Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants met with playoff pressure on the line, with the visitors needing a win to keep their postseason hopes alive. Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to chase, setting up a run chase while also confirming two alterations to the Punjab XI.<\/p>\n
After winning the toss, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer chose to bowl-first was not the plan he settled on; instead, he elected to chase. Iyer also confirmed that allrounder Marco Jansen and fast bowler Vijaykumar Vyshak would be included in the playing group. They replace Lockie Ferguson and Harpreet Brar.<\/p>\n
In a further sign of how the match could unfold, it is very likely that Marcus Stoinis will be used as an Impact Player later in the game.<\/p>\n
Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant took time to address the fans, apologising for a campaign that has been disappointing. Pant also said he would have preferred to bowl first on Saturday, based on his read of the pitch.<\/p>\n
From Pant\u2019s perspective, the surface looked like one of the best batting tracks Lucknow have seen at home in the entire season, and he expected a \u201chigh-scoring game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lucknow Super Giants made several adjustments to their side. Left-arm quick Arjun Tendulkar received a debut, while Arshin Kulkarni came into the XI in place of Mitchell Marsh, who has left the tournament. Mukul Choudhary also earned a spot in the playing lineup.<\/p>\n
Three names missed out: Mayank Yadav, Akash Singh, and Shahbaz Ahmed, who featured in LSG\u2019s most recent match. For the Impact Player role, Digvesh Rathi is expected to be the option for Lucknow.<\/p>\n
Lucknow entered the game with only two overseas players in their XI.<\/p>\n
Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants met with playoff pressure on the line, with the visitors needing a win to keep their postseason hopes alive.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"PBKS vs LSG: Iyer Chases After Toss, Must-Win Pressure","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"PBKS vs LSG: Shreyas Iyer chooses to chase after the toss as Punjab face must-win pressure\u2014plus key XI changes for the playoff race clash.","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"yoast_head":"\n