DC vs LSG Dream11 Prediction, IPL 2025 Match 4 Fantasy Cricket Tips, Team, Playing XI, and Pitch Report

When the Delhi Capitals take on the Lucknow Super Giants in their first IPL 2025 match, there will be a sense of familiarity. That familiarity, however, will take on a melancholy tone as the two clubs encounter the players they released, who are now wearing opposing colours.

KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, two of the best wicketkeeper batsmen, have switched sides, with the former joining the latter’s squad and vice versa. So, both have an added motive to succeed, and great things happen when blockbuster players have a chip on their shoulders.

The Delhi Capitals will play their first two games in Visakhapatnam, hoping to adjust to the conditions swiftly. A couple of their players had previously played here, but so have their opponents; the game will be exciting, with a hint of familiarity and animosity to add to the tension.

Weather and Pitch Report

As with most IPL wickets, Visakhapatnam’s surface will be ideal for batting, as it was last season. The first-innings scores in two IPL 2024 games were 191/5 and 272/7, with the teams that batted first winning both times. The Pacers took 78.57% of the wickets in those two matches. The side that wins the toss may choose to field first, with roughly 180 being a competitive number.

The prediction calls for temperatures of 28°C, bright skies, and no rain.

DC vs LSG: Probable Playing XIs

Delhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan

Impact Player: Mohit Sharma

Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Prince Yadav

Impact Player: Shahbaz Ahmed

Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks for DC vs LSG Dream11 Prediction

KL Rahul (DC):

KL Rahul has 76 runs in four innings at Visakhapatnam, with an average of 25.33 and a strike rate of 116.92. He also carries a fifty here.
He has performed admirably against most LSG bowlers. Shardul Thakur has fired him twice, but Rahul has handled him well overall.
Rahul’s past five scores are 55, 5, 29, 25, and 28.

Axar Patel (DC):

Axar Patel is a popular captain selection in this game. He will contribute with both the bat and the ball.
In seven innings in Visakhapatnam, the SLA spinner has four wickets at an average of 47.50.
Axar Patel versus RHBs in IPL 2024: 8 wickets, 25.87 average, and 6.68 economy rate. Axar Patel versus LHBs in IPL 2024: 3 wickets, 43.33 average, and 10 economy rate.
His previous five scores: 15, 5, 15, 2, and 56*. Axar Patel’s last five digits are: 1/26, 1/19, 2/32, 2/22, and 2/22.

Rishabh Pant (LSG):

Rishabh Pant is another favorite leadership choice for this game. He may bat in the top three and score big.
In eight innings at Visakhapatnam, the left-hander has 229 runs at an average of 28.62 and a strike rate of 161.26. He also has two fifties here.
The wicketkeeper-batsman seldom faces Kuldeep Yadav, but he will in this game. Kuldeep dismissed him twice in 21 balls.
Rishabh Pant’s past five scores are: 2*, 49, 0, 4, and 15.