Sports News DC vs LSG IPL 2025: High-Stakes Showdown as Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants Battle for Glory 24 March 202524 March 2025 newsusaportalhub Table of ContentsDC vs LSG: Axar Patel led side clashing with Rishabh Pant led sideVizag’s Pitch Witnessing Both High Scores and Low ScoresDC Squad and Predicted Playing XI for DC vs LSGLSG Squad and Predicted Playing XI for DC vs LSGRishabh Pant as the Costliest Player in IPL HistoryJindal Explanation for Letting the Former DC Captain goDC vs LSG: Axar Patel led side clashing with Rishabh Pant led sideDelhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants (DC vs LSG) will face off in the North Indian derby today, March 24 in Vizag. The Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium will serve as the homeground for DC in two matches this season, providing an opportunity for the Axar Patel-led side to establish their mark. Meanwhile, LSG have appointed former DC star Rishabh Pant as their captain after making the costliest buy in IPL auction history. Pant will be looking to make an impact against his former side in Vizag. The match in Vizag promises to be a thriller as both teams aim to secure two points and start their campaign off strong. SRH skipper Pat Cummins, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane and LSG leader Rishabh Pant during the IPL captains meet.Vizag’s Pitch Witnessing Both High Scores and Low ScoresFor the second consecutive year, the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium will host two home matches for the Delhi Capitals. The pitch having seen both high-scoring and low-scoring performances in IPL 2024. It was last season in the IPL that KKR scored 272 runs against DC at the same venue. But during the Andhra Premier League in August, 200 runs were crossed just once on the ground. Many big-hitters are present in both the camps. The Mumbai Indians(MI) squad had several choices for handing over the captaincy such as Indian team ODI captain Rohit Sharma, Indian team T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, or Hardik Pandya. Just the same way, the Delhi Capitals(DC) had several options for captaincy, including Faf du Plessis and Lokesh Rahul, but they chose the rising Indian all-rounder Axar Patel. The Capitals appear to be a strong side with a mix of overseas and Indian talent, while LSG has only six overseas players on their roster. DC Squad and Predicted Playing XI for DC vs LSGDelhi Capitals squad includes KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar T Natarajan, Karun Nair, Mohit Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Darshan Nalkande, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar L, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari. DC Predicted XI in DC vs LSG: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar T Natarajan. Impact Subs: Mohit Sharma, Sameer Rizvi and Karun Nair. LSG Squad and Predicted Playing XI for DC vs LSGLucknow Super Giants Squad includes Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, RS Hangargekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph, Akash Deep, Shahbaz Ahmed, Manimaran Siddharth, Akash Maharaj Singh, Aiden Markram, Avesh Khan, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Aryan Juyal, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi. LSG predicted XI in DC vs LSG: Mitchell Marsh, Aryan Juyal, Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph. Impact Subs: Abdul Samad, Arshin Kulkarni and Prince Yadav. Former DC Captain Rishabh Pant Rishabh Pant as the Costliest Player in IPL HistoryLucknow Super Giants broke the bank in the Indian Premier League mega auctions for Rishabh Pant, forking out a significant amount of Rs 27 crore to secure the services of their current captain. Pant’s departure was attributed to a different philosophy of how the franchise should operate, which led to the decision to let him walk away before the retention deadline. Jindal Explanation for Letting the Former DC Captain goDC owner Parth Jindal explained that the decision was not due to money, but rather a difference in the philosophy of how the franchise should be operated. He stated that the three of them (Parth Jindal, Rishabh Pant and Kiran Grandhi) were on different wavelengths and that Pant’s ambitions and desire to captain India began with captaining an IPL team. Related Posts Sports News 5 Bold Reasons the Grizzlies Will Dominate the Warriors in a Crucial Showdown 2 April 20252 April 2025 newsusaportalhub News 7 Incredible Features of ChatGPT-4o’s Image Generator That Will Amaze You! 30 March 202530 March 2025 newsusaportalhub
