Digvesh Rathi was the highest wicket-taker for LSG last season.
After back-to-back defeats, the Lucknow Super Giants are set to take on an unbeaten Punjab Kings in the PBKS vs LSG IPL 2026 clash. However, the visitors’ star spinner Digvesh Rathi has not made it to their starting XI for the match taking place in New Chandigarh.
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (C), Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), Mitchell Marsh, Ayush Badoni, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Mukul Choudhary, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, and Mohsin Khan.
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After winning the PBKS vs LSG toss and opting to field first, the Lucknow skipper Rishabh Pant revealed that they are playing another spinner, Manimaran Siddharth, instead of Rathi. Notably, the 26-year-old has been expensive in his second stint of the tournament so far. Rathi has scalped three wickets in four matches while giving away almost 10 runs per over.
On the other hand, the Tamil Nadu spinner has been economical in his limited appearances of the IPL 2026. Siddharth has snared two scalps in as many innings, conceding runs at an impressive economy of 7.87. However, while bowling first, the Lucknow outfit would look to restrict a formidable PBKS line-up in under a reachable total.
Notably, Mohammed Shami had provided a huge breakthrough by sending back their star opener Prabhsimran Singh for a golden duck early in the innings. But despite the setback, another opener, Priyansh Arya’s onslaught, has powered Punjab to 63/1 in the powerplay. At the time of writing, PBKS are at 101/1 after nine overs, with Priyansh (57 off 22) and Cooper Connolly (40 off 31) at the crease.
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