Punjab Kings (PBKS) take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Mullanpur on Sunday in what shapes up as a crucial “Super Sunday” clash for both sides. PBKS arrive as the tournament’s lone unbeaten team so far in IPL 2026, having collected four wins from their first five fixtures, with the remaining match finishing without a result. For Lucknow, the stakes are equally high: Rishabh Pant’s side are languishing near the lower end of the points table after dropping their last two matches, and they will be looking to arrest that slide immediately.
Lucknow’s start to the season has been a mixed one. After five games, the franchise has managed just two victories while suffering three defeats, placing them eighth in the standings. Their current momentum is not where they would want it to be, particularly because they have entered this contest coming off consecutive losses, and a win would be a major lift in both confidence and table position.
Punjab Kings, meanwhile, are setting the standard at the top. With four wins and one no-result from five matches, Shreyas Iyer’s team lead the table and have nine points in total. Their net run rate stands at +1.067, underlining how comfortably they have been able to turn matches in their favour. In a season where consistency is everything, PBKS remain the only side still unbeaten in the ongoing edition.
The line-ups also carry a notable fitness update for Lucknow. Pant had taken a blow to his forearm while batting in the previous game against RCB. He even retired hurt during the innings, before returning later to complete his role in the match. Ahead of this encounter, Lucknow’s bowling coach Bharat Arun indicated that the captain is fully available, stating that Pant is perfectly alright and fit enough to play on the day.
Squads
Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary (w), Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, George Linde, Himmat Singh, Josh Inglis, Anrich Nortje, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Yadav, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari.
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Mitchell Owen, Vishal Nishad, Pyla Avinash, Musheer Khan, Harnoor Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Lockie Ferguson, Praveen Dubey, Ben Dwarshuis.
With both sides chasing very different outcomes, the match promises a sharp contest at Mullanpur—Punjab aiming to keep their unbeaten run intact, and Lucknow desperate to get back to winning ways and climb out of the lower half of the table.
