Arjun Tendulkar's debut for LSG. (Photo- PTI)

Arjun Tendulkar Debut For LSG: The 68th match of IPL 2026 is being played between the teams of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). In this match, Punjab team won the toss and decided to bowl first. At the same time, Lucknow Super Giants, who were out of the playoff race, made many major changes in the playing 11. The special thing is that Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun Tendulkar also got a chance to play in this match. This is his debut match for Lucknow Super Giants.

Arjun Tendulkar finally got a chance

Arjun Tendulkar had joined the Lucknow Super Giants team even before IPL 2026. Arjun Tendulkar was included in their team by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) through trade for a price of Rs 30 lakh. But due to team combination, he could not play any match till now. However, now Arjun Tendulkar has got a chance to prove himself. This is a very special moment in his name.

Nishaana will not stop 🏹 pic.twitter.com/ev4ltwVq7m

— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 23, 2026

Arjun Tendulkar has been a part of the Mumbai team before. He was associated with Mumbai Indians team in the year 2021. But he got the chance to make his IPL debut in the year 2023. He played a total of 4 matches that season. After this, he got a chance to play 1 match in the year 2024 also, but in the year 2025, he remained sitting on the bench for the entire season and then Mumbai Indians traded him.

Playing XI of both the teams

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connelly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Yanson, Vijaykumar Vaishakh, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Lucknow Super Giants: Josh Inglis, Arshin Kulkarni, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper/captain), Abdul Samad, Mukul Chaudhary, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Mohsin Khan.

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