Ludhiana Lions vs Patiala Panthers, PT, Today Match Prediction

LLI vs PPA Match Prediction & Analysis

The Punjab T10 League 2026 edition action shifts to a new day as the game 5 of the season will be played between the Ludhiana Lions and the Patiala Panthers. The match will be played on June 16 at the Amandeep Cricket Academy in Amritsar.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

LLI

PPA

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Ludhiana Lions Preview

The Ludhiana Lions have had a mixed start to the season. They began the campaign with a dominating 9 wickets victory while chasing 131 but lost to Bathinda Bulls the following day.

The Ludhiana side has a powerhouse batting line-up. Rahul Yadav and Jaggu Jagar scored unbeaten half-centuries in the opening game that helped the side to chase 131. Although they failed to chase 101 target in the following, it was still a good batting performance but lacked the finishing touches.

Opening batter Abhishek Jalota was top scorer with 36 off 18 balls while Zuhaib and Surender Singh scored 22 and 17 runs respectively.

But it is the Lions’ bowling performance that needs an improvement. They got only 1 wicket in the first game. Although they improved that number in the next, they still got 5 wickets against Bathinda Bulls. Deep Thakur and Surender Singh got 2 wickets each in the game.

Ludhiana Lions Predicted Playing XI:

Abhishek Jalota, Rahul Yadav, Zuhaib, Surender Singh, Balraj (C), Jaggu Jagar, Randhu, Deep Thakur, Nikhil Arora, Ashi, Sidhant Kaushik.

Patiala Panthers Preview

The Patiala Panthers have had a perfect start to the season, registering back-to-back dominating wins against Bathinda Bulls and Amritsar Alligators.

The Panthers picked-up a 6 wickets win in the opening game of the season followed by the recent 9 wickets win against the Alligators while successfully chasing 150 runs.

The opening duo of Amar and Vishal Salgotra did the most of the work for the Panthers in their pursuit of the big target. The former scored 65 runs off 17 balls at a stunning strike rate of 382.35 while Salgotra scored 75 runs off 25 balls. Eventually, the Panthers hit the mammoth total in 7.1 overs.

On the bowling front, captain Farry continued his brilliant form. After bagging a 4-fer in the first game, Farry got another scalp in this game while Gurwinder Batth returned with excellent figures of 2/3.

Patiala Panthers Predicted Playing XI:

Amar (WK), Vishal Salgotra, Vishu Khatri, Farry (C), Gurwinder Batth, Pk Kumar, Simar Nagoke, Raman Wadali, Mukesh Kumar, Gourav, Amandeep Singh.

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather forecast in Amritsar on Tuesday for the gameday suggests that it will be mostly sunny and hot. The temperature could be around 35-38°C during the game. There is 0% chance of rain.

LLI vs PPA Pitch Report

The pitch at Amandeep Cricket Academy ground in Amritsar is a batting-friendly ground, especially for T10 cricket. There is pace and bounce on the offer that helps to time the shots nicely. Pace bowlers will hit the deck hard and try to generate bounce. There is minimal to no help at all for the spin bowlers.

Toss: To Bowl

Toss don't have a huge role to play in T10 format. However, either side would prefer to bowl first and later chase the target.