LSG vs DC in the third day of IPL 2025 season. What makes this match even more thrilling is the personal battles on display. Former LSG captain KL Rahul will play for DC, while Rishabh Pant, a DC icon for over 100 matches, now leads LSG. And they’ll face each other right in the first match of their campaigns!
🗓 Match Date: 25th March
⏰ Indian Time: 7:30 PM | Nepali Time: 7:45 PM
🏟 Venue: ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Team Preview
Delhi Capitals’ Performance
DC arrives with fresh energy under Axar Patel’s leadership and a stronger bowling attack featuring Mitchell Starc, T Natarajan, and Kuldeep Yadav. KL Rahul, now free from captaincy pressure, will look to make a big statement against his former team. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Faf du Plessis are expected to provide firepower at the top.
🔹 Key Players: KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav
Lucknow Super Giants’ Performance
LSG comes with a power-packed batting line-up led by Rishabh Pant, who returns after a heroic comeback from injury. Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh will add further strength, though injury concerns in the Indian pace attack could be a challenge. Shardul Thakur has joined as a key replacement for Mohsin Khan.
🔹 Key Players: Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi
Pitch Report
The ACA-VDCA pitch is known for offering early assistance to pacers due to humidity, but becomes batting-friendly under lights. Teams winning the toss may prefer to bowl first, considering dew could make defending totals tricky.
✅ Avg. First Innings Score: 160+
✅ Chasing Team Record: 60% Win Rate
Weather Update
While there’s a chance of brief showers during the day, the match is expected to go on without significant rain interruptions. The temperature will stay in the high 20s with humidity aiding swing and seam early on.
Head-to-Head Record
🏆 Matches Played: 4
🏆 LSG Wins: 3
🏆 DC Wins: 1
Predicted Playing XIs
Delhi Capitals Possible XI:
Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, T Natarajan
Impact Player: Sameer Rizvi
Lucknow Super Giants Possible XI:
Yuvraj Chaudhary, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c, wk), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph
Impact Player: Prince Yadav
Where to Watch from Nepal & India
📺 Fans can catch the live action on:
✅ Kantipur Max HD
✅ Star Sports Network
✅ JioCinema (Digital Streaming)
The Showdown
It’s not just DC vs. LSG — it’s Pant vs. his old family, Rahul’s redemption against his former franchise, and two teams hungry to carve a fresh identity. Will LSG’s power-packed batting dominate? Or will DC’s strengthened bowling attack hold firm?
Stay tuned for all the high-voltage action!
