Shikhar Dhawan was dominated out of Punjab Kings’ Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 encounter towards Lucknow Super Giants as a consequence of damage on Saturday. The PBKS skipper suffered a niggle over the last match towards Gujarat Titans and he was changed by Sam Curran because the captain. PBKS is on the sixth place within the factors desk with a complete of 4 factors and two wins and two losses in 4 matches. LSG is on the second place with six factors, three wins and a loss in 4 matches. Atharva Taide makes his IPL debut with PBKS. Curran received the toss and opted to subject on the Ekana Stadium.

PBKS skipper Curran mentioned 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 mentioned 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 (Playing XI):Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing 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)