
Bet on Punjab Kings to win.
