IPL 2025, Match 4: Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants Match Preview

Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants will be up against each other in the fourth match of the IPL 2025. Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam will host their match on March 24 at 7:30 PM (IST). Both DC and LSG will be hoping to have a good season after failing to qualify for the playoffs in the previous season.

Both teams will miss some of their key players for their first match. While DC will miss the service of their star player, KL Rahul, who is expecting the birth of his first child, LSG has more concerns due to the injuries of their players. Some of the key bowlers of the LSG attack like Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Akash Deep, and Mohsin Khan are all injured. Shardul Thakur has been roped in as Mohsin's replacement for the rest of the season.

LSG and DC do have their strengths and weaknesses. For the upcoming match, DC start as the favourites sheerly due to the number of injuries in their opposition camp. They will also play their match in home conditions, which must help them. While LSG's bowling attack is heavily dependent on the Indian bowlers, DC has a more balanced lineup across different facets of the game.

Both the teams have some of the best players in the world in their lineup. While DC boasts of players like Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Marsh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Tristan Stubbs, LSG has the likes of Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant, David Miller, and Aiden Markram in their lineup. One can expect a good match between the two sides, which could also prove to be a run fest.

Match Details

Pitch Report

The DC and LSG match will occur at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. The venue has historically been balanced for both batters and bowlers. The pacers get a bit of help early in the innings while spinners get a bit of grip with the progression of the game. However, much like many surfaces, Vishakhapatnam witnessed a massive shift in the IPL 2024.

The surface was flat and saw the batters belting the bowlers for fun. As it is the first game of the season at the venue, and the stadium will host only three matches, the wicket is likely to be batting-friendly for the rest of the season. Hence, one can expect a lot of runs to be scored and potentially chased. Pacers of both sides could be key for the success of their team.

Head-to-Head Record 

Predicted 11s:

Lucknow Super Giants - Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Nicholas Pooran, David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Manimaran Siddharth.

Impact Substitute: Arshin Kulkarni/Rajvardhan Hangargekar

Delhi Capitals - Abhishek Porel (WK), Faf Du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel (C), Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Mohit Sharma.

Impact Substitute: Sameer Rizvi/T Natarajan