Delhi Capitals v Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 tips | March 24

Match Preview: Delhi Capitals vs. Lucknow Super Giants

Match 4 of the IPL 2025 season sees Delhi Capitals (DC) square off against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Monday, March 24.

Both teams are looking to improve on disappointing 2024 campaigns, with Delhi finishing sixth and Lucknow seventh last year.

Delhi come into the season with renewed belief under new skipper Axar Patel. They’ve added firepower at the top with Faf du Plessis, while Jake Fraser-McGurk remains a key asset after a breakout season in 2024. They’re also boosted by home advantage and back-to-back wins over LSG last season.

LSG, meanwhile, made headlines by splashing INR 27 crore on Rishabh Pant, who returns to the IPL but now captains the side after a leadership shake-up.

However, their campaign starts under a cloud, with four key bowlers — including Avesh Khan and Mohsin Khan — ruled out due to injury. It leaves them light on options with the ball, particularly on a surface expected to favour batting.

Delhi will be without KL Rahul, who misses the opener for personal reasons. Their XI still looks balanced, with Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, and Mohit Sharma offering strong bowling support.

LSG will depend heavily on overseas batters like Nicholas Pooran, David Miller, and Aiden Markram to post or chase a big score in the absence of their frontline pacers.

The ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam saw a major shift in 2024, with pitches turning into batting paradises. Totals of 191 and 272 were posted here last year.

Dew could play a factor later in the evening, and both teams may prefer to chase.

Predictions: Capitals vs. Super Giants

The Capitals hold all the aces coming into this contest. They’re stronger on paper, have home advantage, and face a heavily depleted LSG bowling unit. With back-to-back wins over Lucknow last season and greater squad depth, Delhi should be too strong in their opening match of the season and salute as -133.33 favorites with cricket bookies.

Jake Fraser-McGurk was sensational in IPL 2024, striking at 234.04 and scoring 330 runs. On a flat Vishakhapatnam pitch against a weakened attack, he’s well-positioned to fire again. With no Rahul in the side, Fraser-McGurk could open the batting, and despite being in a bit of a form slump, the young Aussie will look to kick off IPL 2025 in grand style. The +525 with Nags.bet is too hard to ignore for JFM to be Delhi’s leading runscorer in this clash.

The pitch at Vizag has become one of the best for batting. With big hitters on both sides and a shortened boundary setup, expect runs to flow freely. Over 180 runs in the first innings were hit in both matches at the ground last season and looks a solid play again, especially if Delhi bat first.

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