LSG vs PBKS Dream11: Lineups, pitch report and score predictions for IPL 2026 match

They have lost six games in a row after a dominant first half. LSG are already eliminated, but remain dangerous as party spoilers. IPL 2026 HUB: Latest IPL News | IPL Points Table | Team Stats | IPL 2026 Squads LSG vs PBKS IPL 2026 at Lucknow: Match Preview Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings will meet at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday, May 23.

A team that looked like genuine title contenders just weeks ago now finds itself on the edge of elimination, with PBKS desperately needing things to go their way on the final weekend of the IPL league stage. Six defeats in a row have stripped away that confidence, and the side that once sat comfortably at the top of the table is now clinging to fifth position with their playoff dreams barely intact. Shreyas Iyer's side must beat an already-eliminated Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium on Saturday; that is the bare minimum.

But winning alone is not enough. Punjab also need Mumbai Indians to beat Rajasthan Royals on Sunday, and they need Delhi Capitals to get the better of Kolkata Knight Riders. A Rajasthan win over Mumbai would formally end Punjab's campaign.

A KKR victory over Delhi could drag net run rate into the equation, where Punjab currently hold a narrow advantage over the Kolkata side. MORE: IPL 2026 points table: Latest standings LSG vs PBKS: Predicted playing XI and starting lineups LSG predicted playing XI : Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c) (WK), Aiden Markram, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav Impact Player: Digvesh Rathi PBKS predicted XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Barlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal. Impact Player : Vijaykumar Vyshak.