Punjab won the toss and elected to bowl first –Shikhar Dhawan out due to injury

LSG vs PBKS: The second match of the day in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be between Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) which will be played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Punjab won the toss and decided to field first. Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan is out due to injury. Sam Karan is captaining in his place. Lucknow will try to reach the top of the points table by completing a hat-trick of victories in this match. Punjab started with a win, but had to face defeat in the last two matches.

Pitch report

The team prefers to bat first after winning the toss at the Ekana Stadium because looking at the record, the team batting first scores more runs against the other team in T20 here. This pitch is considered favorable for the batsmen but still as the game progresses here the bowlers start getting help.

Weather condition

The weather of Lucknow is going to be hot on the day of the match. Saturday's temperature in Lucknow will be between 41 to 25 degree Celsius.

Possible playing 11 of both the teams...

Lucknow Supergiants: KL Rahul (captain), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (keeper), Jaydev Unadkat, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi.

Impact Players: Ayush Badoni, Swapnil Singh, Krishnappa Gautam, Prerak Mankad, Daniel Symes.

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Mohit Rathi, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Karen, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh.

Impact Players: Sikandar Raza, Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Bhatia, Atharva Tayde.