IPL 2025: LSG vs DC playing 11, LSG batters vs DC bowlers matchups

Match 40 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 has a thrilling face-off between the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow tonight. skipper won the toss and elected to bowl first against in Lucknow.  With both teams currently level on points, the stage is set for an intense battle. This will be their second meeting of the season — the first ended in a nail-biting one-wicket win for Delhi at Vizag. 

 

LSG, under the leadership of KL Rahul, come into this game with renewed confidence following a dramatic last-over victory against Rajasthan Royals. In a match that seemed to be tilting in RR’s favour, Avesh Khan turned the tide with a sensational final over — picking up three wickets and defending just nine runs in six balls. This win propelled LSG to fifth in the standings with 10 points and a net run rate of +0.088.

 

 

Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals, captained by Axar Patel in the absence of regular skipper Rishabh Pant for a few games, began their season in stunning fashion with four straight wins. However, recent form has been a concern, as they’ve lost two of their last three fixtures. In their latest outing against Gujarat Titans, DC posted an impressive 203 but couldn’t defend the total, going down by seven wickets. Despite the loss, DC have managed to retain the second spot on the points table with five wins from seven matches.

 

Rishabh Pant’s captaincy record in IPL 2025

Matches: 8

Wins: 5

Losses: 3

Tied: 0

Win percentage: 62.50 

 

Axar Patel's captaincy record in IPL 2025

Matches: 7

Wins: 5

Losses: 2

Tied: 0

Win percentage: 71.43

 

LSG playing 11 vs DC 

 

Rishabh Pant and co. will be looking to continue their decent start to the season and get their 6th win of the season when they take the field in front of their home fans. They would be looking to play the same team in order to continue the momentum on the night.

 

LSG playing 11 and impact subs: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan.

 

Impact Player: Ayush Badoni 

 

LSG squad for IPL 2025: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, David Miller, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Shamar Joseph, Manimaran Siddharth, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Yadav, Arshin Kulkarni

 

DC playing 11 vs LSG

 

Delhi too are with 5 wins this season and would like to solidify their top 4 spot as we progress towards the business end of the season. Karun Nair will be most likely taking his spot again with Faf du Plessis' fitness still under doubt.

 

DC playing 11 and impact subs: Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmanta Chameera, Mukesh Kumar.

 

Impact Player: Sameer Rizvi

 

DC squad for IPL 2025: 

 

Check out the players' match-ups ahead of the LSG vs DC cricket match in Lucknow here. The players' battle stats will help you create a Lucknow vs Delhi fantasy playing 11 on the basis of facts

 

IPL 2025: LSG vs DC key player battles   

LSG Batters vs DC Bowlers
Batter	Bowler	Format	Inns	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR
Mitchell Marsh	Mitchell Starc	T20s	5	41	3	13.7	228
Mitchell Marsh	Kuldeep Yadav	T20s	3	15	2	7.5	88
Aiden Markram	Kuldeep Yadav	IPL	4	32	1	32	152
Aiden Markram	Mitchell Starc	T20s	3	20	1	20	111
Aiden Markram	Axar Patel	T20s	5	17	2	8.5	106
Nicholas Pooran	Mitchell Starc	IPL	2	5	2	2.5	125
Nicholas Pooran	Mitchell Starc	T20s	6	12	4	3	92
Nicholas Pooran	Kuldeep Yadav	IPL	5	35	1	35	125
Nicholas Pooran	Kuldeep Yadav	T20s	11	74	5	14.8	106
Nicholas Pooran	Mukesh Kumar	IPL	3	22	1	22	157
Nicholas Pooran	Mukesh Kumar	T20s	5	41	2	20.5	158
Nicholas Pooran	T Natarajan	IPL	5	52	0	—	173
Nicholas Pooran	D. Chameera	T20s	4	8	3	2.7	114
Rishabh Pant	Kuldeep Yadav	IPL	5	23	3	7.7	92
Rishabh Pant	Mohit Sharma	IPL	4	69	0	—	256
Rishabh Pant	T Natarajan	IPL	4	26	0	—	108
Ayush Badoni	Mohit Sharma	IPL	3	23	1	23	192
Ayush Badoni	Kuldeep Yadav	IPL	3	8	1	8	89
Ayush Badoni	T Natarajan	T20s	3	55	0	—	220
Ayush Badoni	Mukesh Kumar	IPL	2	26	0	—	173
David Miller	Axar Patel	T20s	10	60	1	60	150
David Miller	Kuldeep Yadav	IPL	6	35	1	35	117
David Miller	Kuldeep Yadav	T20s	9	58	2	29	129
David Miller	Mohit Sharma	IPL	3	38	0	—	224
David Miller	Mohit Sharma	T20s	5	52	0	—	226
David Miller	Mitchell Starc	IPL	4	21	0	—	140
David Miller	Mitchell Starc	T20s	6	27	0	—	135
David Miller	Mukesh Kumar	IPL	3	31	1	31	282
David Miller	Mukesh Kumar	T20s	4	38	2	19	253
Abdul Samad	Axar Patel	IPL	3	7	0	—	58
Abdul Samad	Mohit Sharma	IPL	2	13	1	13	163
DC Batters vs LSG Bowlers
Batter	Bowler	Format	Inns	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR
Faf du Plessis	Ravi Bishnoi	IPL	7	104	1	104	158
Faf du Plessis	Avesh Khan	IPL	8	62	1	62	132
Faf du Plessis	Shardul Thakur	T20s	3	23	0	—	192
Karun Nair	Shardul Thakur	IPL	3	24	0	—	185
Karun Nair	Avesh Khan	IPL	2	15	0	—	115
KL Rahul	Shardul Thakur	IPL	6	75	2	37.5	188
KL Rahul	Avesh Khan	IPL	4	62	1	62	168
KL Rahul	Shahbaz Ahmed	IPL	6	41	1	41	98
Axar Patel	Shardul Thakur	IPL	5	19	1	19	127
Ashutosh Sharma	Avesh Khan	IPL	2	32	0	—	246