Lucknow Super Giants will square off against Punjab Kings in the 21st match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Saturday.
LSG has won three out of the four matches they have played whereas PBKS have won two out of their four games. LSG has won their last two matches and they will be looking to continue the winning impetus.
On the other hand, PBKS have lost their last two games and they will aim to get back on the winning track.
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Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul has so far scored 3970 runs in 113 IPL matches at an average of 46.71. Ergo, Rahul is 30 runs away from getting to the 4000-run in the IPL.
LSG pacer Jaydev Unadkat has bagged 91 wickets in 94 matches and he is nine wickets away from getting to the landmark of 100 scalps.
Ravi Bishnoi has taken 43 wickets in 41 matches and needs another seven scalps to get to the landmark of 50 wickets.
Amit Mishra has scalped 169 wickets in the IPL and thus he is two wickets away from leapfrogging Lasith Malinga’s tally of 170 wickets and becoming the third most successful IPL bowler.
Punjab Kings ace fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has snared 47 wickets in 41 matches and thus he is three wickets away from the milestone of 50 scalps.
PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan has mustered 6476 runs in the IPL. The southpaw needs another 24 runs to become the second player in the IPL to score 6500 runs after Virat Kohli. Dhawan has also smashed 144 sixes in the tournament and needs another six sixes to reach 150 sixes.
LSG’s Deepak Hooda will play his 100th IPL match. He has scored 1271 runs so far.