 "All eyes will be on Mayank Yadav as Lucknow super Giants hope the pacer makes a return against Delhi Capitals. Image: LSG")
Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals players: KL Rahul will be returning to the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow for the first time as Delhi Capitals (DC) take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) away from home in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Tuesday (22 April). Rahul was LSG’s captain for three seasons, however, he was released ahead of the IPL 2025 auction after reports of a breakdown in his relationship with team owner Sanjiv Goenka.
Rahul will look to make an instant impact on his return to his former home ground as they look to jump back to the top of the IPL 2025 points table . DC are second with 10 points while Gujarat Titans are first (12). DC will not only need two points a solid growth in net run rate (NRR) to surpass GT. GT has an NRR of +1.104 while DC’s NRR is +0.589.
All eyes will also be on Mayank Yadav. LSG are hoping the tear-away pacer makes his IPL 2025 debut today against DC, but we will have to wait for the confirmation.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals players
Lucknow Super Giants predicted playing XII for the match vs DC: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur, Prince Yadav / Mayank Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni
Delhi Capitals predicted playing XX for the match vs LSG: Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma/Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar, Donovan Ferreira
Ekana Cricket Stadium pitch report
What we know is that a red-soil pitch will be used for the LSG vs DC game at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The same kind of pitch was used in Lucknow’s match against Punjab Kings. In that game, LSG scored 171/7 batting first and PBKS completed the case in 16.2 overs. Zaheer Khan was furious with the pitch, however, Punjab’s chase showed there were runs to be collected on the pitch and something around 190 is possible.
Generally, pitches in Lucknow have slowed down with the old ball, making it difficult to clear the fence.
Lucknow weather report
Rain is not a threat today in Lucknow as the forecast is for a sunny and “very warm” day. The temperatures will be between 41-23 degrees Celsius. The evening will be much cooler.
LSG vs DC head-to-head record
Matches played: 6
LSG won: 3
DC won: 3
Tied: 0