IPL 2023, LSG vs DC Stats and Records Preview: KL Rahul, David Warner close in on milestones

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Lucknow, March 31: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will host Delhi Capitals (DC) in match 3 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday (April 1).

KL Rahul will continue to lead Lucknow Super Giants, who made their IPL debut only last season, while David Warner steps in as captain for the season for Delhi Capitals.

This will be the third meeting between the two sides in IPL. LSG did the double over DC last season. This will also be the first between the two sides at the BRSABV Stadium, who hosts it's first IPL match.

LSG are set to be without the star from their outings against DC in the form of Mohsin Khan, who is unlikely to feature this season due to injury and South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock, who will be on international duty.

DC will be without their star skipper Rishabh Pant, who is ruled out for the season following injuries he suffered from a car crash. The Delhi-based side will also be without South Africa pacers Lungi Ngidi and Anrich Nortje.

Now, we take a look at the stats and records preview, previous meeting records, interesting facts and the list of players chasing milestones ahead of LSG vs DC in IPL 2023:

LSG vs DC Head-to-Head

In the two meetings between the sides in IPL, LSG have beaten DC twice. In IPL 2022, LSG restricted DC to 149/4 and chased that down with 6 wickets in hand and two balls to spare. In the reverse fixture, LSG set a target of 196 and restricted the Capitals to 189 to seal a 6-run win.

LSG vs DC stats

Upcoming Milestones in LSG vs DC 2023

▶ David Warner (Delhi Capitals) is 119 runs away from completing 6000 runs in IPL. The DC captain will become just the third player to achieve that milestone if he gets there.

▶ KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants) is 111 runs away from completing 4000 runs in IPL. The LSH captain is also 12 big hits away from 300 sixes in T20 Cricket (Overall).

▶ Avesh Khan (Lucknow Super Giants) is 3 wickets shy of completing 50 wickets in IPL.

▶ Amit Mishra (Lucknow Super Giants) if selected is just 5 wickets away from surpassing Lasith Malinga (170) to become the second highest wicket-taker in IPL history.

▶ Khaleel Ahmed (Delhi Capitals) is 2 wickets away from completing 50 wickets in IPL.

▶ Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Capitals) is 8 fours away from 200 fours in IPL.