Shikhar Dhawan was once dominated out of Punjab Kings’ Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 come across in opposition to Lucknow Tremendous Giants because of trauma on Saturday. The PBKS skipper suffered a niggle right through the closing fit in opposition to Gujarat Titans and he was once changed via Sam Curran because the captain. PBKS is on the 6th place within the issues desk with a complete of 4 issues and two wins and two losses in 4 fits. LSG is at the second one place with six issues, 3 wins and a loss in 4 fits. Atharva Taide makes his IPL debut with PBKS. Curran received the toss and choose to grassland on the Ekana Stadium.
PBKS skipper Curran stated on the toss, “We will bowl first. Something we have not done all season so just needed a change-up. Also, our first toss that we have won this season. Shikhar picked up an injury last game, do not know how bad it is but hopefully, he would not be out long. His absence is huge, we have got two Indian batters coming in and Raza is back in the XI. The conditions look good.”
LSG skipper KL Rahul stated on the toss, “First game on this strip, anything would have worked. It is exciting to challenge ourselves on different conditions. It is our first season here, so each game we will assess and modify. Every game we make a few changes, settle on a 12-13 and take a call depending on the game. Each game we have turned up and we have been challenged every time, but players have found answers. Everyone is enjoying the game and there is a good vibe around, really happy with the support we have got out here.”
Punjab Kings (Taking part in XI):Atharva Taide, Matthew Cut, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Lucknow Tremendous Giants (Taking part in XI):KL Rahul(c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran(w), Ayush Badoni, Avesh Khan, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi
(With ANI inputs)
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