The pitch at Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow has proved to be ideal for batting, The pitch is expected to slow down as the game progresses, giving the spinners a chance to flourish in the latter half of the match. although they will have to work diligently to take wickets.
Lucknow Super Giants (LKN) Possible Playing 11 1.Quinton de Kock(WK), 2. Lokesh Rahul(WK)(C), 3. Devdutt Padikkal, 4. Ayush Badoni, 5. Deepak Hooda, 6. Nicholas Pooran(WK), 7. Marcus Stoinis, 8. Krunal Pandya, 9. Ravi Bishnoi, 10. Mohsin Khan, 11. Naveen-ul-Haq
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Possible Playing 11 1.Shikhar Dhawan(C), 2. Jonny Bairstow, 3. Prabhsimran Singh(WK), 4. Liam Livingstone, 5. Sam Curran, 6. Jitesh Sharma(WK), 7. Shashank Singh, 8. Harpreet Brar, 9. Harshal Patel, 10. Kagiso Rabada, 11. Rahul Chahar
Captain – de Kock
Vice-Captain – S Curran
Wicket – de Kock, L Rahul, J Sharma
Batsmen – J Bairstow , S Dhawan , D Padikkal
All- Rounder – M Stonis, L Livingstone, S Curran
Bowler– K Rabada , Naveen-ul-Haq