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Confident Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) as the Mayank Agarwal-led side won the toss and elected to field first in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium on Friday (April 29).
As far as playing XIs are concerned PBKS made no changes in their side while LSG dropped Manish Pandey to play Avesh Khan.
"We are going to bowl first. We'd like to know what total to chase. No changes to our line-up. There is very less dew here. The guys are quite flexible. It's going to be a terrific challenge," PBKS skipper Mayank Agarwal said before the match.
"When dew is not around, it's quite an even game. I have played here before, we'll have to bat smartly. Manish misses out, Avesh Khan comes in. It's a high boundary-scoring ground, good to have an extra bowling option. It'll be a good opportunity for Jason to bat at seven. Another opportunity for us to get two points," LSG captain KL Rahul said.
Lucknow are currently in fourth spot, having five wins and three losses from eight games as they beat Mumbai Indians (MI) by 36 runs in their last game. Meanwhile, Punjab are at sixth, with four wins and as many losses as they come into the game after defeating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 11 runs.
Pitch Report
"The uniqueness of this pitch for me is about the lengths. Not so much fuller, it's about bowling length and it's about bowling bouncers and getting people out with the short ones. You can see why the players want to bowl short, because of this beautiful, even covering of grass. Guys with pace and energy love it here. 29 wickets to the short ones and 20 off length, suggests enough little bit of extra bounce here in Pune," Danny Morrison analyses the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium's pitch.
Punjab Kings Playing XI:
Mayank Agarwal(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Sharma, Arshdeep Singh.
Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI:
Quinton de Kock(w), KL Rahul(c), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan.
