Here are the Predictions for Indian Premier League 2026, Match 68 - Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings, to be played on the 23rd of May at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
Lucknow Super Giants are already out of the Playoffs race and this match is a dead rubber for them.
The top run scorer for Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Mitchell Marsh with 563 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Prince Yadav with 16 scalps under his belt.
Lucknow Super Giants have lost their previous high scoring thriller against Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets.
Here are the Predictions for Indian Premier League 2026, Match 68 - Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings, to be played on the 23rd of May at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
Match Prediction - Lucknow Super Giants v Punjab Kings
Ground Stat:
Average First Innings Total at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow (IPL) - 175
Average Second Innings Total at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow (IPL) - 165
Current Form Lucknow Super Giants:
Lucknow Super Giants are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 4 wins and 9 losses to their credit.
Their NRR is -0.702.
Lucknow Super Giants are already out of the Playoffs race and this match is a dead rubber for them.
The top run scorer for Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Mitchell Marsh with 563 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Prince Yadav with 16 scalps under his belt.
Lucknow Super Giants have lost their previous high scoring thriller against Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets.
Lucknow Super Giants batted first and they posted a huge total of 220 for 5 in 20 overs. Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis started off very well for Lucknow Super Giants. They stitched a partnership of 109 runs for the 1st wicket. Inglis in particular was simply sensational in the Powerplay overs. He hit 7 fours and 3 sixes for his knock of 60 runs. Marsh also showcased his talent with the bat. He smashed 96 runs in 57 balls, hitting 11 fours and 5 sixes. Rishabh Pant also contributed healthily as Lucknow Super Giants managed to reach 220 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi fully utilized the Powerplay overs. They collected 75 quick runs for the 1st wicket partnership. Vaibhav Suryavanshi once again played a match winning knock. He scored 93 runs in 38 balls, hitting 7 fours and 10 sixes. He sealed the deal in favor of Rajasthan Royals. Dhruv Jurel also contributed healthily with a knock of 53 runs as Rajasthan Royals comfortably chased the target down in the last over with 7 wickets in hand.
Current Form Punjab Kings:
Punjab Kings are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 6 wins and 6 losses to their credit.
Their NRR is 0.227.
It is a must win match for Punjab Kings.
The top run scorer for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Cooper Connolly with 473 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Arshdeep Singh with 14 scalps under his belt.
Punjab Kings have lost their previous match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 23 runs.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru batted first and they posted a total of 222 for 4 in 20 overs. Jacob Bethell got out without troubling the scorers much. After his dismissal, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal batted superbly. Virat Kohli made 58 off 37 balls while Padikkal smashed 45 runs in just 25 deliveries, hitting 4 fours and 3 sixes. A real game changing knock was played by Venkatesh Iyer, who smashed 73 runs off just 40 balls, stayed not out and helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru get to a tall total of 222 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Punjab Kings lost 3 early wickets and looked to be in deep waters right from the outset. Cooper Connolly and Suryansh Shedge tried their best to bring life into the game. They made 37 and 35 runs respectively but both of them got out at a wrong time. Shashank Singh and Marcus Stoinis also tried hard but the target was always out of reach for Punjab Kings. They were eventually restricted to 199 for 8 in 20 overs, losing the match by 23 runs.
Batting Stats T20
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Punjab Kings
Shreyas Iyer (c), Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Harnoor Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Mitchell Owen, Musheer Khan, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Cooper Connolly, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Praveen Dubey, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lockie Ferguson, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Ben Dwarshuis, Vishal Nishad.
Lucknow Super Giants
Himmat Singh, Aiden Markram, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arjun Sachin Tendulkar, Wanindu Hasaranga, Rishabh Pant, Matthew Breetzke, Nicholas Pooran, Mukul Choudhary, Josh Inglis, Akash Maharaj Singh, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Manimaran Siddharth, Mayank Prabhu Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Naman Tiwari.
Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Lucknow Super Giants
Who will win? – Punjab Kings
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings), Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Arshdeep Singh (Punjab Kings), Mohsin Khan (Lucknow Super Giants)
Most Sixes – Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings), Mukul Choudhary (Lucknow Super Giants)
Player of the Match – Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings)
Team Scores Batting first – Punjab Kings 210+, Lucknow Super Giants 200+
Match Handicap : Punjab Kings
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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