DC vs LSG Toss, Playing 11 Update for IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals opt to bowl first, KL Rahul misses out for Lucknow

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DC vs LSG Toss, Playing 11 Update for IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel opted to bowl first after winning the toss against Lucknow Super Giants at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on March 24, 2025 (Monday).

After wining the toss, Axar Patel said: "We are going to bowl first. It's the dew factor, we don't want to take any risk, that's why we are bowling first. I have played with Pant before, he knows me and I know him. We know our tricks.

"I have played a lot for the Capitals, we have a well balanced side. There's dew sometimes, not always. I have been with DC since three years, I have been with the leadership group. I need to work accordingly. Need to think like a leader. Faf du Plessis, Stubbs, Starc and Fraser McGurk are our four overseas."

Meanwhile LSG captain Rishabh Pant said: "I wanted to bowl first but It's a good wicket so we can bat well and put up a good score. I have played for DC all my life, so a lot of emotions there. Preparations have been well, everyone is in the right shape and in the right frame of mind. Markram, Marsh, Pooran and Miller are our four overseas players."

DC vs LSG Playing 11 and Impact Sub Options

Delhi Capitals Playing 11: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel(w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar

DC Impact sub option: Ashutosh Sharma, T Natarajan, Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari

Lucknow Super Giants Playing 11: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant(w/c), David Miller, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi

LSG bench: Arshin Kulkarni, Abdul Samad, RS Hangargekar, Shamar Joseph, Akash Deep, Manimaran Siddharth, Akash Maharaj Singh, Avesh Khan, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Aryan Juyal, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Mayank Yadav

DC vs LSG Pitch Report

The Vizag pitch features 62m square boundaries and a 73m straight boundary. The surface is hard, evenly prepared, and has minimal grass coverage. The curator has been rolling it consistently for a month, ensuring a firm and batter-friendly track.

High scores are expected, with 180-190 being a competitive total. Given the conditions, batters will find stroke play easier, while bowlers may need variations to be effective. Teams winning the toss might prefer chasing, considering the pitch's tendency to remain true throughout the match. Overall, it promises an exciting, high-scoring contest for IPL 2025.