Lucknow Super Giants locked horns with Punjab Kings on April 1, 2025, at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) have been the most inconsistent team in the IPL since 2014 as they have never progressed into the playoffs for nine consecutive seasons. They would look to go back to winning ways. The last time they progressed in the playoffs was way back in 2014 when they ended the season as runners-up, getting defeated by the Kolkata Knight Riders by 3 wickets with 3 balls remaining. Punjab Kings also made moves in 2025 like signing a new captain and coach to bring them out of this mess.
Lucknow Super Giants, on the other hand, had a good debut season to remember, as they won nine out of fourteen games and were placed third in the table despite sharing an equal number of wins with the Rajasthan Royals, courtesy of having a slightly lesser net run-rate. They failed to go past the Eliminator as they lost against RCB by a margin of 14 runs. KL Rahul enjoyed the season by being the second-highest run-getter in the tournament, with 616 runs to his name. He, along with Quinton de Kock, registered a record 210-run partnership for the first wicket against KKR. After finishing in the third position in the 2023 edition as well as getting eliminated in the Eliminator, much like the 2022 season, LSG couldn't make it to the playoffs in 2024. In 2025, they added Rishabh Pant to their squad among other players.
Matches | Won by LSG | Won by PBKS |
5 | 3 | 2 |
Nicholas Pooran leads the batting chart with 131 runs in this fixture. KL Rahul and Marcus Stoinis share the second spot with 107 runs. Kagiso Rabada has the most wickets in IPL matches between these two sides with 9 while Arshdeep Singh and Sam Curran have 7 each.
Both teams last met in Match 13 of IPL 2024 at Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The match was a fairly comfortable ride for PBKS. Punjab struck with early wickets in the powerplay and kept the pressure on the home side. On a slower surface, LSG's top and middle orders failed to fire with Nicholas Pooran being the only saving grace. Things turned much better in the second half as Ayush Badoni and Abdul Samad made a later resurgence to take LSG to a par total. Even in the bowling front, LSG struggled to keep thinngs under control. Prabhsimran Singh took the attack to the bowlers unleashing a flurry of shots in his aggressive fifty. Shreyas Iyer also made a fifty and put the finishing touches on the chase alongside Nehal Wadhera as PBKS got home with 22 balls to spare. Both PBKS wickets to fall were taken by Digvesh Rathi.
Date | Winner | Margin | Venue |
April 1, 2025 | Punjab Kings | 8 wickets | Lucknow |
March 30, 2024 | Lucknow Super Giants | 21 runs | Lucknow |
April 28, 2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | 56 runs | Mohali |
April 15, 2023 | Punjab Kings | 2 wickets | Lucknow |
April 29, 2022 | Lucknow Super Giants | 20 runs | Pune |
*Last Updated on 1st April 2025.