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DC vs LSG Highlights: Axar Patel's Delhi Capitals will face Rishabh Pant's new team, Lucknow Super Giants at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Updated : Mar 24, 2025, 11:21 PM IST
DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 Live Score Updates: Rishabh Pant's Lucknow Super Giants are gearing up to kick off their season against Axar Patel's Delhi Capitals at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam this Monday. These two teams have a bit of history, having first crossed paths in 2022 when LSG joined the league, and so far, they hold a 3-2 record over the experienced Delhi squad.
With Pant facing his former team and everyone waiting to see if KL Rahul will make his Capitals debut, this game is sure to be full of thrilling tales. The Lucknow team is having trouble in their bowling department too as Mohsin Khan is unable to compete in the competition while important players Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, and Akash Deep are all recovering from injuries. This gives Shardul Thakur the opportunity to take the initiative and possibly have a significant influence from the beginning.
Shahbaz bowled the last over with Mohit Sharma on strike. There was a DRS appeal but Mohit survived as the ball was missing the off stump. Ashutosh Sharma hits a six down the ground and Delhi wins the match with a heist. Ashutosh finished unbeaten on 66 off 31 balls.
LSG 209/8 (20)
DC 211/9 (19.3)
Bishnoi bowls a wide ball which Vipraj hits for four over short third. A single is taken on the next ball. Ashutosh hits a four to deep midwicket, followed by another four by Vipraj to sweeper cover. Vipraj then hits a six over cover.
Stubbs hits the ball to deep midwicket for one run, then a bouncer to Ashutosh who pulls it to fine leg for another run. There is a wide down the leg side so the bowler has to re-bowl that ball. Stubbs then hits a single to long off on the fourth delivery, followed by two more singles on the last two balls. In total, six runs were scored in this over.
Jake Fraser-McGurk and Faf du Plessis start the chase for Delhi Capitals, with Shardul Thakur bowling the first over for LSG. After a couple of singles, JFM skied a shot which was caught by Badoni. Shardul then forced a miscue from Abhishek Porel, resulting in a catch by Pooran at mid off.
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel(w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant(w/c), David Miller, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi
Axar Patel: We are going to bowl first. It's the dew factor, we don't want to take any risk, that's why we are bowling first. I have played with Pant before, he knows me and I know him. We know our tricks. I have played a lot for the Capitals, we have a well balanced side. There's dew sometimes, not always. I have been with DC since three years, I have been with the leadership group. I need to work accordingly. Need to think like a leader. Faf du Plessis, Stubbs, Starc and Fraser McGurk are our four overseas.
Rishabh Pant: I wanted to bowl first but It's a good wicket so we can bat well. I have played for DC all my life, so lot of emotions there. Preparations have been well, everyone is in the right shape and in the right frame of mind. Markram, Marsh, Pooran and Miller are our four overseas players.
Rishabh Pant is in the spotlight as he moves to Lucknow for a record Rs 27 crore in the IPL and is now the captain of the team. How he performs against his old team, Delhi Capitals, will be interesting to watch. Meanwhile, Australian bowler Mitchell Starc, who helped Kolkata Knight Riders win the IPL title last year, will now play for Delhi and will be eager to prove himself after being let go by KKR.
There is speculation surrounding KL Rahul's availability to play against his former franchise on Monday, as Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel is keeping his plans undisclosed.
“Obviously, he joined the team and we all know that he has a personal problem. So, we don't know yet. So, if he comes back, we ask him if he is okay and we'll let you know tomorrow morning. I think we've got to know and so, now we don't know if he is available or not,” Axar Patel said in the press conference.
In IPL 2024, DC played two home games in Visakhapatnam, winning one and losing the other. Both games at the venue were won by the team batting first. Rishabh Pant last opened the batting in T20s in Nov 2022 and in the IPL in 2016. Since 2023, KL Rahul has the third lowest strike-rate among openers in IPL and the second lowest powerplay strike rate among openers. He may be moved to the middle order this season.
Lucknow Super Giants: Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, RS Hangargekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph, Akash Deep, Shahbaz Ahmed, Manimaran Siddharth, Akash Maharaj Singh, Aiden Markram, Avesh Khan, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Aryan Juyal, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi
Delhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Karun Nair, Mohit Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Darshan Nalkande, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar L, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari
Welcome to the 18th edition of our live match blog for the Indian Premier League. Today, we’re all set to watch the Delhi Capitals go head-to-head with the Lucknow Super Giants as they launch their IPL 2025 journey at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.