LSG vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction, Match 68, IPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

Lucknow Super Giants set to face Punjab Kings in the 68th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday, May 23.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 22 May 2026, 19:02 IST

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Preview

In the 68th match of the IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will take on Punjab Kings (CSK). Lucknow Super Giants didn't perform well in their last match and faced defeat by 7 wickets against the Rajasthan Royals. Batting first, LSG posted a massive total of 220 runs, but due to poor bowling,

Rajasthan chased down the target in 19.1 overs.
However, LSG got off to a flying start while batting first, with Mitchell Marsh smashing 96 runs off just 57 balls and Josh Inglis contributing a quickfire 60 off just 29 balls. In the bowling department, LSG didn't make any significant impact. Akash Singh and Mohsin were the pick of the bowlers with one wicket each.

On the other hand, the Punjab Kings suffered a 23-run defeat against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their last match. Batting first, Bengaluru set a good target of 222 runs; in response, Punjab managed to score only 199. While chasing the target, Punjab did not get off to a good start as their top order collapsed. However, Shashank Singh showed excellent class with the bat, as he played an outstanding innings, scoring 56, while Cooper Connolly played a fine innings of 37. Before that, Punjab’s bowling attack also struggled significantly, with only Harpreet Brar making an impact by taking two wickets for 35 runs, while Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal got one wicket each.

Match Information

Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings, Match 68

Indian Premier League, 23 May 2026, Sat, 7:30 PM IST ,Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

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Weather Report

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Haze

38.0°C

20% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Lucknow Super Giants

L
W
L
W
L

Punjab Kings

L
L
L
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

563 Runs

13 Matches

2

Cooper Connolly

PBKS - all

473 Runs

13 Matches

441 Runs

13 Matches

4

Shreyas Iyer

PBKS - bat

397 Runs

13 Matches

5

Priyansh Arya

PBKS - bat

364 Runs

12 Matches

6

Rishabh Pant

LSG - wk

286 Runs

13 Matches

1

Xavier Bartlett

PBKS - bowl

223.08

9 Matches

2

Priyansh Arya

PBKS - bat

212.87

12 Matches

3

Josh Inglis

LSG - wk

195.96

4 Matches

192.59

2 Matches

5

Shashank Singh

PBKS - all

188.57

11 Matches

6

Vishnu Vinod

PBKS - bat

187.50

1 Match

1

Prince Yadav

LSG - bat

16 Wkts

13 Matches

2

Arshdeep Singh

PBKS - bowl

14 Wkts

13 Matches

3

Mohsin Khan

LSG - bowl

11 Wkts

6 Matches

4

Mohammed Shami

LSG - bowl

10 Wkts

12 Matches

5

Yuzvendra Chahal

PBKS - bowl

10 Wkts

13 Matches

6

9 Wkts

9 Matches

1

Mohsin Khan

LSG - bowl

7.50

6 Matches

2

Harpreet Brar

PBKS - bowl

7.50

2 Matches

3

Shashank Singh

PBKS - all

8.43

11 Matches

4

Prince Yadav

LSG - bat

8.71

13 Matches

5

Mohammed Shami

LSG - bowl

8.81

12 Matches

6

George Linde

LSG - all

8.92

3 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Lucknow Super Giants

MR Marsh, JP Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (C), AK Markram, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh, Mayank Yadav, P Yadav, Mohsin Khan

Bench : , Abdul Samad, A Badoni, Himmat Singh, MP Breetzke, Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, D Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, M Shami, AS Tendulkar, A Nortje, Naman Tiwari, GF Linde

Punjab Kings

P Simran Singh (wk), P Arya, Cooper Connolly, S Iyer (C), Shashank Singh, MP Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, M Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal

Bench : Vishnu Vinod, Harnoor Singh, N Wadhera, Pyla Avinash, Mitchell Owen, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Xavier Bartlett, YS Thakur, LH Ferguson, V Nishad, P Dubey, Ben Dwarshuis

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow is considered a well-balanced surface. This surface generally favours a good spin track, and the average first-innings score is mid-range, around 165 runs. Batsmen find it challenging to play strokes here. However, the pitch has been good for batters in the recent past. Moreover, it offers bounce and pace ‌, making it equally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers.

50%

Pace Bowling

50%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

165

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8
C

Mitchell Marsh LSG | ALL

Mitchell Marsh performed exceptionally well in the recent past, scoring 499 runs with a strike rate of 169 in the last 10 games, including 96 runs in the previous game against RR. Fans will expect a good performance from him this season.

6
VC

Prabhsimran Singh PBKS | WK

Prabhsimran is a top-class batter and also performed well in the IPL. He has scored 361 runs in the last 10 games. He will undoubtedly be a vital player for Punjab this season.

9

Josh Inglis LSG | WK

Josh Inglis has performed exceptionally well in the IPL. He has smashed 145 runs with a strike rate of 225 in the previous two games. His fans will expect a good performance from him this season.

9.5

Cooper Connolly PBKS | ALL

Cooper Connolly is an outstanding batter and is currently in excellent form. He scored 365 runs in the last 10 games. Punjab fans will expect an excellent performance from him this season.

9

Nicholas Pooran LSG | WK

Nicholas Pooran is an excellent batter. He has scored 210 runs in the last 10 games. He also has the ability to perform well in the death overs.

7

Shreyas Iyer PBKS | BAT

Shreyas Iyer is a top-class batter and also performed well in the IPL. He has scored 329 runs in the last 11 games. He is undoubtedly a good choice for your fantasy team.

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7

Ayush Badoni

LSG | ALL

7.5

Vishal Nishad

PBKS | BOWL

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - May 22 2026 7:02 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

LSG

4 : 7

PBKS

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9/100

Mega League
Prabhsimran Singh
VC

6

Nicholas Pooran

9

Josh Inglis

9

Priyansh Arya

8

Shreyas Iyer

7

Azmatullah Omarzai

9

Cooper Connolly

9.5

Mitchell Marsh
C

8

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

Yuzvendra Chahal

8.5

Avesh Khan

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

LSG

5 : 6

PBKS

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10.5/100

Grand League
Prabhsimran Singh

6

Nicholas Pooran

9

Josh Inglis
C

9

Priyansh Arya
VC

8

Shreyas Iyer

7

Azmatullah Omarzai

9

Cooper Connolly

9.5

Mitchell Marsh

8

Harpreet Brar

8.5

Akash Singh

8

Prince Yadav

7.5

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