The 68th match of the Indian Premier League Season 19 (IPL 2026) will be played today between Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings. This match to be held at Ekana Stadium is ‘do or die’ for PBKS, only by winning which this team under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer will be able to keep alive the hopes of going to the playoffs. LSG is out of the race for the playoffs, but is now playing fearless cricket and will give its all to win its last match. Know who will today’s pitch help in Ekana, how will the weather be in Lucknow today.

Lucknow Super Giants are at the bottom of the points table, this season of Rishabh Pant and team has not been good but in the last few matches the team seems to be playing fearless cricket and can spoil the game of Punjab Kings today. Punjab did not lose even a single match in the first 7 matches, but is yearning for victory in the last 6 matches. Which was believed to be in the top-2, it has to depend on the results of other teams to make it to the playoffs. However, before that, PBKS has to win its match today, otherwise the team will be out.

Punjab Kings playoff equation

PBKS should beat Lucknow Super Giants today, this will give Punjab 15 points. Then it would be necessary that Rajasthan Royals lose their last match, which is against MI on Sunday. Then it would be necessary that KKR also loses in the match to be held on Sunday evening, if this happens then Punjab will be the fourth team to reach the playoffs. Even if KKR wins, they will also have 15 points, then the net run rate will decide who will go next. If Rajasthan wins then it will become the fourth team.

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How will the weather be in the LSG vs PBKS match?

The weather in Lucknow today will be favorable for the match, there is no possibility of rain. The match will start at 7:30 pm, during which the temperature will be 41-42 degrees Celsius. The weather will be hot for the first 1 hour, after 8:30 the temperature will be 35-36 degrees Celsius.

Pitch report of LSG vs PBKS match

The Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings match will be played on pitch number 5 of Ekana Stadium, which is a mixed soil pitch. It is equally helpful for batsmen and bowlers. Out of 6 matches played in IPL 2026 at this venue, the team chasing the target has won 3 matches, the result of one match was in Super Over. It is not easy for the batsmen to score runs in Lucknow, which is visible even today. In such a situation, the role of bowlers will become important.

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IPL record at Ekana Stadium

A total of 28 IPL matches have been played in this stadium of Lucknow, out of which the team batting first has won 12 times and the team chasing 15 times. The highest score at this venue is 235, which was made by KKR in 2024. The highest individual innings is 118, which Rishabh Pant played against RCB last year. The average score here in the first innings is 174 runs, the most successful run chase is 177 which was chased by Punjab Kings last year.

Live broadcast details of LSG vs PBKS match

The Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network channels. Live streaming of the match will be on JioHotstar app and website.