Saturday, 30 Mar LSG vs PBKS Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key Match Factors – LSG vs PBKS

• Teams should bat first after winning the toss as the pitch is not expected to be an absolute belter. Spinners and slower bowlers will have their roles to play.
• Sam Curran is yet to strike form with the ball, although he has done his bit with the bat. His role is going to hold a lot of importance.
• Harshal Patel leaked runs in the first 2 games for the Kings. Being an experienced member of the team, the speedster must hit his straps for PBKS to win.
• LSG’s top order, consisting Quinton de Kock and Ayush Badoni, needs to get amongst the runs at the earliest.

Match Preview

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be up against each other in the 11th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow will host the contest.

The Super Giants did not make the best of starts to their campaign after losing to the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 20 runs in their first game. Their bowlers faltered big time as the Royals put up a huge score of 193 for 4 on the back of Sanju Samson’s 52-ball knock of 82.

Krunal Pandya was the pick of their bowlers as he gave away only 19 runs in 4 overs, although he could not pick up a wicket. KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran scored 58 and 64 overs respectively, but LSG could only finish with 173 for 6.

The Kings, on the other hand, looked in ominous touch after they beat Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals (DC) in their opening game by 4 wickets. Sam Curran scored a half-century to take his team past the finish line. Liam Livingstone also used the long handle to good effect.

However, the Kings slumped to their first defeat of the season after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat them at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. After being asked to bat first, PBKS scored 176 for 6 in 20 overs.

PBKS were in the game until the penultimate over when Dinesh Karthik’s 28-run cameo in the death overs took the match away from them. Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar was outstanding, to say the least, as he picked up 2 wickets for 13 runs, but his efforts went in vain.

Head-to-Head Record Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings

The Super Giants and the Kings have faced each other 3 times since their first meeting in 2022. LSG have won 2 matches while PBKS finished on the winning side 1 time.

In their previous meeting, LSG beat PBKS by 56 runs at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. In their only meeting in Lucknow, the Kings beat the Super Giants by 2 wickets after chasing down 160 in a thriller.