IPL 2025 Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Best Playing Dream 11 Prediction

Punjab Kings eyeing Playoffs spot in our PBKS vs LSG match 54 best playing and Dream 11 prediction for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. 

It’s match number 54 in the TATA IPL 2025 as we have two strong teams, Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants taking on each other in Punjab’s home venue, Dharamsala. On the points table, both teams are in contention for the Playoffs. While Punjab Kings are in the third position with 13 points from 10 games, Lucknow Super Giants are quietly sitting in the 6th position with 10 points from 10 games.

Punjab Kings have seen a revamped season so far under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting. 2014 was the last time the Punjab Kings team qualified for the Playoffs. The team has faced high criticism in terms of their leadership chop and change decisions. But in the form of Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting, it feels like management has finally found the solution. Overall, a win here will take them almost on the doors of the Playoffs. 

The Punjab Kings team has played an aggressive brand of cricket this season. Be it their young openers, Prabsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya, their Captain Shreyas Iyer, or lower-order Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh. The team has copied the SRH IPL 2024 model, and has done better as a team overall. What’s more pleasing is the form of their key bowlers, Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Key Match Details

Tournament: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025

Match Details: Match 54 – PBKS vs LSG 

Where: Dharamsala

When: May 4, 2025, 7:30 pm IST

Lucknow Super Giants, on the other hand, have had a mixed bag in terms of their performance. The team has won 5, and lost 5 so far. Given the major weakness in their bowling attack, and the form of their Captain, Rishabh Pant, LSG will still be happy with the way their season has turned out. One main reason for their solid performance is the form of their top 3 Overseas players, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, and Mitchell Marsh.

While LSG are riding the Overseas batters bus so far, the team would need a far better performance from their other key players, Rishabh Pant, David Miller, and bowlers to be able to qualify for the IPL 2025 Playoffs. Sure the team is still in contention of the Playoffs, but the road ahead is very tough for them. Given how consistent 5-6 teams are this season, even 16 points will not be enough for a team to qualify for Playoffs this season.  

IPL 2025 Full Official Squad and Players List for Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Batters

1. Harnoor Singh
2. Priyansh Arya
3. Pyla Avinash
4. Shashank Singh
5. Shreyas Iyer (c)

Wicket-keepers

1. Josh Inglis (f)
2. Prabsimran Singh
3. Vishnu Vinod

All-rounders

1. Azmatullah Omerzai (f)
2. Glenn Maxwell (f)
3. Harpreet Brar
4. Marco Jansen (f)
5. Marcus Stoinis (f)
6. Musheer Khan
7. Nehal Wadhera
8. Suryansh Shedge

Bowlers

1. Aaron Hardie (f)
2. Arshdeep Singh
3. Kuldeep Sen
4. Lockie Ferguson (f)
5. Pravin Dubey
6. Vyshak Vijakumar
7. Xavier Barlett (f)
8. Yash Thakur
9. Yuzvendra Chahal

IPL 2025 PBKS vs LSG Best Playing 11 for Punjab Kings

1. Priyansh Arya
2. Prabsimran Singh
3. Shreyas Iyer (c)
4. Josh Inglis (wk)
5. Nehal Wadhera
6. Shashank Singh
7. Marco Jansen
8. Azmatullah Omarzai
9. Harpreet Brar
10. Arshdeep Singh
11. Yuzvendra Chahal

Best Impact Player: Yash Thakur

The Punjab Kings team played quite an unusual playing 11 in their last match as they opted for the part-time bowling of Suryansh Shedge over a specialist bowler. The move did backfire as Suryansh looked horrible with the ball. There is absolutely no need to play Suryansh as the bowling all-rounder. If any, PBKS need a specialist bowler, and the likes of Yash Thakur, Vyshak Vijaykumar, or Kuldeep Sen would be better choices.  

IPL 2025 Lucknow Super Giants Royals (LSG) Official Squad List 

Batters

1. Aiden Markram (f)
2. Aryan Juyal
3. Ayush Badoni
4. David Miller (f)
5. Himmat Singh

Wicket-keepers

1. Matthew Breetzke (f)
2. Nicholas Pooran (f)
3. Rishabh Pant 

All-rounders

1. Abdul Samad
2. Arshin Kulkarni
3. Mitchell Marsh (f)
4. Shahbaz Ahmed
5. Yuvraj Choudhary

Bowlers

1. Akash Deep
2. Akash Singh
3. Avesh Khan
4. Digvesh Singh
5. M. Siddharth
6. Mayank Yadav
7. Mohsin Khan
8. Prince Yadav
9. Rajvardhan Hangargekar
10. Ravi Bishnoi
11. Shamar Joseph (f)

IPL 2025 PBKS vs LSG Best Playing 11 for Lucknow Super Giants

1. Aiden Markram
2. Mitchell Marsh
3. Nicholas Pooran 
4. Rishabh Pant (c&wk)
5. Ayush Badoni
6. David Miller
7. Abdul Samad
8. Ravi Bishnoi
9. Avesh Khan
10. Prince Yadav
11. Digvesh Singh

Best Impact Player: Mayank Yadav

Lucknow Super Giants would be extremely happy with the return of their key pacer, Mayank Yadav. With Mayank in the playing 11, the team, the team does look balanced in the bowling department. Although the bowling attack still lacks experience, it is better than how they had started. However, more than bowling, the team need their Captain, Rishabh Pant to get back to form. Without him, LSG may still be riding a wavy boat with the final destination unreachable.

Top Dream 11 Prediction for PBKS vs LSG Match 54 of IPL 2025 

Batters: Shreyas Iyer & Priyansh Arya

Wks: Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant & Prabsimran Singh  

All-rounders: Marco Jansen & Aiden Markram 

Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav, Digvesh Singh & Yuzvendra Chahal 

CVC Choice: Nicholas Pooran & Shreyas Iyer

So, that’s about the best playing 11 for the PBKS vs LSG match 54 of IPL 2025. 

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