Star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is set to begin a new chapter in his IPL career as he makes his captaincy debut for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 2025 season opener against his former team, Delhi Capitals (DC). The much-anticipated showdown will take place on Monday (March 24) at the Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. (Schedule | Teams | Points Table)
Pant, who was a key figure for DC from 2016 to 2024, was released ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. LSG wasted no time in securing his services for a record-breaking Rs 27 crore deal, making him the franchise라이브 바카라 new leader, replacing KL Rahul. With the added responsibility of captaincy, all eyes will be on Pant라이브 바카라 batting position—while he primarily played in the middle order for DC, he might take a more prominent role at the top of the order for LSG.
Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals will also enter the season with a fresh leadership setup, as Indian all-rounder Axar Patel takes over the captaincy. Retained for Rs 18 crore, Axar will be looking to make an immediate impact and help DC get off to a winning start.
DC Vs LSG Head-To-Head Record
Played: 5
DC: 2
LSG: 3
The rivalry between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants has been evenly contested over the years. In the five matches played so far, LSG has the edge with three wins, while DC has secured two victories.
As Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants prepare to face off, this will mark their first-ever IPL clash in Visakhapatnam. The venue serves as one of DC라이브 바카라 designated home grounds for IPL 2025, and they will remain here for their next fixture against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) as well.
Visakhapatnam has hosted 15 IPL matches so far, with a fairly balanced outcome—teams batting first have won eight times, while chasing sides have secured victory on seven occasions. Notably, no match at the venue has ended in a tie or no result. The pitch has provided an even contest between bat and ball, with an average first-innings score of 167.
DC Vs LSG Rivalry: Key Numbers
Most Runs: David Miller (LSG) - 499 runs in 21 matches (across franchises).
Highest Individual Score: Quinton de Kock (LSG) - 80 off 52 balls
Most Wickets: Kuldeep Yadav (DC) - 7 wickets
Best Bowling Figures: Mark Wood (LSG) - 5/14
Full Squads
Delhi Capitals: 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
Lucknow Super Giants: 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, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi
