Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will be looking to make the most of the home conditions when they take on Delhi Capitals (DC) in their next home game. This is the match no-40 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season and will be played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Tuesday evening.
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This game has all the ingredients to produce an absolute thriller of an encounter. Both LSG and DC are among the most in-form teams in the league, with both sitting on 10 points heading into this match. Interestingly, both sides are just two points behind the table-toppers, Gujarat Titans, who currently have 12 points.
However, Delhi Capitals have a game in hand over Lucknow Super Giants. That means if DC win this game, not only will they be two points ahead of LSG, but they’ll also have played one match fewer than their next opponent. In that sense, the pressure is firmly on LSG to deliver in this match and keep pace in the race for the top spot.
LSG vs DC Today IPL Match Details
Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
LSG vs DC Dream11 Prediction: Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
Pitch Report: The 40th match of IPL 2025 between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Delhi Capitals (DC) is scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The match will commence at 7:30 PM IST.
The Ekana Stadium pitch offers a balanced contest between bat and ball. While the surface provides consistent bounce, aiding stroke play, it also offers assistance to bowlers, especially spinners, as the match progresses. The average first-innings score here is around 165, but recent matches have seen higher totals. Captains winning the toss might prefer to bat first to capitalize on the favorable batting conditions early on.
In the previous match at this venue, Lucknow Super Giants faced Chennai Super Kings. LSG posted a total of 166/7, and CSK chased it down in 19.3 overs, winning by five wickets. MS Dhoni was awarded the Player of the Match for his impactful performance. Despite the loss, LSG’s bowlers made it a challenging chase, indicating that the pitch offered assistance to both batters and bowlers.
Weather Report: Here’s the full weather report for this game:
- Temperature at Match Time (7:30 PM IST): Approximately 40°C
- Conditions: Clear skies with high humidity
- Rain Probability: 0% – Dry conditions expected throughout the match
LSG vs DC Team News
Lucknow Super Giants Team News-
- Akash Deep lost his place in LSG’s team following some under par performances. But his replacement Prince Yadav shipped away 39 runs in four overs. That means, Akash Deep could find a place in LSG’s Playing 11.
- There’s no other issue for Lucknow ahead of this game. The shape of the rest of the team should remain more or less the same as it was in the last match against Rajasthan Royals.
- Lucknow Super Giants Full Squads: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Avesh Khan, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahamad, Shamar Joseph, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Matthew Breetzke
Delhi Capitals Team News-
- Donovan Ferreira replaced Jake Fraser McGurk in DC’s Playing 11 in the last match but the South African failed to impress. The 26-year-old might lose his spot in the team as a result.
- Fraser-McGurk could get another opportunity in this match.
- Faf du Plessis has missed the last few games due to an injury issues. The veteran South Africa international is likely to miss this game.
- Delhi Capitals Full Squads: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel, Mitchell Starc, KL Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk, T Natarajan, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmantha Chameera, Donovan Ferreira, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari
Related Today IPL Match LSG vs CSK Betting Tips
LSG vs DC Playing 11
Lucknow Super Giants Playing 11
- Mitchell Marsh
- Aiden Markram
- Rishabh Pant (C / WK)
- Nicholas Pooran
- David Miller
- Abdul Samad
- Shardul Thakur
- Prince Yadav / Akash Deep
- Avesh Khan
- Digvesh Rathi
- Ravi Bishnoi
Impact Player: Ayush Badoni
Delhi Capitals Expected Playing 11
- Jake Fraser-McGurk / Donovan Ferreira
- Abhishek Porel
- KL Rahul (WK)
- Karun Nair
- Axar Patel (C)
- Tristan Stubbs
- Ashutosh Sharma
- Vipraj Nigam
- Mitchell Starc
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohit Sharma
Impact Player: Mukesh Kumar
LSG vs DC Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Team
- WICKET-KEEPER: N Pooran, KL Rahul
- BATSMEN: M Marsh, K Nair, T Stubbs
- ALL–ROUNDERS: A Patel, A Markram
- BOWLERS: M Starc, A Khan, K Yadav, S Thakur
Captain/Vice-Captain options: Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc
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