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by Devesh Jaganath | in Indian Premier League Predictions
Monday brings us Match 4 in the 2025 Indian Premier League, with the Delhi Capitals playing host to the Lucknow Super Giants at the ACA International Cricket Stadium. DC finished sixth in the IPL group stage last season, while LSG ended a spot behind them in seventh. Let’s get into the match prediction.
The Delhi Capitals will be hoping to make a positive start to the IPL, having now missed out on qualifying for the knockout rounds in each of the last three seasons.
In an effort to do so, the Capitals made several changes over the offseason, most notably with Axar Patel taking over captaincy, while Faf Du Plessis will now feature in their top order.
DC have been the more successful side in this contest in recent times, having beaten this opponent in both encounters last season and now gunning for a third straight win over LSG.
Meanwhile, the Lucknow Super Giants will also be aiming for a better campaign this year after missing out on the playoffs for the first time in three seasons in 2024.
The Super Giants made a massive statement during the IPL auction, shelling out INR 27 crore to secure the services of Rishabh Pant, who is now the most expensive player in the history of the IPL.
However, it is worth noting that LSG have been hit hard by injuries in the lead-up to this opening match, particularly in the bowling department, with the likes of Avesh Khan, Akash Deep and Mohsin Khan all ruled out.
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Delhi Capitals - Lucknow Super Giants Key Points
- The Delhi Capitals finished one spot above this opponent in last season’s IPL.
- The Delhi Capitals won both matches between these sides last year.
- Jake Fraser-McGurk scored 330 runs for Delhi Last season at a strike-rate of 234.04.
- The Lucknow Super Giants have four of their first-team bowlers ruled out through injury.
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Our Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants Prediction
The Super Giants made their intentions clear by breaking the bank at the IPL auction in November, but they are severely weakened coming into this match with almost their entire pace lineup out through injury.
That should give the Capitals top-order, such as Fraser-McGurk, Du Plessis and KL Rahul heaps of confidence coming into this match and we feel they will kick off their campaign with a victory. Our Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants prediction is Delhi Capitals wins the match.
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