DC vs LSG: When Delhi Capitals clashes with Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL on Tuesday, they will be hopeful that their openers return to form and give the team a good start. Delhi openers have not been able to perform as expected so far this season. He has so far tried to join the team as an opening pair with four batsmen three times, but still in the last five matches, his team has been able to make partnerships of 23, 34, 0, 9 and 0 for the first wicket.
Delhi has so far tried Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-Macgark, Abhishek Porel and Karun Nair as an opener. But they have not got the expected results. The case is also related to Du Plessis injury and the fitness of the South African player will be closely monitored before this match.
The performance of Delhi’s openers has not received much attention yet. Because the team has won five out of seven matches and the middle order led by KL Rahul has done well. But the Lucknow team has skilled bowlers like Digvesh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan and Shardul Thakur against whom Delhi batsmen will have to play carefully.
Lucknow defeated Rajasthan Royals by two runs in the last match thanks to Avesh Khan’s superb bowling in the death overs, which will definitely boost his team’s morale. Through this, his team showed that he can win under any circumstances. On the other hand, the Lucknow team has three strong batsmen as Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Puran and Aden Markram in the top order, who have played a key role in winning the team with their good performance so far.
Pant’s performance always a matter of concern
Rishabh Pant’s struggle in scoring runs is a matter of concern for Lucknow. He has scored just 106 runs in eight matches so far, including 63 runs. Their strike rate is 98 which is a matter of concern. Pant will have to face strong bowlers like Mitchell Stark, Kuldeep Yadav, Vipraj Nigam and Mukesh Kumar against Delhi. Delhi captain Akshar Patel has also not been able to perform as expected so far. He has scored 140 runs in batting at a strike rate of 159, but his bowling is a matter of concern. He has taken only one wicket in seven matches so far and his economy rate is 9.36.
The team is as follows:
Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Eden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Puran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, David Miller, Shardul Thakur, Akash Khan, Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Himmat Singh, Matthew Britain, Joey, Joey, Joam Singh, Jawat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmad. Aryan Juyal, RS Hungargekar, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Kulkarni, Arshin Yadav.
Delhi Capitals: Akshar Patel (Captain), Jake Fraser-Macgark, Abhishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Triston Stabs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Sameer N Rizwan, Trishun Paarena, Trishun Ferdain, Trishun Vijay, Dushmantha Chamera, Faaf Dur Plasisan, Ajay Jadhav Mandal, Manwant Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari.
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