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In the 15th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will take on Delhi Capitals (DC) at Mumbai’s Dr DY Patil Sports Academy on Thursday.
After two wins out of three matches, Lucknow are placed at the fifth spot in the points table with a positive NRR of 0.193. On the other hand, Delhi, with one victory out of two games, are positioned at seventh place with a positive NRR of 0.065.
Pitch report:
The pitch at DY Patil Academy offers equal support to both seamers and spinners. Surviving the initial phase will help batters find their rhythm here. Dew is likely to impact, therefore, bowling first will be an ideal choice here.
Probable XIs:
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Manish Pandey, Evin Lewis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Andrew Tye/Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan.
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mandeep Singh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman
Match prediction:
Case 1:
- LSG wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 40-50
- DC total: 150-165
Case 2:
- DC wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 45-55
- LSG total: 160-170
Team batting second to win the contest.
