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The 40th match of IPL-2025 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Delhi Capitals (DC). The match will start at 7:30 pm at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Vihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Both teams will be face to face for the second time in the season.
This season, Lucknow’s team is present at number 5 in the points table with 5 wins in 8 matches. At the same time, Delhi, which is in excellent form, has registered 5 wins in 7 matches. Team is second in the points table with 10 points. This is an important match for Lucknow in terms of playoffs.
Match details match: LSG vs DC, 40th Match Stadium: Ekana Stadium, Lucknow Time: Toss- 7:00 pm, Match Start: 7:30 pm
Both teams are on par in head to head
Both Lucknow and Delhi have played 6 matches among themselves so far. In 3, Lucknow Super Giants and only Delhi Capitals have won. On March 22, this season, Delhi defeated Lucknow by one wicket. Lucknow would like to avenge the first defeat by winning this match.
Top scorer of Puran season
Nicholas Puran is in great form for Lucknow. He has scored an average of around 53 in 8 matches played in the tournament. Puran’s strike rate was above 200 during this period. Captain Rishabh Pant’s form is a matter of concern for the team. He has scored only 106 runs in 8 matches so far, including an innings of 63 runs. His strike rate has been 98.
In the bowling department, Shardul Thakur from Lucknow has taken the most 12 wickets. The team also has a great bowler like Digvesh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan. Avesh won the team by 2 runs against Rajasthan by bowling well in the last match death overs.
Kuldeep gave Delhi wickets on crucial occasions
Chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav has taken the most 12 wickets for Delhi this season. Mitchell in team There are quality bowlers like Stark, Kuldeep Yadav, Vipraj Nigam and Mukesh Kumar.
Captain Akshar Patel got only one wicket in bowling. But he has done good batting on important occasions. Akshar has scored 140 runs at a strike rate of 159.
KL Rahul is in good form in batting. He has scored the highest 266 runs for the team. It also includes his 93 -run match winning unbeaten innings. The form of the team’s openers has not been much special yet. Faf Duplesi, Jake Fraser-Macgark, Abhishek Porel and Karun Nair have been tried by Delhi as an opener.
Pitch report
The pitch of Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium is Batting Friendly. So far 18 IPL matches have been played in this stadium. Here the teams who batting first have won 8 and the teams have won 9 matches. While one match has been inconclusive.
Weather condition
There is no possibility of rain in the match on 22 April. At the same time, the maximum temperature is expected to be 40 degrees and the minimum temperature is 27 degrees Celsius. However, the heat may disturb the players.
Possible playing-12 of both teams
Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper/captain), Aden Makram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Puran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, David Miller, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav.
Delhi Capitals: Akshar Patel (Captain), Abhishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Triston Stabs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Donovan Ferrera.
