Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings: Today will be the 68th match of IPL 2026. The Lucknow Super Giants and the Punjab Kings will face each other. If Punjab loses, they will be eliminated from the playoff race.

Today, the Lucknow Super Giants will face the Punjab Kings in IPL 2026. This match will be played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. This match is a do-or-die one for Shreyas Iyer's Punjab Kings, as a loss against Lucknow today will eliminate them from playoff contention. Meanwhile, Lucknow has already been eliminated.

Punjab Kings are fifth in the points table, with 13 points from 13 matches. A win today would bring them to 15 points. However, a win will prevent Punjab from qualifying for the playoffs. A win today would require Punjab to pray for Rajasthan's defeat. Only if Rajasthan loses its final match will Punjab be able to qualify for the playoffs. Meanwhile, in Lucknow, Rishabh Pant's team has won only four of its 13 matches. They are at the bottom of the points table, 10th.

Who is ahead in head-to-head?

Shreyas Iyer's team leads the head-to-head between the Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings 4-3. Punjab Kings also lead 2-1 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Since 2025, the Punjab Kings have defeated Lucknow in all three matches.

Pitch Report

It's extremely hot in Lucknow today, Saturday. The temperature has reached over 40 degrees Celsius. Low-scoring matches are typically played here, but the pitch has favored the batsmen in the last two matches. Lucknow has also won the last two matches here. The Lucknow pitch is expected to provide some assistance to the fast bowlers in the initial overs. Of the 13 matches played here since IPL 2025, nine have been won by the chasing teams, with the exception of the Super Over match involving KKR.

Match Prediction

Our match prediction meter suggests that Punjab Kings have the upper hand in this match. However, if Lucknow chases, there could be an upset. However, considering the pitch and weather conditions, the chasing team is more likely to win.

Probable playing XI of Lucknow Super Giants - Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi

Punjab Kings Probable Playing XI- Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Suryansh Shedge, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Umarzai, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal/Vijaykumar Vaishak