LSG vs DC LIVE Score | IPL 2025 LIVE: DC Captain Axar Patel’s Massive 1st Over Gamble vs Dangerous LSG Duo

LSG vs DC LIVE: Axar opening the bowling!

Delhi Capitals are opening the bowling with captain Axar Patel! Up against two in-form openers, Axar has appointed himself with his left-arm off-spin. No wicket, but a solid first over, as he concedes just three runs.

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Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals LIVE: LSG’s solid openers

LSG openers Mitch Marsh and Aiden Markram have been in good form this season. While Marsh started off the season really well, Markram has picked up form in recent weeks. With Pant out of form, LSG’s top 3 has had to do a lot of heavylifting.

LSG vs DC LIVE: DC Playing XI

Delhi Capitals XI vs LSG: Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar.

Jake Fraser-McGurk, Donovan Ferreira or Sameer Rizvi could be DC’s impact sub.

LSG vs DC LIVE: LSG Playing XI

Lucknow Super Giants XI vs DC: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav.

Expect Ayush Badoni to enter as the impact substitute after Mitch Marsh gets out.

LSG vs DC LIVE: Injury concern for Pant?

Rishabh Pant’s right hand is heavily taped at the toss time, but the wicket-keeper batter assures that he is fine. No Mayank Yadav for LSG. They are going ahead with the same team that pulled off a close win against Rajasthan Royals.

LSG vs DC LIVE: DC WIN TOSS

Delhi Capitals win the toss and opt to bowl! Axar Patel says that with a red soil wicket at the Ekana Stadium tonight, they want to assess the conditions by bowling first. So we will see LSG batting first. Can Pant fire today?

Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals LIVE: Toss in 5 minutes!

We are just five minutes till toss time at the LSG vs DC clash, at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Rishabh Pant will lead Lucknow Super Giants, while Axar Patel will captain the visiting side Delhi Capitals.

IPL 2025 LIVE: Mayank Yadav to return for LSG?

Talented pacer Mayank Yadav was in LSG’s substitutes in the previous match, and could make his return today. Having clocked 156.7 kmph in the previous IPL season, Mayank was retained for Rs 11 crore by LSG. His possible return could be a huge boost for LSG.

LSG vs DC LIVE: DC Predicted XI

Here’s Delhi Capitals’ probable XII vs LSG: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar.

LSG vs DC LIVE: LSG Predicted XI

Here’s Lucknow Super Giants’ probable XII vs DC: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Digvesh Rathi.

LSG vs DC LIVE: KL Rahul’s revenge?

KL Rahul has been in great form in IPL 2025, and so have Delhi Capitals. They have won five of their seven matches, and sit second in the points table. A big win today could propel them to the first spot, and wouldn’t Rahul love that to be at his old stomping ground?

LSG vs DC LIVE: What happened next?

It was the beginning of the end for KL Rahul’s time at Lucknow Super Giants. Following the animated chat, Rahul did not captain LSG for a couple of games in 2024, and eventually, he wasn’t retained by the franchise. 

Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals LIVE: KL Rahul x Sanjiv Goenka

LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka is almost always at his team’s games, and is often involved in talking to his players and staff after the match. In one such incident in IPL 2024, Goenka appeared livid with his team, then led by KL Rahul, after they had been thrashed by Sunrisers Hyderabad in under 10 overs.

LSG vs DC LIVE: A thriller earlier this season!

LSG and DC met each other in their first games of IPL 2025, and it was quite a thriller. LSG seemed to be cruising to victory but a sensational knock of 66 by Ashutosh Sharma took Delhi home chasing 210, in dramatic fashion. 

LSG vs DC LIVE: KL Rahul returns to Lucknow!

So much to talk about KL Rahul’s return to Lucknow Super Giants after their high-profile separation. Remember Sanjiv Goenka’s brutal talk with Rahul last year? And then further subtle hints that LSG want players who “put the team first”? Well, it is Rahul’s chance at payback.

IPL 2025 LIVE: Top spot up for grabs

Top spot in the IPL 2025 points table is up for grabs for both sides. Delhi Capitals sit in second spot, while LSG in fifth, but both sides are on 10 points. A big win for either side could propel them up the ladder to top spot.

LSG vs DC LIVE: Hello and welcome!

A very good evening to one and all, to the LIVE coverage of the IPL 2025 clash between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals. The stalwarts of both sides return to face their old franchises, ensuring that this game is set to be a blockbuster!