IPL 2024 Spotlight: Match 11 LSG vs PBKS Stats Preview And Approaching Milestones

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will lock horns with Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match 11 of the IPL 2024 season on Saturday, March 30, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The Super Giants will play their first home game of the IPL 2024 season, and their fans have high expectations following two consecutive playoff appearances by LSG. Led by KL Rahul, Lucknow began their IPL 2024 season with a disappointing loss against Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 20 runs at Jaipur. They are ready to make a comeback in their first home game against the Kings with great support. On the other hand, Shikhar Dhawan's PBKS began their season with a 4-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals (DC) at their new home ground in Mullanpur, Chandigarh. However, they lost their second game of the IPL 2024 season against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

All eyes on the Ekana Stadium as the Super Giants take on Punjab Kings at home

After the top-order collapse in the first match against Rajasthan Royals, KL Rahul returned to competitive cricket with a 58(44) innings, following a long break from injury, in the last game of the Super Giants. He played a superb Innings but failed to up the ante when required. Along with him, Nicholas Pooran scored a superb innings of 64 runs off 41 balls, but unfortunately, he failed to finish the match. After an early collapse, KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran put together an impressive partnership of 85 runs off 52 balls but unfortunately failed to lead their team to victory. Super Giants will be hoping for a strong start from both the top-order and bowlers.

On the flip side, Shikhar Dhawan 45(37) played a superb Innings but failed to up the ante when required to set a huge total against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Speaking about the bowlers, Harpreet Brar (4-0-13-2) and Kagiso Rabada (4-0-23-2) bowled a fantastic spell at Chinnaswamy, which is always a difficult ground for bowlers. The Punjab Kings will hope all their players continue their good form against Lucknow Super Giants at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

Meanwhile, here's a look at the stats and numbers game ahead of the Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings clash:

Head-to-Head:

LSG and PBKS have only met three times in the Indian Premier League history, with the Super Giants winning on two occasions and the Kings with one victory.

Approaching Milestones:

1 - KL Rahul (49) needs one more dismissal to complete 50 dismissals as a wicketkeeper in IPL.

1 - KL Rahul (99) needs one more catch to reach 100 catches in T20s.

1 - Shikhar Dhawan (149) needs one more six to reach 150 sixes in IPL.

3 - Shikhar Dhawan (97) needs three catches to reach 100 catches in IPL.

3 - Deepak Hooda (97) needs three catches to reach a 100-catch milestone in the T20 format.

3 - Arshdeep Singh (147) needs three scalps to reach the milestone of 150 wickets in the T20s.

4 - Jonny Bairstow (396) needs another four fours to reach 400 fours in T20.

5 - David Willey (295) needs five scalps to reach the landmark of 300 wickets in the T20 format.

5 - Devdutt Padikkal (95) needs another five sixes to reach 100 sixes in T20s.

5 - Krunal Pandya (45) needs five catches to reach 50 catches in the IPL.

5 - Nicolas Pooran (95) needs five sixes to reach 100 sixes in IPL.

6 - KL Rahul (294) needs another six sixes to reach 300 sixes in T20s.

6 - KL Rahul (44) needs six more catches to reach 50 catches as a wicketkeeper in the IPL.

12 - Quinton De Kock (288) needs 12 fours to reach 300 fours in his IPL journey.

19 - Marcus Stoinis (1,381) needs nineteen runs more to reach 1,500 runs in the IPL.

89 - Quinton De Kock (3,911) needs 89 runs more to reach 4000 IPL runs.