IPL 2026: Punjab won the toss and chose to bowl first against Lucknow, Arjun Tendulkar got a chance.

Lucknow. Punjab Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants in the 68th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 on Saturday. Today here Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has decided to bowl after winning the toss.

He said that there are two changes in the team, Marco Janson and Vijaykumar Vaishak have returned. I am feeling very excited. This is a do or die match for us. We have never been in this situation before and the players are waiting to give their best.

Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant said that we too would have bowled first. Apart from bowling and batting, this wicket is looking good for cricket. This pitch is better for batting. In such a situation, this could be a high-scoring match.

Arjun Tendulkar and Arshin Kulkarni are playing. Mitchell Marsh has gone back. This has been a tough season for us but we have learned a lot of things. I apologize to the fans, who came from all over UP to support us.

Both the teams are as follows:-

Punjab Kings (XI): Prabhsimran Singh (keeper), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connelly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Yanson, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Lucknow Super Giants (XI): Josh Inglis, Arsheen Kulkarni, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (captain & keeper), Abdul Samad, Mukul Chaudhary, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Mohsin Khan.