Punjab won the toss and elected to bowl in the 15th season of the IPL against Lucknow.
The 15th season of the current IPL has reached an exciting stage in advancing to the play-offs. The Gujarat Titans, led by Hardik Pandya, are almost certain to qualify for the play-offs. Thus there will be stiff competition between the teams in the upcoming matches to grab the next 3 places. Out of 70 league matches so far 41 matches have been completed.
The Mayang Agarwal-led Punjab Kings and the KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants will clash in the 42nd league match today at the MCA Ground in Pune. Punjab Kings captain Mayang Agarwal won the toss and elected to bowl Subsequently, K.L. The Lucknow team led by Rahul is batting.
The inaugural team, the Lucknow Super Giants, has 5 wins and 3 defeats with 10 points. The Punjab Kings have so far played 8 matches and scored 8 points with 4 wins and 4 defeats. There will be no shortage of momentum in today’s match as both teams will clash with almost equal strength.
Lucknow Super Giants:
K.L. Rahul (captain), Quinton de Gock (wicket-keeper), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Ayush Badoni, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Sameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan
Punjab Kings:
Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (capt), Panuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Johnny Barstow, Jitesh Sharma (wicket keeper), Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Sahar, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma