IPL 2025: DC vs LSG Playing 11, Axar and Pant's captaincy record
Delhi vs Lucknow Playing 11: Rishabh Pant in Lucknow colours and KL Rahul in Delhi's colours. Check Delhi vs Lucknow Playing 11 and impact sub options for both the teams here
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KL Rahul has made a significant move from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to Delhi Capitals (DC), while Rishabh Pant has shifted from Delhi to Lucknow. This change was pivotal for both teams, particularly since Pant remains the captain of LSG, while Rahul doesn't even feature as vice-captain in his new role at DC. In Match 4 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Delhi won the toss and elected to bowl first. Pant informed at the toss that the four overseas players in their Playing 11 were Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran and David Miller.
Check IPL 2025 Match 4: DC vs LSG live score, match updates, full scorecard here DC Playing 11 vs LSG today:
DC Playing 11: 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. Delhi Capitals Impact Subs: Karun Nair, Ashutosh Sharma, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay, Darshan Nalkande
Delhi Capitals squad for IPL 2025: Axar Patel (c), KL Rahul (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Karun Nair, Faf du Plessis, Donovan Ferreira, Abhishek Porel (wk), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, T Natarajan, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav.
LSG Playing 11 vs DC:
LSG Playing 11: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant(w/c), David Miller, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi. Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Manimaran Siddharth, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Akash Singh, RS Hangargekar.
Lucknow Super Giants squad for IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant (c&wk), David Miller, Aiden Markram, Aryan Juyal, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Ayush Badoni, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi.
Both teams seem to be lacking in strong impact players, which could affect their overall performance. LSG's bowling attack looks weakened due to the absence of key pacers Mayank Yadav and Avesh Khan, leaving them vulnerable. However, they do have a few key players who could turn the match, including Pant, Nicholas Pooran, and David Miller, all of whom are capable of making a significant impact.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals rely on the likes of Fraser-McGurk and Tristan Stubbs to anchor their batting at the top, but their lineup could be fragile if these two are dismissed early. With both Rahul and du Plessis regarded to approach the game in same pace, the batting could struggle when big hits would be the need the hour. However, Indian players like Abhishek Porel and Ashutosh Sharma could make a difference with their quick-fire innings. In terms of bowling, Delhi's Mitchell Starc, T Natarajan, and Mukesh Kumar appear to have the upper hand over LSG’s pace bowlers, including Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, and Akash Singh.
Rishabh Pant's captaincy record in IPL
Matches: 43
Won: 24
Lost: 19
Tied: 0
Win percentage: 56
Axar Patel's captaincy record in IPL
Matches: 17
Won: 10
Lost: 7
Win percentage: 58.82
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