IPL 2023 Match 21, LSG vs PBKS Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings will lock horns in Match 21 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) in the second game of the double-header on April 15, Saturday, at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana cricket stadium in Lucknow. 

Lucknow Super Giants will be coming into the contest after a victory over RCB in a nervy run-chase at the latter's own den. They are placed in the second position on the points table with six points, having a net run rate of 1.048. Caribbean batters have been the stand-out performers for LSG as far as batting is concerned. Nicholas Pooran has, so far, aggregated 141 runs in four games at an average of 47.00 and an impressive strike rate of 220.31. He registered the fastest fifty for LSG in the previous game and became the joint-second fastest half-centurion in IPL history. Meanwhile, Kyle Mayers has aggregated 139 runs in four games at an average of 34.75 at an impressive strike rate of 180.51. In the bowling department, England pacer Mark Wood has fared well so far with nine wickets in three games. They would look to carry forward their winning momentum when they meet PBKS in their upcoming encounter.

On the other hand, Punjab Kings will be coming into the contest after having faced two consecutive losses against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT), respectively. PBKS are placed in the sixth position in the table with four points and a net run rate of - 0.225. Shikhar Dhawan has been the stand-out performer for PBKS in the league so far, aggregating 233 runs in four games at an average of 116.50 and a noteworthy strike rate of 146.54. In the bowling department, Arshdeep Singh has fared well with seven wickets in four games. Both Dhawan and Singh would need to spearhead Punjab's batting and bowling fronts in their upcoming clash if PBKS are to bounce back to winning ways. 

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 21 between LSG  and PBKS in the Indian Premier League 2023:

Head-to-Head: Both LSG and PBKS have met each other on only one occasion in the IPL history where Lucknow got the better of Punjab, winning the game by 20 runs. 

1 – Deepak Hooda (99) is one game away from appearing in 100 matches in the IPL. 

30 – KL Rahul (3970) requires 30 runs to reach the landmark of 4000 runs in the IPL. 

3 – Arshdeep Singh (47) is three scalps away from reaching the milestone of 50 wickets in the league. 

4 – Marcus Stoinis (96) needs four wickets to complete 100 wickets in T20s. 

23 – Shikhar Dhawan (6477) requires 23 runs to reach 6500 runs in the league. 

60 – Bhanuka Rajapaksa (2940) needs 60 runs to get to 3000 runs in T20s. 

3 – Shahrukh Khan (47) is three sixes short of reaching 50 maximums in T20s. 

6 – Shikhar Dhawan (144) is six sixes away from completing 150 maximums in the cash-rich league.