On Friday (April 28), the Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 38th game of the IPL 2023 at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. The Kings have won four of their last seven games and are currently sixth in the points table. They come into this game after defeating the Mumbai Indians by 13 runs in their previous game. With a half-century from Sam Curran, the Kings scored 214 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs while batting first. Harpreet Singh also contributed significantly with the bat for the Kings. MI responded with 201 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs.
The Super Giants have won four of their last seven games and are currently fourth in the points table. The Super Giants failed to chase down the target of 136 runs in their last game against the Gujarat Titans, falling seven runs short. Krunal Pandya and Marcus Stoinis each took two wickets. This season, KL Rahul scored another half-century for the Super Giants but was unable to help the team reach the target.
PBKS vs LSG, IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Pitch Report Today Match IPL 2023
The pitch will likely remain balanced throughout the match. The average first innings score in the last five T20 games at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali has been 158 runs. The team winning the toss will likely elect to bowl in this game.
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PBKS vs LSG IPL 2023 Match 38 Probable XIs:
Punjab Kings: Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran©, Jitesh Sharma(wk), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul©, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran(wk), Ayush Badoni, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq, Prerak Mankad