The Lucknow Super Giants are set to clash with the Punjab Kings this weekend on Saturday the 30th of March at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow and we look at the match from a betting angle.
The Lucknow Super Giants are 22/1 to win IPL 24 and the Punjab Kings are now the rank outsiders at 50/1.
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The Lucknow Super Giants took on the Rajasthan Royals in their most recent match in Jaipur where the Royals won the toss and elected to bat first. The Super Giants picked up 2 wickets in the powerplay but thereafter they began to struggle and let the Royals reach a total of 193/4. Top bowler from the Super Giants was Naveen-ul-Haq who took 2 wickets for 41 runs in his 4 over spell.
The Super Giants struggled initially with the bat in hand, and they lost 3 wickets in under 4 overs of the powerplay, putting them under pressure. They then began to stabilise and build valuable partnerships that kept them in contention, but they fell just short in the end losing the match by 20 runs. Top batsman was Nicholas Pooran who scored 64 off 41 balls.
The Punjab Kings most recent fixture saw them take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in Bengaluru, where they lost the toss and were sent into bat. They lost 1 early wicket but then got going until the loss of 2 quick wickets slowed them down. In the end they reached a total of 176/6 with their top batsman being opener Shikhar Dhawan who scored 45 off 37 balls.
They looked good with ball in hand early on, taking 2 big wickets within the 6 over powerplay. They couldn’t apply continuous pressure and the Royal Challengers reaching their total with 4 balls remaining, resulting in the Punjab Kings losing the match by 4 wickets. Harbreet Brar was the pick of the bowlers with 2/13 in 4 overs.
Head-To-Head
These sides have met 3 times in the IPL so far with the Super Giants winning 2 of these matches and the Punjab Kings winning 1. The last time these teams met in 2023, the Super Giants put up a dominant performance and won the match by 56 runs.
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Betting – click here to bet
Lucknow Super Giants 1.90
Punjab Kings 1.95
Suggested Bet: Lucknow Super Giants Total Fours – under 14.5 at 1.85
In their first match the Super Giants put up a reasonable total and hit just 11 fours in doing so and with 6’s dominating this IPL so far I am taking the unders here.
Suggested Bet: Punjab Kings Top Batsman – Shikhar Dhawan at 3.55
I am looking for Shikhar Dhawan to weather the early storm dished out by the Super Giants bowlers and to build a big innings.
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