Impact Subs in Today's IPL Match for Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings
With Punjab winning the toss and electing to bowl first on a typically complex Lucknow surface, the designated Impact Substitute benches are set to play a pivotal role in shaping both teams' strategies
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) have locked in their starting line-ups and tactical benches at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium for Match 68 of IPL 2026. With Punjab winning the toss and electing to bowl first on a typically complex Lucknow surface, the designated Impact Substitute benches are set to play a pivotal role in shaping both teams' strategies. You can read Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings match scorecard here.
Given that LSG will defend their total on a black-soil Ekana pitch that historically slows down and offers grip as the match progresses, left-arm spinner Manimaran Siddharth stands out as the most logical second-innings introduction.
LSG XI: Josh Inglis, Arshin Kulkarni, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Mohsin Khan
Lucknow Super Giants Imact Subs
- Shahbaz Ahmed
- Digvesh Singh Rathi
- Manimaran Siddharth
- Himmat Singh
- Akash Maharaj Singh
Alternatively, if Lucknow suffers a top-order collapse during the first innings, batsmen like Himmat Singh or all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed remain primed to be deployed early.
Because Punjab opted to field first, they have left out several prominent names from their starting eleven to load up on specialist bowlers. Lucknow Weather and Rain Forecast for LSG vs PBKS IPL 2026 Match.
PBKS XI: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Punjab Kings Impact Subs
- Harpreet Brar
- Marcus Stoinis
- Xavier Bartlett
- Vishnu Vinod
- Praveen Dubey
The inclusion of Marcus Stoinis among the substitutes suggests a pre-planned tactical switch, where he will likely be brought in as a middle-order batsman during the run-chase, replacing one of Punjab's front-line pacers once the first innings concludes
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 23, 2026 07:17 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
