Delhi: The 54th match of the 18th season (IPL 2025) of the Indian Premier League is to be played between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Supergiants (Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. As this league continues to move, now the playoff race with each match has become interesting. If seen at this time, both these teams have established their place in the mid of the points table, but this match will work to give a new direction to both the teams. Both teams have a strong bowling and batting lineup, due to which this match is expected to be very interesting. Let us know what is the pitch report for this match and what is the possible playing XI of both teams.
Playoffs of Claim To Strong Will do Punjab Kings
If seen at this time, the Punjab Kings team, captained by Shreyas Iyer, looks very strong to make their place in the playoffs. In his last match, Shreyas Iyer worked to defeat Chennai Super King by four wickets in his house on the strength of a stormy innings, where Yuzvendra Chahal’s fatal bowling along with Prabh Simran Singh also made a great contribution in batting, with which this team has jumped three places and reached second place with 13 points. The domestic benefits for Punjab Kings on the pitch of Dharamshala cannot be ignored at all and the team would like to use it completely.
Own Situation Strong to do Will want Lucknow Supergiants
Lucknow Supergiants, captained by Rishabh Pant, are recognized for their aggressive style and ability to turn the match. They will have to do similar wonders against Punjab Kings. The team has experienced players like Nicholas Puran and Mitchell March who can work to give balance to the team in any time. If the Lucknow Supergiants lost in this match against Punjab Kings, then their hopes of reaching the playoffs may be shocked. This is the reason why this team will not want to take any kind of risk.
Pitch report
The pitch of this stadium historically helps fast bowlers. Fast bowlers in the initial overs on the field can prove to be quite dangerous. Especially with the new ball. Spin here usually does not play much role and as the innings moves forward, it becomes easy to play stroke on this ground. Where a high scoring match is also seen. This pitch is also considered a paradise for the batsmen, where the ball comes very well on the bat. On the evening, Os can play an important role. In such a situation, the team winning the toss here can decide to bowl first.
Head-to-head record
In the IPL, five matches have been played between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Supergiants so far, out of which Lucknow Supergiants have won three times. At the same time, Punjab Kings have won in two matches.
Head-to-head record | Description |
Match played | 5 |
Won by Punjab Kings | 2 |
Lucknow won by Supergiants | 3 |
Tie (tied) | 0 |
No result (no result) | 0 |
Match played for the first time | 29 April 2022 |
Most of the most recent match | 1 April 2025 |
Match details
Match | Punjab Kings and Lucknow Supergiants |
Site | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, Dharamshala |
Date and time | May 4, 7:30 pm |
Live broadcast and streaming details | Star Sports and Jio Hotstar |
Both Teams of potential Playing 11
Punjab kings | Lucknow Supergiants |
Priyansh Arya | Mitchell Marsh |
Prabhasimran Singh | Aden marikram |
Shreyas Iyer (Captain) | Nicholas puran |
Josh Iglis (wicket keeper) | Rishabh Pant (Captain, wicketkeeper) |
Nehal Vadhera | David miller |
Ajmatullah Omrajai | Ayush Badoni |
Shashank Singh | Abdul samad |
Marco Yansen | Shardul Thakur |
Harpreet Berar | Mayank Yadav |
Yuzvendra Chahal | Digvesh Rathi |
Arshdeep Singh | Avesh Khan |
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