Big Picture: Rahul again to scene of heroics

Form information

(Last 5 matches, most up-to-date first)

Punjab Kings: WLWLL (8 factors from seven matches)Lucknow Super Giants: LWLWW (8 factors from seven matches)

Team News: All eyes on Dhawan and Rabada

Dhawan and Rabada's return will lend tooth to the Kings' batting and bowling respectively. Super Giants pacer Mark Wood stays uncertain resulting from an sickness, having final performed on April 15.

Toss and Impact Player Strategy

With Rabada set to return, it is doable Kings will usher in Nathan Ellis as an Impact Player with the ball for Prabhsimran Singh.

Possible XII: 1 Shikhar Dhawan (capt), 2 Prabhsimran Singh, 3 Liam Livingstone, 4 Harpreet Singh, 5 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 6 Sam Curran, 7 Shahrukh Khan, 8 Harpreet Brar, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Rahul Chahar, 11 Arshdeep Singh, 12 Nathan Ellis

Super Giants do not have a number of causes to tinker with their line-up. Ayush Badoni might be substituted for Okay Gowtham's offspin.

Possible XII: 1 KL Rahul (capt), 2 Kyle Mayers, 3 Deepak Hooda, 4 Krunal Pandya, 5 Nicholas Pooran (wk), 6 Ayush Badoni, 7 Marcus Stoinis, 8 Naveen ul Haq, 9 Ravi Bishnoi, 10 Amit Mishra, 11 Avesh Khan, 12 Okay Gowtham

Stats that matter: Kings openers in focus

Pitch and circumstances: Look out for the dew