Punjab Kings Predicted XI vs Lucknow Super Giants, IPL 2023: Will Liam Livingstone Get A Chance?

Let down by below-par batting of their latest twin defeats, Punjab Kings will need their batters to enhance their dot-ball depend once they tackle a rampaging Lucknow Super Giants within the IPL at Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday. After a flying begin to the brand new season with two wins, Punjab endured two back-to-back losses following their failure to submit good totals on the board. If skipper Shikhar Dhawan was left to hold the staff on his shoulders in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad, the day he failed the opposite batters may solely handle 153 for 8 in opposition to Gujarat Titans, primarily due to Shahrukh Khan’s nine-ball 22.

The important cause behind PBKS’s underwhelming whole was their failure to push the scoring within the center overs between 10 and 15. They ended up taking part in 56 dot balls, an space the place the staff must get higher.

“We did not put many runs on the board. We have to rectify that thing going forward. If you see the number of dot balls, if a team plays 56 balls, you end up losing the game,” Dhawan had mentioned after the loss.

With scores of 40, 86 not out and 99 not out in his first three innings, Dhawan stays undoubtedly Punjab’s most impactful participant however it’s the inconsistency of the opposite batters that could be a cause for fear.

Young opening accomplice Prabhsimran Singh exploded within the opening match however has failed since, whereas the opposite batters — Matthew Short and Jitesh Sharma, haven’t been capable of consolidate on their begins. PBKS could also be tempted to offer Liam Livingstone an opportunity in opposition to LSG.

While the batters disillusioned, the bowling unit, led by younger Arshdeep Singh, has regarded in effective fettle.

It was Arshdeep and England’s Sam Curran, who took the sport to the final ball whereas defending a modest whole on a belter of a wicket earlier than Rahul Tewatia intervened on Thursday.

Among spinners, Harpreet Brar has used his assets properly, whereas Rahul Chahar stays a wily buyer however to be truthful to the bowlers, they only did not have sufficient runs to play with.

Punjab Kings Predicted XI vs Lucknow Super Giants

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

(With PTI Inputs)