PBKS vs LSG Match Preview- IPL 2025, Match 54

Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be hosting Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for the 54th game of IPL 2025. The PBKS vs LSG match will be played on Sunday (May 4) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.

PBKS are coming into this game on the back of a win and will be eyeing another win to bolster their playoff chances. The Shreyas Iyer-led side is currently at the third spot in the points table with 6 wins from 10 games. Another win will take their tally to 7 wins and will all but confirm their passage to the next stage.

LSG, on the other hand, are struggling with their form at present. At a time when even a minor slip-up could cost the team a place in the playoffs, LSG have looked vulnerable. They have lost their last two games and will be desperate to win the upcoming game to get their campaign back on track.

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LSG are currently at the sixth spot in the points table with 5 wins and 5 defeats. With both teams now looking to set lock horns against each other, here is the full PBKS vs LSG match preview.

PBKS vs LSG Match Preview- IPL 2025, Match 54:

PBKS vs LSG, Date and Venue:

The upcoming PBKS vs LSG match will be played on Sunday (May 4) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. The PBKS vs LSG match is scheduled to be played from 07:30 PM IST.

Squads:

Punjab Kings:

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash

Lucknow Super Giants:

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Abdul Samad, David Miller, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Ayush Badoni, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Akash Maharaj Singh, Akash Deep, Mayank Yadav, Shamar Joseph, Arshin Kulkarni

PBKS vs LSG key battles:

Mitchell Marsh vs Arshdeep Singh:

Mitchell Marsh has been one of LSG's best batsmen this season. In 9 games so far, he has scored 378 runs with the help of four half-centuries.

The right-handed batsman will be key to LSG's chances in the game. With LSG desperately seeking a win, the onus will be on Marsh to give his team a good start.

Marsh can change the course of a game in a matter of a few overs, and PBKS will be hoping that the Australia star does not get off to a good start.

They will be relying on their pace spearhead Arshdeep Singh to get his wicket. The last time these two teams faced each other, Arshdeep had dismissed Marsh cheaply and will be eyeing his wicket again.

Prabhsimran Singh vs Mayank Yadav:

Prabhsimran Singh has been in good form too. The last time PBKS played against LSG, the right-handed batsman had scored a match-winning fifty. He also scored a fifty in PBKS' impressive win over Chennai Super Kings in their last game.

With form on his side, Prabhsimran will look to deliver with the bat again. LSG, on the other hand, will be hoping that their fast-bowler Mayank Yadav gets rid of the PBKS opener as quickly as possible. Mayank is expected to get a good bounce in Dharamsala, and he will be looking to make the most of it.

Nicholas Pooran vs Yuzvendra Chahal:

While Nicholas Pooran is LSG's highest run-scorer this season, he has struggled to do well with the bat in recent games.

In his last four games, he has registered scores of 8, 11, 9, and 27. Pooran will be eager to roar back to form and score big against PBKS as LSG look to get back to winning ways.

Pooran can win the game single-handedly on his day, and PBKS will be hoping to dismiss him as quickly as possible.

They will be hoping that their spin spearhead Yuzvendra Chahal wins his duel against Pooran. Chahal is in red-hot form at the moment after picking up a hat-trick in the last game against CSK.

PBKS vs LSG Key Players:

PBKS - Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Arshdeep Singh will be the key players for PBKS.

LSG - Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, and Mayank Yadav will be the key players for LSG.

PBKS vs LSG Weather Report:

Rain could play spoilsport during the upcoming game between PBKS and LSG. There is around a 13 percent chance of rain at the start of the match.

However, the whole game is unlikely to be washed out. The temperature is set to hover around 8-9 degrees Celsius throughout the match.

Conclusion:

Both PBKS and LSG are very much in contention for a playoff spot, and neither of them can afford too many slip-ups now. PBKS have already defeated LSG once this season and will be keen to do a double on them.

On the other hand, LSG will be desperate to win the game to not only get back to winning ways but also avenge the loss they suffered against PBKS earlier this season.

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