Match prediction for Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants Match 4 in Visakhapatnam.
Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will begin their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign when they meet on March 24. The fourth match of IPL 2025 will take place at Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The first ball of the match is set to be bowled at 7:30 PM IST.
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Faf du Plessis had a disappointing SA20 season but pitches were pretty tough for batting. Visakhapatnam is a suitable venue for batters and du Plessis should enjoy playing here. He is a proven performer in the IPL.
Delhi Capitals have a better bowling attack, comprising Mitch Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and Mukesh Kumar. LSG, on the other hand, are suffering due to injuries to their star pacers.
Nicholas Pooran is amongst the best batters in the world and has developed into a reliable finisher for LSG. He smashed 499 runs in the last edition at an average of 62 while striking at 178.
The Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam produces excellent pitches for batting. The pitches are generally flat and short boundaries help the six-hitting. Two games were played here last season, with batting first teams scoring 191 and 272. So, expect a high-scoring match on Monday evening.
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Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants have faced each other five times in the IPL. LSG have been victorious three times while DC claimed two games.
Delhi Capitals had a mixed IPL 2024 season, where they finished sixth on the table with seven wins and as many losses. They did an overhaul through the mega auction. DC released Rishabh Pant and signed the likes of KL Rahul, Faf du Plessis, and Mitchell Starc. They appointed Axar Patel as the captain for this season, with du Plessis as his deputy. Delhi have to make a few tough playing XI choices, including the batting position of Rahul.
Possible XI: Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel (wk), KL Rahul, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar.
Lucknow Super Giants also won seven matches in the previous season but finished seventh due to an inferior net run-rate. LSG spent INR 27 crore to secure Rishabh Pant, making him the most expensive IPL player. They also brought Mitch Marsh, Aiden Markram, and David Miller. Banking on young pacers has backfired with Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan both dealing with injuries.
Possible XI: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), David Miller, Nicholas Pooran, Shahbaz Ahmad, Shardul Thakur, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan.
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The teams winning the toss opted to bat first in both games played here last season and went on to win. On flat pitches, teams looked to bat the opponents out of the game. Expect the team winning the toss to bat first.
Take a look at the weather forecast, key matchup, and favourites to get a better idea of the match.
The weather in Visakhapatnam is forecast to be mainly clear on Monday evening. There could be some cloud cover but rain will not be a major threat. The humidity levels could be high at around 76%, while wind gusts travel at up to 24 kmph. Expect the temperature to hover around 28 degrees Celsius.
As per the bookmakers, Delhi Capitals are favourites to win this match, with a 54% chance of winning.
Nicholas Pooran vs Kuldeep Yadav could be a deciding factor in this match. The left-hand batter has managed to score only 64 runs off 64 deliveries while losing his wicket five times.
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