IPL 2022 | DC vs LSG | Match 45 Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI

Delhi Capitals (DC) would be keen to put brakes on Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) winning streak and notch up a win when they take on each other in the 45th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Sunday (May 1) at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. 

Both the teams are coming into the clash on the back of an outstanding win in their respective previous match. Delhi Capitals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 wickets on the back of some fine bowling performance from Kuldeep Yadav and Mustafizur. Lucknow Super Giants, on the other hand, claimed a 20-run-win in a low-scoring encounter over Punjab Kings on the back of their all-around efforts. 

The newbie of IPL emerged as one of the most balanced sides in the ongoing season, winning 6 of their 9 games. They have executed their pre-tournament plans nicely with the team full of all-rounders playing their roles well. 

However, they will need more from their batters as they won't like to count too much on skipper KL Rahul, who already has smashed two centuries this season. They can reanalyze their batting line-up, making more use of Marcus Stoinis up the order. The Australian has several good T20 knocks while batting in the top-four. 

Their bowling has been their X-factor with Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan, Jason Holder and Ravi Bishnoi living up to the expectations. The late-comer left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan has been extremely impactful in the last couple of games he played for Lucknow. 

With 12 points in their kitty and a decent NRR of +0.408, the KL Rahul-led side is currently placed at the third spot on the points table and they will be eying a win in this game to make it to the top-two.

Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, are placed sixth in the standings with 4 wins from 8 games. While Delhi's middle batters have not looked in good touch, they have still contributed with some runs from the willow of skipper Rishabh Pant, Lalit Yadav and a couple of good knocks from Rovman Powell. 

Their bowling has been top-notch with the likes of Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman picking wickets in almost every game. With the tournament at its halfway stage, both the teams will be on their toes for this crucial encounter.   

Match Details

Match: Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 45

Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Date & Time: 1st May at 3:30 PM IST & Local Time

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar 

Pitch Report: The last match on the ground was a low-scoring contest with the team batting first managing to post just 146 runs on board, which were successfully chased down in the second inning. There is something in for fast bowlers while the batters can take advantage of the shorter boundaries. The team winning the toss is likely to continue the tradition of bowling first.

Pitch Stats [Last 5 Matches] 

Matches Played: 5

Matches Won Batting First: 3

Matches Won Bowling First: 2

Average 1st Inning Score: 184

Average 2nd Inning Score: 173

Key Matchups

Warner vs Bishnoi: 5/3 at 83 SR

Rishabh vs Krunal: 52/3 at 156 SR

De Kock vs Kuldeep: 20/2 at 142 SR

KL Rahul vs Sakariya: 35/2 at 184 SR

Warner vs Holder: 45/1 at 122 SR

Rishabh vs Bishnoi: 31/1 at 107 SR

Squads

Delhi Capitals

Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Rovman Powell, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Mandeep Singh, Srikar Bharat, Tim Seifert, Lungi Ngidi, Ashwin Hebbar, Praveen Dubey, Anrich Nortje, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Chetan Sakariya, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal.

Lucknow Super Giants

KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Manan Vohra, Kyle Mayers, Evin Lewis, Shahbaz Nadeem, Ankit Rajpoot, Andrew Tye, Karan Sharma, Mayank Yadav. 

Probable Playing XI  

Delhi Capitals

Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya

Lucknow Super Giants

KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan.

CREX XI Suggestion

Wicket-Keeper: KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Quinton de Kock

Batters: David Warner, Deepak Hooda, Prithvi Shaw

All-Rounders: Krunal Pandya, Axar Patel

Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mustafizur Rahman

Captain: Krunal Pandya

Vice-Captain: Kuldeep Yadav