Toss

LSG skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bowl against Punjab at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala.

“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,” PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer said.

Punjab Kings will look to boost their playoff run. The Iyer-led side has won six of their last 10 matches. Lucknow on the other hand, with five off 10 matches, will also look to boost their chances of playoff qualification.

Playing XI

Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(c/wk), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Akash Maharaj Singh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav.

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(wk), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh