April 19, 2026 23:39
PBKS vs LSG - Match report
PBKS vs LSG, IPL 2026 — Priyansh, Connolly put on a show to help Punjab Kings extend unbeaten run
Punjab Kings extend their unbeaten run in IPL 2026, thanks to stellar performances from Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly.
April 19, 2026 23:24
LSG 200/5 in 20 overs
PBKS beats LSG by 54 runs
Markram holes out to long off in this over after getting a FOUR over short third man.
There’s another drop in the over. Markram gets a leading edge but Prabhsimran and Chahal make a mess of it by not calling clearly. Prabhsimran makes the final attempt but is thrown off track by Chahal in close proximity.
April 19, 2026 23:16
LSG 192/4 in 19 overs
Bartlett into the attack again.
13 runs from this over. Markram starts with back to back FOURs over short third and point. Mukul is dropped in the over, by Shashank, who misses his third catch on the night.
But LSG needs 63 runs off the last over. It’s only a matter of saving some Net Run Rate points now.
April 19, 2026 23:08
4
LSG 179/4 in 18 overs
Arshdeep now for his final over.
FOUR for Mukul! The attempted loft is over long on but it takes a thick outside edge and flies over short third man.
Arshdeep bowls a wide yorker on the third, Mukul misses this, he reviews it for a wide but it ends up a legal delivery.
A single to deep third on the fourth. SIX! Markram lofts over covers off this wide length ball, Shashank has the chance to catch this at deep covers but he loses the ball in the lights. He ends up a few yards inside the boundary and the ball hits the boundary cushion on the full.
April 19, 2026 23:03
LSG 167/4 in 17 overs
Vyshak for his final over. The first ball is in the block hole, Markram hits to long on and gets one run.
SIX! Vyshak attempts another yorker on the third ball, but lands it in the slot, Mukul plays a helicopter to pick his first maximum.
The fourth is a slower ball, Mukul’s pull shot is a miscue, gets him just a single. Vyshak bowls a slower bouncer to force a dot ball against Markram.
Vyshak is done with the two bouncers in the over but he bowls another one, and that’s been given as a no ball. But Vyshak finds the perfect yorker to prevent runs on the Free Hit.
April 19, 2026 23:01
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LSG 158/4 in 16 overs
Bartlett to bowl the next over. Back-to-back SIXES for Markram. The first one is off a delivery in the arc, Markram stays in his crease and lofts it over cow corner. The second one is a full toss there to be hit, Markram whacks this over the on side to spark some life into the LSG dugout.
16 runs from this over.
April 19, 2026 22:52
LSG 142/4 in 15 overs
Jansen back for his third over.
WICKET! Pooran’s reprieve does not last long. He slices a hard length ball, and it goes straight up. Shreyas charges in from long on and does not fumble this chance.
Nicholas Pooran c Shreyas b Jansen 9(9)
Mukul Choudhary is the new batter in. Just four singles from this over.
April 19, 2026 22:48
LSG 138/3 in 14 overs
Chahal to bowl out.
PUT DOWN! Pooran swings through the on side but sends it too high. Shashank gathers under it at deep square leg but, presumably, the wobble on the ball makes it difficult to hold onto it.
Just five singles off this over. Chahal ends his quota of four overs with 1-36.
April 19, 2026 22:42
W
LSG 133/3 in 13 overs
Arshdeep back into the attack now. A yorker to Pant, who hits it to long on for one run.
Pooran clips off his pads on the second delivery, gets two runs. A wide down leg to follow. Pooran pulls the third delivery, slightly shorter in length, just one run.
WICKET! Pant has edged a wide yorker straight to the keeper. He thinks that’s a bump ball and takes a review. It’s clearly off the edge and Pant has to walk back.
Rishabh Pant c Prabhsimran b Arshdeep 43(23)
Aiden Markram off the mark with a single. FOUR for Pooran, a bouncer from Arshdeep which Pooran ramps over the keeper.
April 19, 2026 22:35
W
LSG 123/2 in 12 overs
Chahal gets the big WICKET! Marsh sweeps this straight to long on from wide outside off.
Mitchell Marsh c Bartlett b Chahal 40(28)
Nicholas Pooran with a leg bye to square leg. SIX! Pant steps out and hits over long on. Priyansh Arya holds on to that and nearly completes a relay catch with Jansen. However, the replay shows his foot is touching the boundary line.
SIX more! Pant’s bottom hand comes off but he still gets enough behind this slot ball to send it over long on. A single on the fifth ball.
PBKS has gone up for DRS as Pooran misses his slog sweep on the final delivery. It is pitching outside leg and Punjab loses its review.
April 19, 2026 22:26
LSG 109/1 in 11 overs
Vyshak to continue. He starts with a wide down leg. FOUR now! Pant gets a short ball way outside off and he swats this wide of mid on.
Pant misses his slog on the second ball, gets one run though. A slower ball from Vyshak, beats Marsh who tries to slog and misses.
A low full toss on the fourth ball, Marsh hits it straight but off the splice, just a single. Another well-disguised slower ball from Vyshak, Pant wants to go over long on but only gets an inside edge to the keeper.
April 19, 2026 22:23
LSG 102/1 in 10 overs
Chahal back into the attack. Short and wide from Chahal, Pant reaches to that but its only a dot ball. Pant taps it on the leg side for a single.
Chahal flights that nicely, Marsh cuts it to deep cover for a single. Pant tries to go big but it hits the bottom of his bat, holes it to cow corner for a single.
Full from Chahal, Marsh hits it to long on for a single. Pant taps it on the leg side for a single. Brilliant over from Chahal, just five off that.
April 19, 2026 22:17
LSG 97/1 in 9 overs
Vyshak with his second, that’s too short and the wide is given. Full toss from Vyshak, Marsh drives it to long on for a single. Pant tries to hit it over short fine but does not get the intended connection, takes a single.
Slower bouncer from Vyshak, Pant slaps it down the ground for a single. Another full toss from Vyshak, Marsh tries to go big but can only hit it to long off for a single.
Slower bouncer from Vyshak, wide called. Pant cuts it to deep point for a single. Marsh drives it to long off for a single.
April 19, 2026 22:14
LSG 89/1 in 8 overs
Yuzvendra Chahal is into the attack. Starts with a short one, Marsh punches it off his back foot to long on. LSG only one run behind where PBKS where at this point, the visitor is right in this.
Pant guides it off his pads to cow corner for two runs. Pant sweeps it in the gap between deep mid wicket and deep square leg for two runs.
Pant top edges that but it falls safe of short fine, LSG take a single. Marsh sweeps it in the cow corner region all the way for SIX!
Short and wide outside off stump from Chahal, Marsh cuts it to point for a single. 13 off the first Chahal over.
April 19, 2026 22:07
LSG 76/1 in 7 overs
Rishabh Pant is in at three for LSG. Still no Markram. Jansen with his second, Marsh on strike. Marsh pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
Pant gets off the mark with a single to deep fine. Marsh mistimes the pull to cow corner for a single. Pant goes over long on for a SIX!
Pant charges and goes straight down the ground for ANOTHER SIX! ONE-HANDED SPECIAL FROM PANT!
Pant goes for the reverse ramp but misses out completely.
April 19, 2026 22:00
LSG 61/1 in 6 overs
Vyshak Vijaykumar is into the attack. Starts with a full one and Badoni drives it crisply past cover for FOUR! Badoni flicks it to long on for a single.
Yorker from Vyshak, Marsh takes a quick single on the off side. Wide yorker from Vyshak and Badoni can’t get bat on that, dot ball.
Slow full toss from Vyshak, Badoni hits it straight to extra cover, dot ball, missed out there.
And Badoni is gone on the last ball of the PowerPlay! Hits the inside part of the bat and the ball falls straight into the hands of Xavier Bartlett at mid wicket! WICKET!
Ayush Badoni c Xavier Bartlett b Vijaykumar Vyshak 35(21) [4s-5 6s-1]
April 19, 2026 21:56
LSG 55/0 in 5 overs
Jansen is into the attack. Badoni cuts it to deep point for a single. Marsh drills it straight to mid off, dot ball. Good length delivery from Jansen, hits Marsh’s body, one leg bye.
Badoni moves across and plays the ramp shot fine of short fine for a BOUNDARY! LSG ARE GETTING A MOVE ON HERE! 50 partnership is up for the opening pair.
Overpitched from Jansen and Badoni goes down the ground for another BOUNDARY!
Change of pace from Jansen, Badoni guides it off his pads on the leg side for a single. Another good over for LSG.
April 19, 2026 21:50
LSG 44/0 in 4 overs
Bartlett is reintroduced into the attack. Badoni tries to go big but the ball hits the inside half of his bat and travels to mid wicket, dot ball.
What a shot from Badoni! Lofts it over mid on all the way for SIX! Thick outside edge and the ball flies past deep backward point for FOUR!
Change of pace from Bartlett, Badoni creams it straight to mid off for a quick single. Bartlett nails the blockhole, Marsh defends, dot ball.
Another straight drive from Marsh, Arshdeep puts in the dive from long on but its not quite enough, that’s another BOUNDARY!
April 19, 2026 21:46
LSG 29/0 in 3 overs
Arshdeep with his second, Badoni slaps it past mid on for his first BOUNDARY! Not the prettiest shot but he gets four runs. Badoni defends, dot ball.
Inswinger from Arshdeep, Badoni flicks it past mid wicket but Chahal chases it down to keep it to two runs.
Arshdeep goes full and Marsh hits that up in the air anddddd oooohhh Shreyas from mid off makes the ground but can’t hold onto it! Difficult chance!
Nails the yorker but Marsh somehow manages to get bat on that that between his legs behind short fine for a BOUNDARY! Beautiful straight drive from Marsh for another BOUNDARY!
April 19, 2026 21:39
LSG 12/0 in 2 overs
Bartlett into the attack, starts with a wide down the leg side. Badoni taps it to short third for a quick single. Marsh charges but Bartlett cramps him for room, forces Marsh to defend, dot ball.
Marsh goes big, smashes it to the second tier on the leg side for a SIX! LSG will need many more such shots to stay in the chase.
Full from Bartlett, Marsh goes over cover but does not time it as well as he would have liked, gets two runs.
Outswinger from Bartlett, Marsh leaves that alone. Leaves the next delivery alone as well, two dots to finish.
April 19, 2026 21:35
LSG 2/0 in 1 over
Marsh and wait a minute its not Markram, but Badoni who open the batting for LSG. Wonder what’s the thinking behind this decision but LSG will hope it pays off as it begins its chase of this steep total.
Arshdeep takes the new ball, Marsh guides it off his pads on the leg side for a single, gets off the mark. Badoni defends, dot ball.
Hits Badoni’s pads, Arshdeep appeals loudly but its not given, ooooh that was close. Inswinging delivery from Arshdeep and that looked close. PBKS don’t take the review.
Another dot ball from Arshdeep, excellent start with the ball. Badoni swings it to deep square leg for a single. Nails the yorker, dot ball.
April 19, 2026 21:29
Second innings to begin soon
Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly put on a show to help PBKS post 254 on the board, the highest team total of the season so far. Surely its a mountain too high to climb for an LSG side whose batters have been out of form, or are we going to witness a twist? Stay tuned for the second innings.
April 19, 2026 21:14
W
PBKS 254/7 in 20 overs
Prince to bowl the final over. A single off the first ball for Stoinis to deep midwicket.
A slower bouncer to Shashank, hooks but gets only a single as the deep square fielder is placed fine. A single off the third too, wide yorker, Stoinis slices this to deep covers.
OUT! Shashank tries to heave the fourth delivery, a pace-off bouncer, over the mid on fielder but fails to clear him.
Shashank Singh c Markram b Prince 17(6)
Marco Jansen gets a single on his first delivery. Prince with a yorker to end the over, Stoinis hits it to deep midwicket and wants to come back for a second run. He is run out while doing so.
Marcus Stoinis run out (Pooran) 29(16)
April 19, 2026 21:06
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PBKS 249/5 in 19 overs
Shami to bowl the 19th over. He starts with a wide outside off, he’ll have to bowl that again. Another wide, LSG going with a clear plan but not able to execute.
Another wide ball outside off, this time Shami gets it right. Stoinis reviews this for PBKS but loses it. A dot ball for LSG. A slower bouncer from Shami, a second dot in this over.
SIX! Stoinis is anticipating the slower bouncer, swats this over long on. The fourth delivery is cut away to deep covers, just a single off that.
Another wide in this over, Shashank shuffles to his off side but even then this is too wide.
SIX for Shashank! Slightly short and Shashank pulls this over cow corner. FOUR! On the pads and the batter uses the pace to nudge this through fine leg. 20 runs from this over.
April 19, 2026 21:02
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PBKS 229/5 in 18 overs
Avesh to Stoinis, edged and FOUR! A bit of extra bounce on that ball, Stoinis tries to punch and gets the edge wide of the keeper.
SIX! A back-of-a-length delivery and Stoinis pummels this for a flat six. Avesh bowls a slower bouncer, gets a precious dot ball.
FOUR on the fourth ball, in the slot, there to be hit and Stoinis whacks this with a full-bladed hit. Avesh nails the yorker, hits the pad and Stoinis sneaks in a leg bye.
A dot ball to end the over.
April 19, 2026 20:55
W
PBKS 214/5 in 17 overs
Siddharth back to bowl his third over. A yorker to Wadhera at the pads, gets a leg bye.
A high full toss to Stoinis, hits this at long off, just one run. FOUR! Wadhera shuffles across and sweeps this fine, Pant has a thought about a DRS but does not take it.
SIX now! A similar shot as the last ball, this time Wadhera gets better connection on it.
OUT! Wadhera is caught at deep midwicket.
Nehal Wadhera c Pooran b Siddharth 13(7)
Shashank Singh off the mark with a SIX down the ground. Too full from the bowler and Shashank punishes it.
April 19, 2026 20:47
W
PBKS 196/4 in 16 overs
Mohsin Khan back for his final over.
OUT! Shreyas is gone! He tries to hit this length ball through covers, gets a thick outside edge to short third man.
Shreyas Iyer c Shami b Mohsin 5(6)
Nehal Wadhera in the middle now. Another good over from LSG, just four runs off it.
April 19, 2026 20:41
W
PBKS 193/3 in 15 overs
Siddharth back into the attack.
OUT! Priyansh is caught inches inside the boundary at long off. This is in the slot and Priyansh launches this down the ground, but it goes a bit flat. Marsh does well to stay clear of the boundary.
Priyansh Arya c Marsh b Siddharth 93(37)
Stoinis off the mark with a sweep to fine leg, gets two runs. He punches the next ball to deep covers for one. Shreyas with a drive through extra covers, in the gap and that gets him two runs.
A single to close out the over. Just seven runs from it.
April 19, 2026 20:36
W
PBKS 186/2 in 14 overs
Prince Yadav back into the attack.
FOUR! Connolly hits boundary inside out over extra covers. Two singles off the next two balls.
OUT! Connolly falls on 87. A hard length ball and he tries to take this on over midwicket, ends up slicing to backward point.
Cooper Connolly c Siddharth b Prince 87(46)
Shreyas Iyer off the mark on the first ball, picks a single to long on.
April 19, 2026 20:31
6
PBKS 179/1 in 13 overs
Aiden Markram to bowl the next over.
SIX! A length ball on off stump to Connolly, stays in his crease and creams this over covers. SIX more! Slightly straighter, shorter in length and Connolly thumps this over long on.
One more SIX! This is overpitched, in the slot and Connolly picks it down the ground. A wide outside off, PBKS gets an extra. Connolly goes after the fourth delivery, gets an inside edge which gets him a single to fine leg.
SIX! Priyansh with a slog sweep and then follows up with another SIX down the ground.
April 19, 2026 20:25
6
PBKS 147/1 in 12 overs
Avesh to Priyansh, SIX! A full toss outside off, that’s a gift for Priyansh who heaves this into the sight screen. SIX again! Another full toss, this one is even wider, but Priyansh slices this and clears the fence over deep point.
A good comeback from the bowler, nails the yorker, Priyansh digs this out to deep third, gets a single. FOUR for Connolly now! Laps this full-toss over short fine leg.
A single to deep third man on the penultimate delivery. A slower delivery to end the over, foxes Priyansh who misses this one outside off.
April 19, 2026 20:20
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PBKS 129/1 in 11 overs
Shami replaces Siddharth.
In the block hole to Priyansh to start the over, pushes it to midwicket for one run. SIX! Slightly short from Shami, Connolly stays in his crease and pummels this through the on side.
A single on the third delivery to deep covers. Shami goes in the block hole again, Priyansh drives this to long off for another single.
SIX more for Connolly, this one is a slower ball, in the slot, and the batter picks this right back down the ground. FOUR! What a shot! Shami bowls a yorker outside off, but Connolly is up for it, he opens the bat face to steer this between backward point and short third.
19 runs from this over.
April 19, 2026 20:14
PBKS Live: 110/1 in 10 overs
Prince Yadav back into the attack. Priyansh goes for the drive but it hits the inside half of his bat, dot ball. Prince nails the yorker, beats Priyansh, another dot ball.
Width on offer from Prince, and Priyansh slices it on the on off side for a SIX! Change of pace from Priyansh, hits it straight back to the bowler, single. Prince does well to stop it but looks like he has hurt himself.
Play resumes, another yorker, Connolly does well to flick it to deep square leg for a single. Brilliant fielding at short backward point to stop four runs.
April 19, 2026 20:11
PBKS Live: 101/1 in 9 overs
M Siddharth is into the attack. Connolly guides it to short third for a single. Priyansh taps it on the leg side for two and he brings up his fifty! Off just 19 balls, well played!
Priyansh cheekily ramps it fine of short fine for a BOUNDARY! PRIYANSH IS IN FULL FLOW HERE! Priyansh takes a single. Connolly taps it on the off side for a single.
Full from Siddharth, Priyansh drills it to long off for a single.
April 19, 2026 20:06
PBKS Live: Eighth over
Avesh Khan into the attack. Priyansh drills it to mid off for a single. Connolly tries to flick it off his pads over short fine but does not get the desired connection, ball falls just short of the fielder.
Shot of the night from Connolly! Lofts it over mid off for a glorious SIX! Avesh comes from around the wicket, Connolly taps it to long off for a single.
Priyansh lifts it over short extra cover for another BOUNDARY! LSG bowlers being taken to the cleaners here.
Change of pace from Avesh, Priyansh cuts it to deep point for two. Another expensive over, 14 off that.
April 19, 2026 20:02
PBKS Live: 77/1 in 7 overs
Ayush Badoni, a part timer, is into the attack, interesting. Connolly muscles it to cow corner for FOUR! Shot from Connolly, goes down the ground for SIX! Connolly is finally getting a move on here.
Connolly cuts it to deep cover for a single. Priyansh cuts it to deep cover for another single. Connolly drives it to long off for a single.
Priyansh guides it to long on for a single.
April 19, 2026 19:55
PBKS Live: 63/1 in 6 overs
Mohsin with his third. Priyansh guides it to deep mid wicket for a single. Hits Connolly’s pads and the ball deflects to backward point, PBKS sneak in a quick single.
Priyansh pulls it fine of deep backward square leg for FOUR! Short from Mohsin and Priyansh pulls it over deep backward square leg for a SIX!
That’s straight up in the air, but once again the ball falls beyond the reach of mid on running backwards, PBKS takes two runs.
Wow! Priyansh goes big on the leg side for ANOTHER SIX! What a final over of the PowerPlay for PBKS, 20 runs off that.
April 19, 2026 19:51
PBKS Live: 43/1 in 5 overs
Prince Yadav is into the attack. Swing and a miss from Connolly, that’s atleast his third swing and miss so far this innings. Not been his most fluent innings till this point, striking at less than 100.
Connolly cuts it straight to cover, dot ball. That’s full and wide from Prince, Connolly tries to reach out to that but can’t get bat on it.
Short ball and Connolly can’t get bat on ball again. Hits Connolly’s inside half of the bat and the ball goes to mid on, five dot balls on the trot.
Finally gets it away, waits on it and pulls it past mid wicket for FOUR!
April 19, 2026 19:46
PBKS Live: 39/1 in 4 overs
Mohsin back into the attack. Connolly tries to go big on the leg side but can only inside edge onto his pads, dot ball.
Edged and there’s no first slip! Ball races away to the boundary! FOUR RUNS! Short from Mohsin, Connolly mistimes the pull and its straight up, but it falls safe just ahead of mid wicket.
Connolly takes a quick single on the leg side. Straight up again and the ball falls safe yet again, this time in between deep square leg and mid wicket, single.
Shot from Priyansh, effortlessly pulls it all the way for SIX!
April 19, 2026 19:42
PBKS Live: 26/1 in 3 overs
Shami back into the attack, Connolly goes down the ground for a BOUNDARY! Shami swings that away from Connolly, swing and a miss, dot ball.
Connolly hits a cover drive but it is well fielded at cover, single. That flies off Priyansh’s outside edge fine of deep point for a BOUNDARY!
Priyansh guides it to deep point for a single. Connolly hits it off his pads on the leg side for a leg bye.
April 19, 2026 19:37
PBKS Live: 15/1 in 2 overs
Mohsin Khan into the attack. Priyansh pulls it over mid wicket all the way for SIX! Mohsin bowls that short, Priyansh taps it on the leg side for a single.
Swing and a miss from Connolly. Mohsin angles it towards his legs and hits his pads, big appeal but the LBW is not given. Connolly defends, dot ball. Replays show it was three reds, missed opportunity for LSG.
Ooohh Connolly hits that in the air towards the bowler, difficult low chance for Mohsin, Connolly takes the single.
April 19, 2026 19:29
PBKS Live: 7/1 in 1 over
Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya walk out to open the batting for PBKS. Mohammed Shami takes the new ball for LSG. Priyansh Arya on strike, first slip in place.
First ball, wide down leg side. First run on the board. Priyansh punches it straight to cover, dot ball. Short and too wide outside off stump, Shami will have to bowl that again.
Priyansh taps it to mid on for a quick single. Prabhsimran on strike. Gone first ball! Goes for the big cover drive but can only edge it to Mitchell Marsh at first slip! HUGE WICKET FOR LSG! THE IN FORM PRABHSIMRAN IS DISMISSED FOR A GOLDEN DUCK!
Prabhsimran Singh c Mitchell Marsh b Mohammed Shami 0(1)
Cooper Connolly is in at three. Shami comes from around the wicket, Connolly leaves it alone. Ooooh that moves away from Connolly, goes for the cover drive but is beaten.
Connolly flicks it off his pads for a BOUNDARY!
April 19, 2026 19:17
Impact Player options
Lucknow Super Giants: Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Himmat Singh.
Punjab Kings: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod.
April 19, 2026 19:07
Lineups
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Mohsin Khan.
April 19, 2026 19:01
Toss - Lucknow Super Giants
Rishabh Pant wins the toss and opts to bowl against Punjab Kings.
April 19, 2026 18:45
Battle to watch out for
Arshdeep Singh roared back to form in Punjab Kings’ last match against Mumbai Indians by picking three wickets. Two of those were at the top of the order.
LSG relies heavily on the impetus provided by Mitch Marsh and Aiden Markram at the top of the order. Arshdeep will definitely be on the radar for the overseas opening pair as the visiting side hunts for a win.
April 19, 2026 18:32
LSG probable playing XII
Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, George Linde, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav. Impact Player: Digvesh Rathi.
April 19, 2026 18:31
PBKS probable playing XII
Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vysakh Vijaykumar, Arshdeep Singh. Impact Player: Yuzvendra Chahal.
April 19, 2026 18:19
Prabhsimran Singh - PBKS' dynamic opener
Prabhsimran Singh has been another vital cog in PBKS’ run-chasing machine. Since last season, he has 366 runs under his belt in successful run chases.
He struck half centuries in the Kings’ last two run chases. He had scored a quickfire 80 against MI in the last game, and will be looking to continue his good record this season and against LSG in tonight’s encounter.
April 19, 2026 18:09
PBKS vs LSG - Head to Head Record
There is nothing to separate the two sides when it comes to the head-to-head stats. PBKS and LSG have met six times, and each side has won three games apiece. However, it was PBKS that came out on top in both matches last season.
April 19, 2026 18:04
Shreyas Iyer making a habit out of steering PBKS to victory
Since 2025, Shreyas Iyer has at an average of 89.40 in successful run chases. He has racked up 447 runs in these nine innings, the most by any batter in the league. This form has benefitted PBKS this season in particular, with Shreyas hitting three straight fifties in the team’s last three chases.
April 19, 2026 17:54
Is PBKS too reliant on chasing totals?
In its four wins so far, PBKS has not batted first even once. Out of these four successful chases, it has overhauled totals in excess of 200 twice. Even against Mumbai Indians, PBKS shot down a target worth 195 runs. Should LSG win the toss today, will asking PBKS to bat first be a call worth taking?
April 19, 2026 17:50
What happened the last time PBKS and LSG faced each other?
It was Punjab Kings that came out on top the last time the two sides met, in 2025. In a high-scoring contest, Prabhsimran Singh’s 91 propelled PBKS to a mammoth 236 before a three wicket haul from Arshdeep Singh restricted LSG to 199 in its chase.
April 19, 2026 17:39
PBKS squad
Shreyas Iyer (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyala Avinash, Harnoor Pannu, Suryansh Shedge, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Praveen Dubey, and Vishal Nishad.
April 19, 2026 17:39
LSG squad
Rishabh Pant (C), Aiden Markram, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Mukul Choudhary, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahamad, Arshin Kulkarni, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ayush Badoni, Mohammad Shami, Avesh Khan, M. Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Anrich Nortje, Naman Tiwari, Mayank Yadav, and Mohsin Khan.
April 19, 2026 17:11
PBKS hosts LSG
Punjab Kings has won both its games at its home stadium this season - Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Can the table topper keep its unbeaten run and perfect home record intact against Rishabh Pant’s Lucknow Super Giants?
Published on Apr 19, 2026
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