Match number 38 of IPL 2023 will see two teams which are looking for their maiden title win going up against each other.
The Punjab Kings will take on the Lucknow Super Giants in Mohali today.
The big question is - will Shikhar Dhawan be fit to play for PBKS or will Sam Curran continue to be the stand-in skipper?
TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at all the big details that you should know for this blockbuster clash on Friday:
What: IPL 2023 Match 38
Teams: Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants
When: April 28, Friday - 7:30 PM IST start. Toss at 7 PM IST
Where: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Head to head of these two teams from IPL 2022: The two teams played each other once last season and LSG won the game by 20 runs
Overall Head to Head:
Played: 1
Won by PBKS: 0
Won by LSG: 1
Where the two teams finished last season: Punjab Kings finished 6th, while LSG finished 3rd after the league stage
Win-Loss record of the two teams in IPL 2022 (league stage):
Punjab Kings - Played - 14, Won - 7, Lost - 7, Points - 14
Lucknow Super Giants - Played - 14, Won - 9, Lost - 5, Points - 18
Captains:
Shikhar Dhawan (If he is not fully fit, Sam Curran will be the stand-in captain)
Lucknow Super Giants - KL Rahul
Likely Playing XIs:
Punjab Kings (assuming Shikhar Dhawan is not fully fit) : Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Singh, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma (WK), M Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran (C), Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh
Lucknow Super Giants: Kyle Mayers/Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (C), Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Jaydev Unadkat, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Full squads:
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Raj Bawa, Rahul Chahar, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Harpreet Singh, Vidwath Kaverappa, Liam Livingstone, Mohit Rathee, Prabhsimran Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shahrukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Singh, Matthew Short, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide
Lucknow Super Giants: Kyle Mayers, KL Rahul (C), Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Jaydev Unadkat, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Amit Mishra, Ayush Badoni, Manan Vohra, Daniel Sams, Prerak Mankad, Krishnappa Gowtham, Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Swapnil Singh, Romario Shepherd, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Karan Sharma, Mayank Yadav
Weather Forecast for Mohali on April 28:
Maximum Temperature: 37 degrees celsius
Minimum Temperature: 20 degrees celsius
Clear skies in the evening
Wind: 7 kmph
Cloud Cover:
1 %
Chances of rain: 0%
Stadium Capacity: 27000
Pitch: The track has gripped and provided assistance to the spinners - same can be expected for today's game. Captain winning the toss could opt to bat first. In the last match PBKS won the toss and put RCB into bat who scored 174/4. In response PBKS could only make 150 and lost the game by 24 runs.
Where to Watch:
Digital: You can catch ball by ball commentary, match analysis, latest scores, records and more on - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
TV: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Jio Cinema
New Rules:
Both captains will have a list of up to 5 substitutes. 1 of them can be called in as the Impact Player to bat and bowl.
Name Playing XI after the toss: Both captains will be allowed to pick a playing XI they have pre-decided depending on the outcome of the toss. Teams could be prepared with two slightly different XIs, if they choose to do so. The team sheets will be exchanged after the toss.
