IPL 2025 Delhi Capitals (DC) vs LSG Best Predicted Playing 11
Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel in focus in our DC vs LSG match 4 best playing 11 for both teams for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
It’s match 4 of IPL 2025, and we have the Delhi Capitals taking on the Lucknow Super Giants at Visakhapatnam. This is one of Delhi’s new home ground, and the initial two matches will be played on this ground by Delhi Capitals. Meanwhile, It’s a unique setup for both teams as Rishabh Pant will be playing against his former franchise Delhi Capitals, and KL Rahul will be playing against his former franchise Lucknow Super Giants.
Both teams are currently facing major issues with respect to their squad. While Delhi Capitals will be without their premier batter KL Rahul, who is currently on parental leave for the birth of his child, the LSG team is without four of their premier fast bowlers. While the loss of KL Rahul is certainly big, the absence of four premier fast bowlers in their side makes them vulnerable against a strong batting lineup of Delhi Capitals.
With regards to the LSG side, the team’s premier pacers, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, and Akash Deep. All four pacers are currently recovering at the NCA, and will take some time before they are fully recovered. There is also a possibility that we might see two of these pacers being ruled out, and a possibility of Shardul Thakur and Shivam Mavi replacing them. But until it is official, these four pacers should continue.
Key Match Details
Tournament: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025
Match Details: Match 4 – DC vs LSG
Where: Visakhapatnam
When: March 24, 2025, 7:30 pm IST
With so many issues in the squad already, the playing 11 for both teams may see an interesting turn. It will also be interesting what pitch will be on offer at Visakhapatnam. Both teams will also be making their but under their new Captains, Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel. So, with a revamped squad on offer, let’s look at the best predicted playing 11 for DC vs LSG match 4 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
IPL 2025 Final Squad and Players List for Delhi Capitals (DC)
Batters:
- Faf du Plessis (o)
- Jake Fraser-McGurk (o)
- Karun Nair
Wicket-keepers:
- Abhishek Porel
- Donavan Ferreira (o)
- KL Rahul
- Tristan Stubbs (o)
All-rounders:
- Ajay Mandal
- Ashutosh Sharma
- Axar Patel
- Darshan Nalkande
- Madhav Tiwari
- Manvanth Kumar
- Sameer Rizvi
- Tripurana Vijay
- Vipraj Nigam
Bowlers:
- Dushmantha Chameera (o)
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mitchell Starc (o)
- Mohit Sharma
- Mukesh Kumar
- T. Natarajan
Delhi Capitals Best Playing 11 for IPL 2025
If we start with Delhi Capitals, the loss of KL Rahul is a big headache for the team. With KL Rahul not there, the team will technically play both Mohit Sharma and Sameer Rizvi. While Delhi Capitals have batting till 7, they can think of playing an extra batter in the form of Karun Nair as an impact player if the team is struggling to put runs on the board. If not, Mohit Sharma as the sixth bowler will be an ideal way to go forward.
It’s a good team setup for Delhi Capitals with Faf du Plessis and Jake Fraser-McGurk opening the batting. Abhishek Porel should play at 3, and Axar Patel should play as a floater at 4 or 5. Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, and Sameer Riz should play the role of finishers. Overall it’s a decent batting lineup with too much inexperience being drafted in. Barring Faf and Axar, none of the other batters are reliable. However, the bowling is too strong to compensate for a below-par batting lineup for DC.
IPL 2025 DC vs LSG Best Playing 11 for Delhi Capitals
Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abhishek Porel (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan & Mukesh Kumar.
Best Impact Player: Mohit Sharma / Karun Nair
IPL 2025 Final Squad and Players List for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Batters
- Aiden Markram (o)
- Aryan Juyal
- Ayush Badoni
- David Miller (o)
Wicket-keepers
- Himmat Singh
- Matthew Breetzke (o)
- Nicholas Pooran (o)
- Rishabh Pant
All-rounders
- Abdul Samad
- Arshin Kulkarni
- Mitchell Marsh (o)
- Shahbaz Ahmed
- Yuvraj Choudhary
Bowlers
- Akash Deep
- Akash Singh
- Avesh Khan
- Digvesh Singh
- M. Siddharth
- Mayank Yadav
- Mohsin Khan
- Prince Yadav
- Rajvardhan Hangargekar
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Shamar Joseph (o)
Lucknow Super Giants Best Playing 11 for IPL 2025
Lucknow Super Giants begin their campaign with four big issues in front of them. All of the premier fast bowlers for LSG are not available. That means LSG will be forced to play the likes of Akash Singh, Rajvardhan Hangarkegar, and most-likely Princy Yadav as the top 3 pacers in the squad. It is also unfortunate for LSG, but Mitchell Marsh won’t bowl in the tournament. That means, there is technically no all-rounder in the side.
It’s an inexperienced bowling lineup that LSG will have to live with. If not, LSG may think of playing Shamar Joseph, and if they do that, one of Miller, Markram, or Marsh will sit out. If LSG bring in Shamar, the batting will be weakened further with 3 inexperienced players in the lineup. It’s a difficult situation to be in as a Captain, but Rishabh Pant has many hard calls to take.
IPL 2025 DC vs LSG Best Playing 11 for Lucknow Super Giants
Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c&wk), David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Singh & Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Best Impact Player: Prince Yadav / Arshin Kulkarni / M Siddharth
Top Fantasy Playing 11 for DC vs LSG Match 4 of IPL 2025
Batters: Faf du Plessis, David Miller & Jake Fraser-McGurk
Wks: Rishabh Pant, Abhishek Porel & Nicholas Pooran
All-rounders: Aiden Markram, Axar Patel & Mitchell Marsh
Bowlers: T Natarajan & Kuldeep Yadav
CVC Choice: Faf du Plessis & Rishabh Pant
