HOME / News / IPL 2025: LSG vs PBKS, Match 13 – Fantasy Cricket Tips, Probable XIs, Key Players, Top Captain & Vice-Captain Picks, Pitch Report & Key Stats
Arjun Sharma Author
In the first home match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday, April 1. After winning their previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a convincing fashion, LSG have showcased the quality of the players at their disposal, not just in batting, but also the bowling, which was considered to be their weaker department.
On the other side, PBKS started their IPL 2025 campaign in style with a comprehensive win over former champions Gujarat Titans (GT), to give a big heads-up to the rest of the teams in the competition. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the LSG versus PBKS IPL 2025 13th match.
Match Number
13
Teams
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Venue
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Time
7:30 PM (IST)
LSG have played four times against PBKS, winning three matches and losing one, and with that, it is yet to become a big rivalry in the IPL. It was in 2023 when LSG scored their highest total in IPL by reaching 257-run total at the expense of PBKS in Mohali, and they ended up reaching the playoffs that season.
LSG
vs
PBKS
4
Matches Played
4
3
Won
1
257
Highest Score
201
0
No Result
0
159
Lowest Score
133
The pitches at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow have been quite indifferent over the years, providing ample opportunities for success for batters, pacers, and spinners alike in T20 cricket. Out of 14 matches played at this venue in the IPL, teams batting first have won seven, teams batting second have won six, while one match has ended in no-result. The average first innings score in the league here is 165 runs.
LSG Probable Playing 11: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c)/(wk), David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh
Impact Player: Shahbaz Ahamad
Shahbaz Ahamad IPL Batting Career Stats
PBKS Probable Playing 11: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shegde, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player: Lockie Ferguson
Lockie Ferguson IPL Bowling Career Stats
LSG: Rishabh Pant (c), David Miller, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Ayush Badoni, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Matthew Breetzke
LSG’s Last Five Matches: Performances
PBKS: Shreyas Iyer (c), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wk), Vishnu Vinod (wk), Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash, Marcus Stoinis, Musheer Khan, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shegde, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Kuldeep Sen, Xavier Bartlett
PBKS’s Last Five Matches: Performances
Q. Why are Nicholas Pooran and Shreyas Iyer good choices for captaincy picks?
Nicholas Pooran is in red-hot form in the IPL currently, smashing sixes at will against the pacers and spinners alike, making him a prime candidate for captaincy in the fantasy team.
Nicholas Pooran IPL Batting Career Stats:
Shreyas Iyer started the IPL 2025 season with an exceptional innings of more than 90 runs, and he is expected to be quite consistent in the tournament.
Shreyas Iyer IPL Batting Career Stats:
Q. Why are Shardul Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal good choices for vice-captaincy picks?
Shardul Thakur has been the best bowler in the LSG lineup, not only taking early wickets, but also bowling a few overs at the death.
Shardul Thakur IPL Bowling Career Stats:
Meanwhile, Yuzvendra Chahal is one of the most consistent wicket-takers in IPL history, which makes him a good choice for a vice-captain in the fantasy team especially on a big ground at the Ekana Cricket Stadium.
Yuzvendra Chahal IPL Bowling Career Stats:
Mitchell Marsh: Mitchell Marsh has started the IPL 2025 campaign exceptionally with two fifties in first two matches of the LSG season against Delhi Capitals (DC) and SRH.
Mitchell Marsh IPL Batting Career Stats:
Mitchell Marsh IPL Bowling Career Stats:
Ravi Bishnoi: Ravi Bishnoi hasn’t been at his best at the start of the IPL season, but still, he has chipped-in with few crucial wickets for LSG.
Ravi Bishnoi IPL Bowling Career Stats:
Shashank Singh: Shashank Singh smashed the GT bowling lineup in the death overs in the first match of the IPL 2025 for PBKS, making a big impact in the process.
Shashank Singh IPL Batting Career Stats:
Arshdeep Singh: Arshdeep Singh is amongst the best bowlers in T20 cricket currently, and he has ability to take wickets with new and old balls.
Arshdeep Singh IPL Bowling Career Stats:
Abdul Samad: Abdul Samad is slotted down the order in the LSG lineup, and with their top order in full flow, he might not get much opportunity to bat.
Abdul Samad IPL Batting Career Stats:
Suryansh Shedge: Suryansh Shedge didn’t get to bat in the first match of the season for PBKS in the IPL 2025, while his bowling was surplus to requirements as well.
Wicketkeeper: Nicholas Pooran
Batters: David Miller, Mitchell Marsh, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer
All-Rounders: Azmatullah Omarzai, Glenn Maxwell
Bowlers: Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Shardul Thakur
Wicketkeepers: Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant, Prabhsimran Singh
Batters: Mitchell Marsh, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer
All-Rounders: Azmatullah Omarzai, Glenn Maxwell
Bowlers: Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur
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