Lucknow Super Giants are facing playoffs hopefuls Punjab Kings in their last game of the IPL 2026 at Ekana Cricket Stadium. LSG will look to avoid the bottom place in the points table and finish the campaign with a win, while PBKS seek a big win to keep their playoff hopes alive today.
Also read: Ekana Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
IPL 2026 Match 68: LSG vs PBKS Live Score and Match Updates.
LSG openers eye strong start
Openers Josh Inglis and Arshin Kulkarni are out in the middle ot kick off LSG's innings.
Arshdeep Singh to bowl the first over for PBKS.
The game is on at Ekana Cricket Stadium...
Arjun Tendulkar in action today
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LSG XI - Arjun Tendulkar set for Lucknow debut
Arjun Tendulkar, the bowling all-rounder and the son of legendary Sachin Tendulkar, is making his LSG debut today. Arshin Kulkarni, Mohammed Shami, Mukul Choudhary also return for Lucknow. Digvesh Rathi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh and Mitchell Marsh miss out.
LSG XI (batting first): Josh Inglis, Arshin Kulkarni, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Mohsin Khan
Impact players: Shahbaz, Rathi, M Siddarth, Himmat, Akash
PBKS XI - 2 changes
Marco Jansen and Vijaykumar Vyshak return in place of Lockie Ferguson and Harpreet Brar. Marcus Stoinis starts from the bench.
PBKS XI (bowling first): Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact players: Harpreet, Stoinis, Bartlett, Vinod, Pravin Dubey
Toss time
Captains Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer are out in the middle for the toss at Ekana Cricket Stadium.
Shreyas wins the toss and Punjab Kings are bowling first today
Marco Jansen and Vijaykumar Vyshak return for PBKS. Arshin Kulkarni replaces Mitchell Marsh for LSG.
Head-to-Head Record
Punjab Kings lead this contest with 4 wins in 7 meetings against Lucknow Super Giants. PBKS have also won their last 3 meetings against LSG and are favourites to win today.
Match played - 7
LSG won - 3
PBKS - 4
NR - 0
PBKS eye the 4th spot
Punjab Kings, winless in their first 7 games of the season, are yet to confirm a place in the playoffs. PBKS suffered their sixth straight loss, falling 23 runs short while chasing a 223-run target against RCB in the last game.
Shreyas Iyer's side can still make the playoffs if they beat LSG today, and if RR and KKR lose their last league games tomorrow. PBKS will look to overcome their losing streak with a much-improved performance today and stay alive in the playoff race.
LSG look to bid IPL 2026 with a win
With just 4 wins in 13 games, Lucknow Super Giants remain at the bottom of the points table. LSG suffered their ninth defeat of the season in their last game as they failed to defend 220 against Rajasthan Royals.
Rishabh Pant's side will be without Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh, their leading run-scorer of the season, today. Mohammed Shami is expected to return to the playing XI.
Lucknow hosts LSG vs PBKS
Hello everyone, welcome to Sports Yaari's live coverage of today's IPL game in Lucknow.
Lucknow Super Giants are hosting Punjab Kings in the 68th match of the IPL 2026 season. LSG, the first team to be eliminated this season, are looking to wrap up their poor campaing with a win, and PBKS, who dominated the first half of the season, are chasing two big points to stay alive in the playoffs race.
So, stay tuned for the live scores and match updates here...