It’s time for match number 4 of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, which will be played between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants at YSR Reddy Stadium . After a less-than-stellar season last year, Delhi Capitals will be looking to make a strong comeback in the upcoming season under the captaincy of Axar Patel, the team’s new skipper. This article will discuss the playing XI for their first match of the season against Lucknow Super Giants.
For the upcoming IPL 2025 season, Delhi has made significant changes to its squad, whether in the batting or bowling departments. On the batting side, the team has acquired two experienced batters: Indian batter KL Rahul and experienced South African batter Faf Du Plessis. While in the bowling department, Mitchell Starc and T Natrajan will join the team and Axar Patel will be the team’s new captain.
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Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XI Against Lucknow Super Giants
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| KL Rahul | Batter |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | Batter |
| Faf du Plessis | Batter |
| Abishek Porel | Batter |
| Tristan Stubbs | Batter |
| Axar Patel (C) | Captain |
| Karun Nayar | Batter |
| Mitchell Starc | Bowler |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler |
| T Natarajan | Bowler |
| Mukesh Kumar | Bowler |
Top Order
For the top order, the Delhi Capitals have three world-class batters: South African experienced batter Faf du Plessis and Australian explosive batter Jake Fraser-McGurk as the openers, while expert Indian batter Karun Nair occupies the third spot. Du Plessis is one of the most consistent batters in the IPL, having scored runs in almost every season. McGurk also had a great season with the Delhi Capitals last year, scoring 330 runs in the nine matches played, while Karun Nair is coming off phenomenal form, scoring runs consistently in domestic cricket and making 9 centuries in the last domestic season.
Middle Order
In the middle order, the team will rely on Abhishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, and KL Rahul. Both Porel and Stubbs performed well for Delhi Capitals last season, while KL Rahul, the former captain of Lucknow Super Giants, is expected to play an important role in DC’s middle order this season. Earlier, there were expectations that KL Rahul would lead the team, but at the last moment, the team announced Axar as their new captain.
Lower order
The lower-order of the team has skipper Axar Patel, who performed exceptionally well for India in the recent ICC tournament and played an important role in India’s victory in the Champions Trophy. Along with him, Mitchell Starc will also be there.
Bowlers
For the bowling side, Delhi Capitals has experienced Mitchell Stach, death over specialist T Natrajan and Mukesh Kumar in their Pace attack. While the spin department will be led by two world-class spinners, captain Axar Patel and star Indian Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav.
DC Squad For IPL 2025
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Captain | Axar Patel |
| WicketKeeper | KL Rahul, Tristan Stubbs |
| Batters | Jake Fraser-McGurk, Karun Nair, Faf du Plessis, Donovan Ferreira, Abishek Porel |
| All-rounders | Axar Patel (Captain), Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar L, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari |
| Bowlers | Mitchell Starc, T Natarajan, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav |
DC Match Schedule For IPL 2025
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 24 | LSG vs DC | ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 7:30 PM |
| March 29 | DC vs CSK | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| April 3 | DC vs MI | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| April 7 | SRH vs DC | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| April 12 | DC vs KKR | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 3:30 PM |
| April 15 | PBKS vs DC | New Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mullanpur | 7:30 PM |
| April 19 | DC vs RR | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| April 23 | MI vs DC | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| April 27 | DC vs LSG | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| May 1 | GT vs DC | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 3:30 PM |
| May 6 | DC vs RCB | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| May 10 | CSK vs DC | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| May 14 | RCB vs DC | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 3:30 PM |
| May 18 | DC vs SRH | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 7:30 PM |
