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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will lock horns with Delhi Capitals (DC) in the third match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday (April 1). While KL Rahul will continue to lead the LSG side, DC will be captained by their new skipper David Warner.
The Lucknow-based team had a great campaign last year, reaching the semi-final of IPL 2022 and finishing at the third position in the tournament. Whereas Delhi failed to qualify for the playoffs and was eliminated from the league stage itself. LSG will look to continue their dominance in the 16th edition of the IPL as well. Meanwhile, DC would also seek to start the tournament on a high note by registering a win in their opening match.
Pitch report:
The track at Lucknow’s Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium is bowler friendly and also provides support to the spinners. The team batting first is more likely to win the contest at this venue.
Head-to-head record:
Played: 02 | LSG won: 02 | DC won: 0 | No result: 0
Probable XIs:
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (wk/c), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi, Jaydev Unadkat
Delhi Capitals: David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan, Rovman Powell, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt (wk), Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- LSG wins the toss and bats first
- Powerplay score: 35-40
- LSG total: 135-145
Case 2:
- DC wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 30-35
- DC total: 130-140
Team batting first to win the contest.
