Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), India - On April 1 (ANI): Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the coin toss and chose to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants In the 13th match of the continuing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium. Cricket The stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday
Currently, the LSG is positioned in third place in the IPL points table, and the Punjab Kings are placed in fifth. Both the teams will be looking forward to a win and taking those important two points.
We will start with bowling since it’s a fresh ground and pitch, which means we'll be chasing later. Our players can showcase their skills freely. Adaptability is key; you must read the game conditions, and our main aim remains victory. Keeping things straightforward helps us stay focused. Although we're unsure about how the pitch will behave, quick adjustments from the team will be crucial. Lockie joins the squad. Shreyas Iyer mentioned following the coin toss victory.
The Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant mentioned that if he had won the coin toss, they would have chosen to bowl first on this wicket.
"We wanted to bowl first but there are things which are not under our control so happy to bat first. There are a lot of people who have come to support us, we are definitely going to give our best. No changes for us," Rishabh Pant said.
Teams:
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (with), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himmat Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh.
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.
Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar. (ANI)
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