The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season kicked off with an exciting clash between the Delhi Capitals (DC) and the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Monday, March 24, 2025. The match took place at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, with the action commencing at 7:30 PM IST.
Delhi Capitals (DC) Probable Playing XI:
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**KL Rahul (C & WK)**
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Faf du Plessis
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Jake Fraser-McGurk
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Tristan Stubbs
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Axar Patel
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Ashutosh Sharma
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Mitchell Starc
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Kuldeep Yadav
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Mukesh Kumar
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T Natarajan
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Abishek Porel
Impact Substitute: Karun Nair/Mohit Sharma
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Probable Playing XI:
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**Rishabh Pant (C & WK)**
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Arshin Kulkarni
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Mitchell Marsh
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Nicholas Pooran
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Ayush Badoni
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David Miller
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Abdul Samad
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Shardul Thakur
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Rajvardhan Hangargekar
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Ravi Bishnoi
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Shamar Joseph
Impact Substitute: Akash Singh/Shahbaz Ahmed/Manimaran Siddarth
Note: These line-ups are based on the probable playing elevens reported prior to the match.
Both teams entered the match with high expectations. Delhi Capitals, under the leadership of Axar Patel, bolstered their squad with key acquisitions like KL Rahul and Mitchell Starc during the auction. Lucknow Super Giants appointed Rishabh Pant as their captain, making him the most expensive player in IPL auction history at ₹27 crore.
The match promised a thrilling contest, with both teams eager to start their IPL 2025 campaign on a positive note. Fans were treated to an evening of high-octane cricket, setting the tone for the season ahead.
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