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On Monday, March 24, Delhi Capitals will begin their IPL 2025 campaign when they take on Lucknow Super Giants at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Vizag. Both teams are looking for a turn-around as they didn't had a great season last time.
Notably, both teams are eyeing their first IPL title and have undergone a complete overhaul for the ongoing season during the IPL 2025 mega-auction. Talking about DC, they have a new captain as Axar Patel will lead the side, and this article will shed light on Delhi Capitals' probable XI against LSG.
Faf, JFM To Open; KL Rahul To Bat In Middle-Order In the opening , DC might go ahead with Faf du Plessis and Jake Fraser-McGurk. Earlier, there were reports that Faf might not get enough game time, but with Brook's departure and his appointment as DC's vice-captain, it is certain that he would open the innings for DC.
Further, talking about JFM, he would look to replicate his last season's performance. Despite having a bad year overall, JFM shone in DC's training and smashed a century in the intra-match squad.
Also, KL Rahul, who was expected to miss the first few matches, has disrupted the rumours as he has joined the Capitals and is expected to bat in the middle-order. Lets Look at Rahul's IPL stats as opener and middle-order in IPL.
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Looking at Stats, KL Rahul is more suited for the opener's role, but they also have enough spots at the top and KL can play an anchor role in case the top-order fails to live upto expectations.
Abhishek Porel To Be DC's Impact Player Further, Porel is expected to be DC's impact player and he has also performed well in the domestic circuit for Bengal in 2024. Lets look at Abhishek's performance after IPL 2024.
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Looking at the stats, Porel is high on confidence and deserves to be DC's no. 3 batter. Further, looking at his IPL 2024 stats then Porel smashed 327 runs in 12 innings.
Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs And Abhishek Sharma To Be Star Middle-Order Batters DC have a solid middle-order line-up as their captain Axar Patel , who has evolved into a proper batter, will score with the bat and also take wickets at the crucial junctures. Talking about Stubbs, he was DC's best finisher in IPL 2024 and played crucial cameos.
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Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, and Mukesh Kumar In the bowling, DC have Mitchell Starc, T Natarajan, who are great bowlers at the death. Meanwhile, Mukesh Kumar has also been great for the Capitals over the years. In the spin, Kuldeep Yadav will form a formidable pair with Axar Patel.
Further, for the impact player, DC can use Mohit Sharma as their impact sub, who can be crucial in the middle-order.
DC's Probable XI For LSG Match Faf Du Plessis, Jake Fraser-Mcgurk, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul , Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan , Mukesh Kumar
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