🏏IPL 2022 Match 42: Lucknow Vs Punjab 🏏

IPL Match 42: Lucknow Super Giants Vs Punjab Kings

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Best friends reunite as Rahul's Super Giants face off against Agarwal's Punjab Kings

The forty-second match of the TATA IPL 2022 will see the clash between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants.

Punjab Kings will be squaring off against Lucknow Super Giants for the first time in the forty-second match of this season of the Tata IPL.

Punjab Kings is currently placed at the sixth position on the points table of this season of the Tata IPL whereas Lucknow Super Giants is currently placed at the fourth spot on the points table.

Punjab Kings played their last game against Chennai Super Kings where they won the game by 11 runs. Shikhar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa smashed 88 runs and 42 runs respectively for Punjab Kings in that game.

On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants played their last game against Mumbai Indians where they won the game by 36 runs. KL Rahul stacked 103 runs while Krunal Pandya picked up 3 wickets for Lucknow Super Giants in that game.

Probable Playing XIs for PBKS vs LSG:

Punjab Kings:

Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Sharma, Arshdeep Singh

Lucknow Super Giants:

Quinton de Kock (wk), KL Rahul (c), Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan/Mohsin Khan

Pitch Report:

The last game on the ground saw a low score being defended and there has been a lot on offer for the fast bowlers from the MCA Stadium wicket. The batters found it tough to get going and it could be a similar case in this fixture as well. The captain that wins the toss is likely to bowl first at the wicket.

Weather Forecast:

According to weather.com, the temperature of Pune city on April 29 (Friday) will be 41° Celcius during the day and fall to 25° Celcius at night. The sky will be clear throughout the day and night. The chances of rain are just 5%. The humidity will be around 29% during the day and rise to 48% at night.

MCA Stadium in Pune is a good scoring ground but it also gives assistance to bowlers. The average 1st innings total at the stadium is 153 while the average 2nd innings total is 128. The stadium has seen totals between 160 to 180 in recent games of IPL 2022.

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Big names like KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Kagiso Rabada, Shikhar Dhawan, Krunal Pandya and Manish Pandey will be in action during the battle between Lucknow and Punjab.

Before the match gets underway in Pune, here's a look at the head-to-head record between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants.

The head-to-head record between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants stands at 0-0. The two franchises are yet to play a game against each other in the IPL.

Who will win Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants today IPL match?

Punjab Kings have managed to win just 2 out of their last 5 matches in Indian Premier League 2022.

The Lucknow Super Giants have witnessed as many as three victories and two defeats in the recent while.

According to the Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants today match prediction, Lucknow Super Giants are the favourites to win this match.

If Kings want someone to play more of an anchor's role, Shikhar Dhawan could be that batter. Super Giants, though, can counter that move somewhat with Dushmantha Chameera. Chameera has dismissed Shikhar twice in 25 balls while conceding only 30 runs.

In the middle overs, Super Giants can keep Shikhar quiet by pairing him against Pandya. Even though Pandya turns the ball in to Dhawan, the batter has managed only 29 runs off 26 balls against him. On the other hand, Shikhar has taken Ravi Bishnoi, a legspinner who mostly bowls sliders and googlies, for 36 runs off 19 balls. Neither spinner, though, has dismissed him so far in T20 cricket.

Manish Pandey has been struggling for runs. In six innings this season, he has scored only 88 runs at a strike rate of 110. Super Giants have a couple of options in front of them. They can replace him with Manan Vohra, who can bat at No. 3. Or they can even bring in K Gowtham and move Ayush Badoni up the order.

Stats that matter:

Rahul is one of only three batters to have struck at more than 145 against both pace and spin (minimum 100 runs against each type). Jos Buttler and David Miller are the other two.

Against Kagiso Rabada, de Kock has scored 89 runs off 61 balls without any dismissal, but Arshdeep Singh has got him out twice in 14 balls while giving away only 14 runs.

Among those who have bowled at least five death overs this season, Arshdeep has the best economy (5.66).

Rahul has scored only 36 runs off 35 balls against Rahul Chahar with one dismissal but Stoinis has taken the legspinner apart, plundering 32 runs off 12 balls without getting out.

Out of eight, Kings have lost seven tosses so far in this season.

Originally posted by: evilxbalaa

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Originally posted by: Savera84

Thank you Hinna!

Now the other sunshine will join if they are interested in IPL.

Cheers..

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