IPL 2024 Match 26 LSG vs DC Match Preview
The 26th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will have Delhi Capitals (DC) taking on the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 12, Friday.
Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants have faced each other three times where Lucknow came out victorious for all three times, which says Delhi is yet to register a win against Lucknow.
Lucknow Super Giants has been the best team of the league in terms of executing their skills on the field, which is backed by the quality of the players they have acquired.
Their Skipper KL Rahul has again been in the headlines because of his confused strike rate, but that has not affected his captaincy.
Delhi has looked scratchy in their season until now; their bowling has lacked control and discipline, which has helped batters to pile huge scores against their side.
While their batting has been quite good, a few tweaks in the batting order will make them a top-level batting team.
Match Details:
Date: 12 April 2024
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
LSG vs DC Probable Playing 11:
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (C & WK), Quinton De Kock, Devdutt Padikkal, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Naveen ul haq, Mohsin Khan
Impact Player: M Siddharth
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kushagra, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav/Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Jhye Richardson/Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma.
Impact Player: Mukesh Kumar/Abhishek Porel
Key Batters to Watch for LSG vs DC:
Prithvi Shaw
Prithvi Shaw has been in wonderful touch this whole season, which has made Delhi have a good power play almost every time. Against Lucknow, his side would want him to be able to provide another quick start which takes the pressure off the middle order.
Devdutt Padikkal
After being traded from Rajasthan in exchange for Avesh Khan, Padikkal is yet to hit form with Lucknow. He has been on the receiving end of some ferocious bowling. Runs in this game will instil some confidence in him before the business end of the tournament.
Key Bowlers to Watch for LSG vs DC:
Ravi Bishnoi
Ravi Bishnoi | Source: X.com
Not a conventional leg-spinner by any means because of the trajectory at which he delivers, which makes it difficult for the batters to hit him through the line. At Lucknow, where the ground dimensions are big, he can prove to be the difference between the two sides.
Khaleel Ahmed
Ahmed has been successful in extracting new ball swing in the power play but has lacked control. The Delhi management will hope he finds his rhythm very soon because a fit and firing Khaleel is always too hot to handle.
