India, May 23 -- The IPL 2026 league stage is reaching its most intense stretch, and Punjab Kings now find themselves fighting to keep their season alive as they take on Lucknow Super Giants in Match 68 at the Ekana Stadium on Saturday. PBKS looked unstoppable earlier in the tournament, storming through their first seven games unbeaten, but their campaign has completely unraveled since then with six straight defeats putting them on the edge of elimination.

Punjab now enter what is essentially a must-win clash, though even victory may not fully guarantee a playoff spot unless other results fall in their favor. Their batting at the top has often carried the side, but whenever early wickets have fallen, the middle order has struggled to ste...