Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya open. Shreyas Iyer anchors the middle. Arshdeep Singh takes the new ball. That’s PBKS’s skeleton in 2026, and Match 68 at Ekana gives them no reason to break it. The one real decision is the impact sub. Marcus Stoinis comes in as the batting cover when PBKS bowl first. At Ekana, LSG’s home, that outcome is the most likely scenario, and Stoinis is your extra batter. 

Openers Set the Tone Early 

Prabhsimran Singh leads PBKS’s run charts this season with 441 runs. Arya sits just behind him with 364. Between them, they’re the reason PBKS’s powerplay has been aggressive enough to put pressure on every team they’ve faced. 

Both are confirmed in the Match 68 XI, as they were in Match 61. There’s no tactical case for dropping either. The question at Ekana isn’t who opens. It’s how quickly they can score before Ekana’s surface starts doing what it usually does in the middle overs. 

Middle Order and the Ekana Factor 

Ekana is a spin-friendly venue. That shapes the middle-order selection more than anything else. Shreyas Iyer bats at four and brings 397 runs in IPL 2026 to this fixture. Suryansh Shedge held his spot at five in Match 61 and kept it. Shashank Singh at six gives PBKS a finisher who can accelerate late. 

Cooper Connolly slots in at three as the overseas top-order option. He’s PBKS’s second-highest run scorer this season. Azmatullah Omarzai, at seven, adds seam-bowling cover in a lineup that needs balance between spin and pace. Harpreet Brar’s left-arm spin becomes a genuine weapon at this ground, not just a holding option. 

PBKS Playing XI IPL 2026 Match 68

Impact sub: Marcus Stoinis (batting) if PBKS bowl first; Vijaykumar Vyshak (bowling) if PBKS bat first.

The Bowling Unit at a Spin Venue 

Arshdeep Singh is fit and leads the pace attack. Lockie Ferguson takes the second seam slot as the overseas pace option. Yuzvendra Chahal played Match 61 against RCB on May 17 and has 10 wickets in IPL 2026. He’s the first-choice spinner, not a conditional pick.

Harpreet Brar’s selection at Ekana is straightforward. Left-arm spin on a slow surface creates different angles than Chahal’s leg-spin, and PBKS have been using both together in conditions that suit it. Marco Jansen was dropped from Match 61 and wasn’t included in the impact sub list. His availability for Match 68 is unconfirmed at the time of writing. 

Impact Sub Decision at Ekana 

PBKS’s impact sub pattern in 2026 is consistent: Stoinis comes in as a batting reinforcement when the team bowls first, Vyshak adds a bowling option when they bat first. Ekana is LSG’s home ground, which makes PBKS the more likely bowling-first side. 

If that holds, Stoinis is the impact sub. He gives PBKS an extra middle-order batter without sacrificing a bowling slot. It’s the same call they made in Match 61, and the conditions at Ekana give them no reason to change it.           

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FAQs 

Who will open the batting for PBKS vs LSG in Match 68?

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh are PBKS’s confirmed opening pair for Match 68. Singh leads PBKS’s run tally this season with 441 runs, while Arya has contributed 364 runs as his opening partner. 

What is PBKS’s predicted playing 11 for Match 68?

The predicted PBKS playing XI IPL 2026 Match 68 is: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal. This XI mirrors the confirmed Match 61 lineup with no changes reported. 

Who is PBKS’s impact player sub for the LSG match?

Marcus Stoinis is the likely impact sub if PBKS bowl first, while Vijaykumar Vyshak takes the role if PBKS bat first. Both were named in the Match 61 impact sub list, and the same pattern has held throughout IPL 2026. 

Will Yuzvendra Chahal play vs LSG in Match 68?

Yuzvendra Chahal is confirmed in PBKS’s playing XI and has no injury concerns ahead of Match 68. He played in Match 61 on May 17, 2026, and has taken 10 wickets in IPL 2026 as PBKS’s lead spinner.

Is Cooper Connolly confirmed in the PBKS playing XI for Match 68?

Cooper Connolly is firmly in PBKS’s XI for Match 68, batting at number three as an overseas batter. He’s been a fixture in the lineup throughout IPL 2026 and is PBKS’s second-highest run scorer this season. 

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