The Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 29 of IPL 2026 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh today on Sunday, April 19.
Punjab Kings enter this clash with massive momentum as the only unbeaten side this season, sitting at the top of the IPL 2026 points table with four wins from five matches. In contrast, Lucknow Super Giants are struggling in 7th place having lost three of their five games, including back-to-back defeats against DC and MI.
LSG captain Rishabh Pant is a major doubt for this game due to an elbow injury sustained from a Josh Hazlewood delivery in the previous match. PBKS opener Prabhsimran Singh has been in outstanding touch with 211 runs, often providing blistering powerplay starts. LSG will rely on Prince Yadav (9 wickets) to make early breakthroughs. Meanwhile, Punjab’s skipper Shreyas Iyer is in the “best batting form of his career,” coming off three consecutive fifties and striking at over 187.
PBKS vs LSG: Head-to-Head
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Lucknow Super Gaints won: 3
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PBKS vs LSG Today IPL Match: Pitch Report
Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) clash oo the pitch at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur is expected to be a balanced surface that slightly favours the chasing side. The track features an even covering of green grass over a mixture of red and black soil. This provides consistent bounce and carry, allowing new-ball pacers like Arshdeep Singh to extract early seam movement.
PBKS vs LSG IPL Match: New Chandigarh Weather Update
The weather in New Chandigarh (Mullanpur) for the PBKS vs LSG match on Sunday, is expected to be hot and dry with a very low probability of rain interruptions. Temperatures are expected to peak around 37°C to 38°C (approx. 101°F) during the afternoon, under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. As the match starts at 7:30 PM IST, the temperature will gradually drop to a more comfortable 26°C to 28°C.
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PBKS vs LSG: Predicted Playing XIs
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player: Vijaykumar Vyshak
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (c/wk), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, George Linde, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav
Impact Player: Mayank Yadav
PBKS vs LSG: Live Streaming details
The PBKS vs LSG clash will be held at the Mullanpur Stadium, New Chandigarh with the match set to begin at 7:30 PM IST. The game will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network, while live streaming will be available on JioHotstar.
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Squads for PBKS vs LSG
Punjab Kings squad: Shreyas Iyer (c),Priyansh Arya,Prabhsimran Singh,Mitchell Owen,Vishnu Vinod,Nehal Wadhera,Azmatullah Omarzai,Marco Jansen,Musheer Khan,Shashank Singh,Marcus Stoinis,Suryansh Shedge,Arshdeep Singh,Xavier Bartlett,Yuzvendra Chahal,Lockie Ferguson,Harpreet Brar,Vijaykumar Vyshak,Yash Thakur,Cooper Connolly,Ben Dwarshuis,Pyla Avinash,Praveen Dubey,Harnoor Singh,Vishal Nishad
Lucknow Super Giants squad: Rishabh Pant,Abdul Samad,Ayush Badoni,Matthew Breetzke,Himmat Singh,Aiden Markram,Nicholas Pooran,Arshin Kulkarni,Mitchell Marsh,Avesh Khan,Mohammed Shami,Arjun Sachin Tendulkar,Mayank Prabhu Yadav,Wanindu Hasaranga,Anrich Nortje,Akshat Raghuwanshi,Josh Inglis,Prince Yadav,Digvesh Singh Rathi,Mohsin Khan,Akash Maharaj Singh,Manimaran Siddharth,Naman Tiwari,Shahbaz Ahmed,Mukul Choudhary
