IPL 2025: LSG Win Toss & Decide To Bowl First Vs PBKS, Check Playing 11s Inside
PBKS vs LSG: IPL 2025: Here's a look at the playing 11s for the Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants in match no. 54 of the IPL 2025 edition.
PBKS vs LSG: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bowl first against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 54th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on May 4 (Sunday) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala.
PBKS head into this high-stakes encounter with confidence, having clinched a thrilling four-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk. Under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, Punjab sit at No. 4 on the points table with six wins, three losses, and one washout from 10 matches.
Meanwhile, LSG are looking to recover from consecutive defeats against Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians. A week-long break could help Rishabh Pant’s team reset as they aim to return to winning ways. Lucknow currently hold the sixth position with five wins and five losses in 10 games.
Here's a look at the playing 11s for the PBKS vs LSG IPL 2025 match.
PBKS vs LSG IPL 2025 Playing 11s
PBKS Playing 11: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
LSG Playing 11: Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Akash Maharaj Singh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav
Here’s what PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer and LSG captain Rishabh Pant said during the toss:
Shreyas Iyer: We would have bowled first as well. The wicket was covered for a while and it was pouring yesterday and the day before. It was under the sheets and you know the moisture it adopts to. The grass is thicker. I don't want to predict how the wicket is going to be. We are up for the competition. You gotta to take positives from the game. You can't dwell on how bad you have done in a particular game. It haunts you every now and then. We need to be in high spirits and keep motivating each other and see to it that we are enjoying each other's success. That's the culture and camaraderie in the team. Just keeping things simple. I know it is tough but that's the mantra. Stoinis comes in.
Rishabh Pant: We will bowl first. We feel it is a bowling first. We don't know how it is going to play. Looks like, it will stop a bit. Little loose on the top. Still, a good wicket. It is going to be a good match. Bowling first we will have the advantage and see how the game unfolds and that's the kinda of advantage we were looking to have. Just trying to be simple more often. You want people to have conversation when you are losing. Good to see youngsters stepping in.
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