The Indian Premier League 2024 will act as a key event to pick India's squad for the T20 World Cup 2024. The World Cup potentials are gracing the field in IPL and are looking to stake their claim and play well for their franchises ahead as the squad for the tournament is likely to come in April.
Lucknow Super Giants enter the game without their star batter and captain KL Rahul who is expected to come in as an impact player. LSG also name two IPL debutants Mayank Yadav and Manimaran Siddharth in their playing eleven against PBKS.
"KL is coming back from injury and we're looking to give him a break in such a long tournament, but he'll play as an impact player today," Nicholas Pooran said after winning the toss against Punjab Kings at Ekana Cricket Stadium.
KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants are set to host Shikhar Dhawan's Punjab Kings in the 11th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 at Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Ahead of the game, both teams shared their pitch to Oscar Piastri, the Australian Formula 1 racer, to follow them in IPL.
GT vs SRH pitch report: The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the clash between Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday, March 31. The venue previously hosted GT's opening clash against Mumbai Indians in the ongoing IPL 2024. Here's how the pitch is likely to play.
KL Rahul has copped criticism over several years for his strike rate while batting in T20s. The LSG captain could not finish the match in his side's first game of IPL 2024 while chasing 194 against Rajasthan Royals. However, he has received the backing of head coach Justin Langer.
Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) big-money buy Mitchell Starc has been off-colour in the first couple of games in the 2024 edition of the IPL having gone for 100 runs cumulative in two games. KKR have won both their games so far and hence Starc's place is safe but he would like to get up to speed soon.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are slated to play their first home game of the season at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday (March 30).
Hardik Pandya is under a tremendous amount of pressure after Mumbai India's second-consecutive loss of the ongoing 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The five-time IPL champions are ninth on the points table and are yet to win a game.
Former Australia skipper Steve Smith, who himself had a bout of booing and hostility from the crowd following the Sandpaper Gate, has advised the new Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya regarding the same. Hardik has faced crowd abuse both in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad where MI have played so far.
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