Punjab, on the other hand, have lost two consecutive matches after winning their first two games. The poor form of their batting unit is a concern and they would be hoping to fix it quickly. The Shikhar Dhawan-led side will be facing KL Rahul’s Lucknow for the first time in this season.
LSG vs PBKS Team News and Injury Update
Lucknow are beaming with confidence and will enter the match on the back of two consecutive wins. In their last match, they chased down a 213-run target against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a last-ball thriller.
The likes of Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni are firing in the middle-order and bowlers have also done considerably well. The likes of Mark Wood, Avesh Khan and Amit Mishra have delivered on different occasions and they will pose a good threat to the under-pressure Punjab batting unit.
However, the side will be hoping for some runs from KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda who are yet to deliver in this season. Mayers have scored 13 and 0 in his last two outings and he could make way for Quinton de Kock on Saturday.
Punjab Kings played a total of 56 dot balls against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Thursday. Captain Shikhar Dhawan has scored 233 runs in four matches but no other batter from the team has crossed the 100-run mark. The fact that Liam Livingstone might miss the match against LSG as well, increases the trouble for the visitors.
Livingstone, who is yet to play a match this season, pulled his muscle ahead of GT clash. Dhawan has said that the Englishman could take three to four days to recover. Punjab’s bowling unit has a lot of potential and Lucknow would be wary of it.
LSG vs PBKS Dream11 prediction
LSG vs PBKS Dream11 predicted lineup
Wicket-keeper: Nicholas Pooran
Batter: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Matthew Short
All-rounder: Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya
Bowler: Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Captain & vice captain options: Nicholas Pooran and Marcus Stoinis can be good captain and vice-captain options.
