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In the IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Punjab Kings` (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Ekana Cricket Stadium B Ground in Lucknow.
The Kings will enter the clash with two changes. Marco Jansen will come in place of Lockie Ferguson, and Harpreet Brar will make way for Vijaykumar Vyshak.
After winning the toss, PBKS` skipper Shreyas said, “We`re going to bowl first. We`ve got two changes, Marco (Jansen) and Vyshak (Vijaykumar) come in. It is suddenly exciting (on being in a do-or-die situation). It`s like a do or die game for us. I would say rather do. So it`s looking forward to the challenge. Never been in this situation before, as in the league table. But the boys are super excited. They`re eagerly waiting to see how it turns out at the end of the day”.
On the other hand, the Super Giants have made three changes. Arshin Kulkarni will come in place of Mitchell Marsh, Arjun Tendulkar will replace Mayank Yadav, and Akash Singh will make way for Mohammed Shami.
LSG`s captain Rishabh Pant said, “I think we would have bowled first also because the wicket here, this wicket is good for batting irrespective of bowling first or batting first. It definitely is one of the better wickets where we have played this season. I think it`s going to be one of the most high scoring matches. We have two changes. Arjun (Tendulkar) comes in and Arshin (Kulkarni) come in. Everyone knows it`s been a tough season for us, but it has also been a time of significant learning, both as a team and personally. We sincerely apologize to our fans who have come in big numbers to support us from across the country, especially from all of UP. At the same time, we are determined to come back stronger as a team, regardless of the outcome, to cheer them up and we will give our 100 per cent”.
IPL 2026, Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants: Confirmed Playing XIs
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (C), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Lucknow Super Giants: Josh Inglis, Arshin Kulkarni, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Mohsin Khan.
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