Match Overview:
On Tuesday, April 22, at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, the Lucknow Super Giants take on the Delhi Capitals in Match No. 40 of the ongoing IPL 2025.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Delhi Capitals (DC) square off in IPL 2025 (Indian Premier League) Match 40 on Tuesday, April 22 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. It is anticipated that the game would be intense because both teams are tied on points. This season’s second meeting between these two teams will take place at Vizag, where the Delhi Capitals prevailed by a single wicket.
After a thrilling victory over the Rajasthan Royals in the final over, the team captained by Rishabh Pant will enter this match. In the closing minutes, an outstanding 20th over by Avesh Khan stole a match that appeared to be in RR’s pocket. The Indore pacer managed to defend nine runs in the final six balls in addition to taking three wickets. LSG has 10 points and a positive NRR of 0.088. After that victory, placing them in fifth place in the points standings.
However, the Delhi Capitals have recently suffered difficulties, dropping two of their last three games after having a fantastic start to the season with four straight victories. Even though the Axar Patel-led team scored 203 runs in their last game against the Gujarat Titans. They were unable to defend it and lost by seven wickets. DC has maintained a strong hold on second position in the IPL points standings with five victories in seven games.
LSG vs DC Match Details:
Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals, Match 40
Venue: Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 22, 7:30 PM (IST)
Live Streaming: JioHotstar
LSG vs DC Pitch Report:
In contrast to past years when the bowlers had the upper hand, the Ekana Cricket Stadium’s surface appears suitable for batting this year. It offers a fair bat-ball competition that may result in a competitive game. At this ground, the team that batted first won eight times. While the side that chased won nine times. At this ground, the average scoring is 169 runs.
Head to Head:
In the IPL’s history, LSG and DC have faced off in six games. Both clubs won three games each in these six games. Ashutosh Sharma’s heroics helped DC secure an exciting one-wicket victory in the final match between the two teams in Vizag this year.
Matches Played: 6
LSG Won: 3
DC Won: 3
LSG vs DC Probable Playing XIs:
LSG Playing 11:
Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c)/(wk), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, David Miller, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, and Digvesh Rathi
Impact Player: Prince Yadav
DC Playing 11:
Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, and Mukesh Kumar
Impact Player: Donovan Ferreira
