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Delhi: The journey of the Indian Premier League 2026 has now come to another double header, where a double dodge is going to be available on Sunday. The second match of this day will be played between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Supergiants. Both are eager to enter the field for this high voltage clash.

Both the teams are ready to compete in this match to be held at Maharaja Yadavindra International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. Punjab Kings, playing under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, are performing tremendously, where they will face the challenge of Lucknow Supergiants, who are a little troubled by the defeat.

Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Supergiants IPL Record

In the history of IPL, the rivalry between the two teams is not very old. Matches are being played between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Supergiants from 2022. During this period, there was absolutely equal competition between the two teams in 6 matches. Punjab Kings have won 3 matches and Lucknow Supergiants have won only 3 matches.

Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Supergiants performance in IPL 2026

If we look at the performance of Punjab Kings and Lucknow Supergiants in this edition, then Punjab Kings are completely riding on the winning horse and are the table toppers by showing excellent performance till now, while the situation of Lucknow Supergiants is looking a bit bad and they have lost 3 out of 5 matches.

When and where will the Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Supergiants match take place?

In IPL 2026, there will be a match between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Supergiants on Sunday. This match, to be held on April 19 at Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, will start at 7.30 pm, the toss of the match will be done at 3 pm.

Maharaja Yadvinder Singh International Cricket Stadium – Mullanpur and main information about the stadium

A new stadium has been constructed in Mullanpur, located in New Chandigarh, some distance from Mohali. Mohali in Punjab has organized many international matches. But no men’s international match has been played here in Mullanpur, built by the Punjab Cricket Association in 2010. This stadium is named after Maharaja Yadvindra Singh, the ninth and last ruler of Patiala. This stadium with a spectator capacity of 38 thousand is being used as the home venue of the Punjab Kings team from 2024. The first international match was played here between India and Australia women’s team in September this year.

Mullanpur pitch report

The wicket of Maharaja Yadvindra Singh International Cricket Stadium of Mullanpur is considered helpful for the batsmen. On this pitch the ball hits the bat with proper bounce and it becomes easy to play shots. Some matches in IPL have been played in this ground. Where scores of more than 200 have been made. However, here the score of 111 runs has also been defended once.

weather condition

In IPL 2026, the match will be played between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Supergiants on Saturday. There is no possibility of rain in this match to be held in Mullanpur on April 19. According to Accuweather, the maximum temperature on this day is expected to be 33 degree Celsius and minimum temperature will be 15 degree Celsius.

Possible playing eleven of both

Punjab Kings Team: Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vishak, Arshdeep Singh.

Lucknow Supergiants Team: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper, captain), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Mukul Chaudhary, M Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Rathi.

Where to watch the match Maharaja Yadvinder Singh International Cricket Stadium

Star Sports Network is the broadcasting partner for the 19th season of the Indian Premier League. All the matches of this tournament will be telecast on different channels of Star Sports, Lucknow Supergiants War, the match between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Supergiants can also be seen on Star Sports. So you can also enjoy live streaming on JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar app/website.

Squads of both teams

Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Arshdeep Singh, Priyansh Arya, Payla Avinash, Azmatullah Umzai, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Cooper Connolly, Praveen Dubey, Ben Dwarshuis, Lockie Ferguson, Harnoor Singh, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Musheer Khan, Vishal Nishad, Mitchell Owen, Prabhsimran Singh. (Wicketkeeper), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vaishya, Nehal Wadhera, Yash Thakur.

Lucknow Supergiants: Rishabh Pant (captain), Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Himmat Singh, Matthew Bretzke, Mukul Chaudhary, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Ayush Badoni, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, M. Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Anrich Nortje, Naman Tiwari, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan

Maharaja Yadvinder Singh International Cricket Stadium: Pitch beneficial for which team?

Talking about the wicket of Mullanpur, this track can prove to be a good batting track in the match between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Supergiants. Both the teams have excellent batting line up, but Punjab Kings can get the advantage of form and home conditions.

FAQs – Pitch Report of Maharaja Yadvinder Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur

What is the pitch report of Maharaja Yadvinder Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur?

The surface of Maharaja Yadvindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh is generally considered favorable for batsmen. Here the ball does not seam and turn much. In such a situation, it is easy for the batsmen to hit fours and sixes. Although the ball may make some movements in the beginning, it will move as the game progresses. Batting will become easier. In such a situation, a high scoring match can be seen.

What is the Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Supergiants H2H record in IPL?

In H2H record, in the history of IPL, 6 matches have been played between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Supergiants, in which Punjab Kings have won 3 matches, while Lucknow Supergiants have got success in 3 matches.