Match 42 of IPL 2022 will see Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Friday (April 29) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Both teams will want to bag those two crucial points to keep themselves in the fray for the playoffs.
Punjab have blown hot and cold so far in the 15th edition of the cash-rich league with eight points in as many outings. But as it looks, PBKS have finally seemed to have unlocked greater team balance with their second win of the season over four-time champions Chennai Super Kings.
The returning Bhanuka Rajapaksa has added more firepower to Punjab’s batting half while Liam Livingstone has been in superlative form. Arshdeep Singh has been a revelation in the death overs and the management will hope him to continue the good work in the upcoming games.
For Lucknow, skipper KL Rahul has led the batting from the front and is currently second in the run-scorers list after Jos Buttler. The side boasts of enviable depth on paper, with the likes of Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda and Jason Holder making up the all-rounders’ roster.
Match Details
Match 42: Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Date & Time: 29th April at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time
Pitch Report
Four out of the seven games at the MCA Stadium have been won by teams batting first. The wickets have generally been kind to the batters, and spinners as the game progress.
Predicted Playing XI
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Sharma
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Krunal Pandya, Manish Pandey, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Jason Holder, Marcus Stoinis, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan/Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
PBKS vs LSG – Fantasy Team Predictions
Fantasy Team 1: Quinton de Kock (vc), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jason Holder, Liam Livingstone (c), Krunal Pandya, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Mohsin Khan
Fantasy Team 2: KL Rahul (c), Shikhar Dhawan (vc), Mayank Agarwal, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ayush Badoni, Rishi Dhawan, Jason Holder, Krunal Pandya, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi
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