LSG vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2024: de Kock hits fifty; Pooran’s counterattack as Lucknow Super Giants goes near 150; LSG 125/3 (13)

Harshal Patel comes back into the attack. FOUR! de Kock shuffles and plays it towards fine leg and completes his half-century with a boundary. 10 off this over as it is time for a strategic time-out. 

Rahul Chahar replaces Harshal Patel. SIX! Full and in the slot for Pooran who smacks down the down for a massive six to start the over which also takes LSG past 100. FOUR! Instinctive short delivery from Rahul and Pooran plays a lofted drive over cover for a second boundary. SIX! Another maximum, this time targets a straight fence. A couple and two singles help LSG take 20 off this over.

Kagiso Rabada comes back into the attack. FOUR! Thick edge and runs past the keeper for a boundary. Three singles add it to make a seven-run over. 

Harshal Patel into the attack. Two singles off first two balls. LSG dealing in singles here. Looks like the batters have understood that this pitch isn’t a high-scoring one. de Kock punches the last ball past cover fielder and gets a boundary. 

Stoinis now lofts Chahar over the head and hit a much-needed SIX! Short ball and now Stoinis hits over midwicket for another maximum. OUT! Castled. Half-tracker, quicker through the air, Stoinis goes for another pull but misses it. Three down LSG. 

Captain Nicholas Pooran at the crease now. 15 runs and a wicket in that over. 

Harpreet Brar into the attack. Begins with two dot balls. On the fourth ball, he drives towards covers and gets a double. Just four runs from the over. 

Rahul Chahar into the attack. Four singles to begin on first four balls. A double on the last ball makes it seven off the over. 

OUT! Curran is back into attack and takes the wicket on the first ball. Padikkal is gone. Drives straight to mid-off. Marcus Stoinis at the crease now. A single to begin with. QDK now lofts over mid on and gets a double. A SIX to end the over and PowerPlay. Full and QDK slogs it over midwicket. 

Rabada continues. Padikkal plays a beautifully lofted cover drive for four to get off the mark. Padikkal cuts and another boundary. A brilliant delivery to end the over. 10 runs from it. 

Rahul begins the Arshdeep over with a superb SIX straight over the bowler’s head. One ball later, he plays the same shot, this time for four. And another lofted hit, Rahul works his wrists towards midwicket and gets a double. OUT! Rahul is gone. Tried to cut the ball but is caught at backward point. 

Devdutt Padikkal in at three. 

Kagiso Rabada into the attack now. Rahul hooks the ball, doesn’t time it and the fielder in the deep runs and dives towards the ball but isn’t able to grab it. Dropped. Now QDK slashes the back of the length ball over point for four! Follows it up with a SIX! Opens the face and just times it over point. Wristywork. 

Arshdeep Singh from the other end. QDK takes a single. Slow start so far for LSG. Not really pushing for boundaries. Double to end the over, seven runs from it. 

Sam Curran with the new ball. Dot to begin with. Seamed into the left hander QDK. He then leaves the ball to the keeper. Defends the third ball. Shot! Gently pushes the half-volley straight down the ground for four. Single on the fifth ball. Rahul defends the last ball. 

The players are out in the middle. Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul walk into bat. 

Matches Played: 7

Won: 3

Lost: 3

NR - 1

Highest Score: 193/6 (20) vs Delhi Capitals (2023)

Lowest Score: 108/10 (19.5) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2023)

Matches Played: 3

Lucknow Super Giants: 2

Punjab Kings: 1

Last Result: LSG won by 56 runs (2023)

LSG XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (capt), Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, M Siddharth

Subs: Ashton Turner, Naveen-ul-Haq, Amit Mishra, Deepak Hooda, K Gowtham

Punjab Kings XI: Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Roussouw, Tanay Thagarajan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Bhatia

KL Rahul to play as an impact player. Nicholas Pooran is leading the home team today.

Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and chose to bat first. 

Bat 1st: Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Harshal Patel, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar.

Bowl 1st: Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Harshal Patel, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.

Impact Player Options: Arshdeep Singh/Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Roussouw, Vidwath Kaverappa, Tanay Thyagrajan, Harpreet Bhatia.

Bat 1st: KL Rahul (c & wk), Quinton de Kock, Devdutt Padikkal, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Naveen ul-Haq

Bowl 1st: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Mohsin Khan, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Naveen ul-Haq

Impact Player Options: Yash Thakur, Deepak Hooda, Mayank Yadav, Amit Mishra, Krishnappa Gowtham

WICKET KEEPERS

Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran

BATTERS

Shikhar Dhawan

ALL-ROUNDERS

Marcus Stoinis, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran

BOWLERS

Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi

Team Composition: LSG 5-6 PBKS | Credits Left: 7.5

Lucknow Super Giants:

Yudhvir Singh Charak, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Shivam Mavi, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Shamar Joseph, David Willey, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Prerak Mankad, Arshin Kulkarni, Deepak Hooda, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ashton Turner, Nicholas Pooran, Devdutt Padikkal, Quinton de Kock, Ayush Badoni, KL Rahul (c), Mohsin Khan, Mohsin Khan, Amit Mishra, Arshad Khan

Punjab Kings:

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw. 

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is back on familiar turf. It should be hoping to get back into form, too, as it takes on Punjab Kings in its first home match of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

After the defeat to Rajasthan Royals last Sunday, LSG would bank on the season’s trend so far — every team winning its first match at home. For Punjab Kings, this is the third game: it won the first against Delhi Capitals and then lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

Though it is still early days, no team would want to register two losses on the trot. So, much is at stake at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium on Saturday.

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LSG vs PBKS, IPL 2024: Back on home turf, Lucknow Super Giants eyes first win of season against Punjab Kings

After the defeat to Rajasthan Royals last Sunday, LSG would bank on the season’s trend so far — every team winning its first match at home — when it hosts PBKS

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