Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings Preview & Prediction | IPL 2025 | League Stage
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Both Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings are searching for a second victory in a row.
Date & time: Tuesday April 1st 2025: USA PT – 7:00am / USA ET – 10:00am / UK – 3:00pm
Venue: Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India
Weather: Temperatures above 30c come the start of play with clear skies and light winds.
How to watch: USA – Willow TV / UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / Australia – Foxtel
Lucknow Super Giants Preview: Pooran fireworks shine through
Chasing 191 to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad in their second game of the season, you could be forgiven for thinking that Lucknow Super Giants were outsiders when considering their loss at the hands of Delhi Capitals. However, Nicholas Pooran had other ideas and his blistering 70 from 26 balls, combined with Mitchell Marsh’s half-century opening the batting, ensured that Lucknow would bounce back at the first attempt.
Punjab Kings Preview: Batters heat up
Punjab Kings’ batters started strongly to begin the new campaign, piling up 243/5 against Gujarat Titans, with Shreyas Iyer playing a quite magnificent hand of 97 not out from 42 balls, which included a massive nine maximums. That knock proved a winning one, as Punjab’s big total could not be chased down by Gujarat, who managed 232/5 in response.
Lucknow Super Giants Betting Analysis
When Nicholas Pooran is hot, it’s sensible to invest in him early and give yourselves the best chance of reaping the benefits. The West Indian star is a risk-taker but no ground is big enough to contain Pooran if he gets off to a good start. Taking on a Punjab bowling attack who conceded 232 runs last time out, back Pooran to hit over 1.5 match sixes against them.
Punjab Kings Betting Analysis
Having a left-arm strike bowler can be worth its weight in gold when it comes to the IPL and pacer Arshdeep Singh could well be that man for Punjab Kings. The India international took two of Punjab’s five wickets in their most recent game. He can bowl in any situation whether it be the powerplay, the middle overs, or the death and poses a significant wicket-taking threat. Explore a stake on Arshdeep to accrue over 1.5 match wickets.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings Expert Prediction
Punjab Kings are off to a good start this season, although their bowling attack doesn’t look entirely convincing as of yet. Lucknow Super Giants boast substantial firepower with the bat, as demonstrated by the likes of Pooran and Marsh already but their bowling unit is also under scrutiny. That makes this one tough to predict.
With that in mind, attention turns to Shardul Thakur, the bowling all-rounder unsold at auction before getting signed by Lucknow as an injury replacement. Shardul has a point to prove to those who doubted him and is doing just that, having taken six wickets so far across two games. Back him to add another 2+ wickets to that tally.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings Top Tip: Shardul Thakur to take 2+ wickets
