LSG vs PBKS Toss - (Source)
For IPL 2026 match 29, Punjab Kings are hosting Lucknow Super Giants at the Mullanpur Stadium in New Chandigarh. The hosts are yet to be defeated in the tournament while LSG are coming after a defeat.
The good news for LSG fans is that Rishabh Pant has fully recovered from his elbow injury and is leading the side for the ongoing match.
For the toss, two captains - Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer walked down the middle for the coin flip. The luck favoured LSG and the Rishabh Pant-led side opted to field first.
Talking about the team changes, PBKS have named an unchanged XI. For LSG, Digvesh Rathi misses and Mohsin Khan returns to the playing XI.
PBKS vs LSG : Playing XIs
Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI: Mitchell Marsh, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (c and wk), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Mohsin Khan
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Punjab Kings Playing XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
PBKS vs LSG: Captains Thoughts
Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings Captain): "Not at all. I feel that it is a great challenge for us. Going forward in the tournament, we will get to know how we need to go in the first innings. Since we haven't batted first this season so far, it is a great challenge for us.
Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants Captain): "[Toss decision] We are going to bowl first. Coming to Punjab, we want them to set a total for us. They have been one of the best team in the tournament. At the same time, it gives the freedom to play freely against them.
[Something particular to address] Sometimes that transparency makes it easier to have those hard conversations. Generally, playing for 220 runs is better than playing for 200 runs.
PBKS vs LSG : Impact Subs
Punjab Kings: Harpreet Brar, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod
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Lucknow Super Giants: Abdul Samad, Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Himmat Singh
Why Is Digvesh Rathi Not Playing For LSG?
There is no injury concern, but Rathi has been benched due to tactical reasons. Notably, Rathi has looked a pale shadow of his last year's version. In IPL 2026, Rathi has picked up just three wickets in four innings.
Amid his dip in form, LSG have gone ahead with a different player and roped in M. Siddharth back in the side for this match. Talking about M. Siddharth, he also has not done something exceptionally well and just picked up two wickets in two innings.
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