Lucknow Super Giants will lock horns against Delhi Capitals at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow in the 26th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 on Friday. After losing their opening match against Rajasthan Royals, LSG have made a strong comeback as they have won three matches on the bounce.
Interestingly, they have been successful while defending totals and a lot of credit goes to their bowlers for hitting the strides. When Mayank Yadav had to walk off due to an injury, Yash Thakur was able to step up, bagging a five-wicket haul in the last game against GT.
Furthermore, the likes of Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, and Nicholas Pooran have delivered consistently with the bat but they would want more from their skipper KL Rahul, at the top of the order.
On the other hand, there seem to be a lot of issues for Delhi Capitals as they have lacked competitiveness. Anrich Nortje has been taken to the cleaners in the death overs and it led to their downfall against Mumbai Indians as the South African was taken for 32 runs by Romario Shepherd.
Moreover, their batting has failed to come up with consistent performances. Mitchell Marsh has suffered a hamstring injury, which will keep him out of action for at least a week.
Match Prediction: Lucknow Super Giants will enter the contest as favorites against Delhi Capitals.
LSG IPL 2024 Squad
Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock (SA), KL Rahul, Nicolas Pooran (WI).
Batters: Devdutt Padikkal, Ayush Badoni, Ashton Turner (AUS).
All-rounders: Deepak Hooda, K. Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers (WI), Marcus Stoinis (AUS), Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh Charak, David Willey (ENG), Arshin Kulkarni, Md. Arshad Khan.
Bowlers: Mark Wood (ENG), Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq (AFG), Shivam Mavi, Manimaran Siddarth.
DC Squad: Rishabh Pant, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui, Shai Hope, Prithvi Shaw, Harry Brook, Yash Dhull, Swastik Chikara, David Warner, Pravin Dubey, Axar Patel, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Sumit Kumar, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jhye Richardson, Rasikh Salem.
