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LSG vs PBKS Head to Head in Ekana Sports City: Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) didn’t have a great start to IPL 2024, as they lost their first Rajasthan Royals by 20 runs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on 24th March. Now, LSG will be returning to their home ground at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee (BRSABV) Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow where they will take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) on 30th March. LSG have played seven IPL matches at their home ground in Lucknow, out of which, they come out victorious on three occasions, while ended up losing three games.
Talking about Punjab Kings, they registered a convincing victory against Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets at Mullanpur. However, ended up losing the next game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday. Now, with one win and one loss from two games, PBKS will look to take up the top-2 spot with a win against LSG in Lucknow.
Let’s have a look at LSG vs PBKS Head to Head, Pitch Report and Best Players for IPL 2024.
LSG vs PBKS Head-to-Head in IPL
Lucknow Supergiants and Punjab Kings have faced each other three times in the IPL, out of which, LSG have come out victorious on two occasions, while PBKS have won just one game against them. In their last outing in IPL 2023 at I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, LSG posted the second highest total in IPL history, as they scored 257 for 5 with the help of half-centuries by Kyle Mayers and Marcus Stoinis. In reply, PBKS were bowled out for 201 runs in 19.5 overs, losing the game by 56 runs.
| Matches | LSG won | PBKS won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
LSG vs PBKS Head-to-Head at Ekana Cricket Stadium
Out of the three outings between both teams, LSG and PBKS have played just one game against each other at Ekana Cricket Stadium on 15th April, 2023. PBKS won that last-over thriller by 2 wickets chasing a target of 160 runs in 19.3 overs. Sikandar Raza was the top scorer with 57 runs off 41 balls, while Shahrukh Khan finished the game for PBKS with an unbeaten 23 runs off just 10 balls.
| Matches | LSG won | PBKS won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
LSG vs PBKS Head to Head Players Stats
MOST RUNS IN LSG vs PBKS IPL MATCHES
| Batter | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikandar Raza (PBKS) | 2 | 93 | 46.50 | 147.61 | 57 |
| KL Rahul (LSG) | 3 | 92 | 30.66 | 121.05 | 74 |
| Marcus Stoinis (LSG) | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 160 | 72 |
MOST WICKETS IN LSG vs PBKS IPL MATCHES
| Bowler | Innings | Wickets | Economy Rate | Average | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada (PBKS) | 3 | 8 | 10.33 | 15.50 | 4/38 |
| Ravi Bishnoi (LSG) | 3 | 5 | 9.52 | 20 | 2/18 |
| Sam Curran (PBKS) | 2 | 4 | 9.85 | 17.25 | 3/31 |
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Ekana Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
The surface of the Ekana Cricket Stadium is not easy to batter as it is known for its support for the spinners. The ball might come slow after tapping on the surface of Ekana making it difficult for the batters to find boundaries.
Ekana Cricket Stadium IPL Stats and Records
The Ekana Cricket Stadium has hosted seven IPL matches so far out of which, the team batting first has won four times, while a chasing team come out victorious on two occasions, with one match ending in no result. The first-ever IPL match on this ground was played between Lucknow Supergiants and Delhi Capitals (DC) on 1st April, 2023. After posting a total of 193 for 6, powered by Kyle Mayers’ 73-run knock off 38 balls, LSG restricted DC on 143/9 winning the match by 50 runs. LSG pacer Mark Wood was awarded Player of the Match was registering his best IPL figures of 5/14 in 4 overs.
LSG vs PBKS Players Stats in Ekana Cricket Stadium
Key players from both teams
LSG-X Factors
LSG didn’t have a great outing in the last match against RR, but there were some impressive performances from the players. First of all, the skipper KL Rahul led from the front and took the innings further after LSG lost 3 wickets for just 11 runs, chasing a target of 194. He scored a fighting 58 runs off 44 balls hitting four fours and two sixes. He was accompanied by Nicholas Pooran who scored an unbeaten 64 runs off 41 balls and restricted LSG from a big defeat. Apart from them, LSG will also look up Kyle Mayers and Marcus Stoinis to put some runs on board in a match against PBKS. Talking about their bowling line-up, Naveen-ul-Haq was impressive in the first game against RR, taking 2 wickets by conceding 43 runs in four overs. Apart from that, spin bowlers like Ravi Bishnoi and Krunal Pandya will look to take advantage of the spin-friendly surface of the Ekana Stadium
PBKS- X Factors
PBKS have star overseas players such as Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone. However, Bairstow hasn’t been able to show his best in the tournament so far, but Curran and Livinstone played a pivotal role in a win against DC. Sam Curran played a match-winning knock of 63 runs off 47 balls, while Livingstone remained unbeaten on 38 runs off 21 balls as PBKS successfully chased 175 runs in 19.2 overs. While in the next game, skipper Shikhar Dhawan led from the front in a match against RCB and top scored for PBKS with 45 runs off 37 balls. Talking about their bowlers Harpreet Brar has been impressive in the last two games and bowled with an economy rate of under five in both matches. He will one of the players to look out for PBKS in a spin-friendly surface of Ekana cricket Stadium along with Rahul Chahar.
