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IPL 2025 Fantasy League: Top Fantasy XI for LSG vs PBKS | Expert Fantasy Tips

It will be a showdown between the most expensive and the second-most expensive players in IPL history.
ByRanjeet Sahni

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Shreyas Iyer and Shashank Singh in action
SeriesDate & TimeLocation
Indian Premier League01 Apr 2025, Tue, 7:30 PM ISTBharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium
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Lucknow Super Giants are ready to host Punjab Kings in the 13th match of IPL 2025, set for April 1 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. This showdown features a battle between the most expensive and the second-most expensive players in IPL history. 

Punjab Kings enter this match with momentum after a victory over Gujarat Titans. Batting first, PBKS posted a formidable total of 243/5 in their 20 overs, led by skipper Shreyas Iyer’s unbeaten 97 off 42 balls, Priyansh Arya’s quickfire 47 off 23 balls, and a blistering 44* off 16 balls from Shashank Singh. In response, Gujarat Titans managed 232/5 in their 20 overs, falling short by 11 runs at their home ground.

Meanwhile, under the leadership of IPL’s most expensive player, Rishabh Pant, Lucknow Super Giants have played two matches this season. They suffered a narrow one-wicket defeat against Delhi Capitals in their opening game but bounced back strongly in their second match. LSG secured a convincing five-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, one of the strongest teams this season, with 23 balls to spare.

Pitch Report
The pitch at Ekana Cricket Stadium mostly benefits the bowlers, making it tough for batters. The stadium has two types of pitches—black soil and red soil. On the black soil pitch, the ball grips and comes to the batters slowly, making it difficult for them to score runs. On the red soil pitch, spinners get more help, and pacers get a good bounce. However, it is easier for batters to score runs on the red soil pitch compared to the black soil pitch.
weather
Weather reported31.8°C
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Pitch ConditionBowling-friendly
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Predicted to winPunjab Kings
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Avg. 1st inning score150

Team Form

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Lucknow Super Giants

L
L
L
L
W
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Punjab Kings

W
W
W
D
L

Series Stats

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Sai Sudharsan GT
617
Runs
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Shubman Gill GT
601
Runs
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Yashasvi Jaiswal RR
559
Runs
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Suryakumar Yadav MI
510
Runs
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Virat Kohli RCB
505
Runs

Injury and Availability News

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Probable Playing XI

Lucknow Super Giants
Probable XI
Abdul Samad, AK Markram, Avesh Khan, A Badoni, DA Miller, D Singh, MR Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Rishabh Pant, Shahbaz Ahmed
Bench
Himmat Singh, MP Breetzke, Akash Deep, Arshin Kulkarni, A Juyal, Manimaran Siddharth, RS Hangargekar, Akash Singh, Mayank Yadav, Y Chaudhary, Shamar Joseph, P Yadav, Shardul Thakur
Punjab Kings
Probable XI
Arshdeep Singh, GJ Maxwell, M Jansen, MP Stoinis, N Wadhera, P Simran Singh, P Arya, Shashank Singh, S Iyer, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yuzvendra Chahal
Bench
Vishnu Vinod, P Dubey, KR Sen, Harpreet Brar, P Avinash, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, LH Ferguson, Xavier Bartlett, Suryansh Shedge, JP Inglis, AM Hardie, YS Thakur

Player Picks

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Shreyas IyerVC
PBKS
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8
Punjab Kings skipper scored an unbeaten 97 in the opener against GT. Thriving at number three, he's in excellent form and a great captaincy pick.
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Mitchell MarshC
LSG
All
8
The Australian star batter has scored an impressive 124 runs in the last two matches. Given his current red-hot form, he is definitely a top pick to consider.
Avoid These Players
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P Avinash
PBKS
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