Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants LIVE Scorecard, IPL 2025 LIVE: Rishabh Pant ‘Emotional’ vs DC, Rs 34.75 Crore Down The Drain For LSG | Cricket News

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: SIX!

Mitch Marsh into the 70s! Impeccable power-hitting once again. Width offered by Mukesh Kumar, and hit over third man for a maximum by the Australian. LSG continue the merry flow of runs.

LSG 132/1 (11.2)

IPL 2025 LIVE: 9 more off Mohit

Mohit Sharma concedes a boundary off the first ball, but comes back really well. Mixing up his pace and length. Lots of inside edges as Marsh and Pooran struggled to get the connection. 9 off the over, but DC still searching for the wicket.

LSG 125/1 (11)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Ideal start for LSG

Must be said, it is a perfect start for LSG. They have 9 wickets in hand, and they’re flying at 11.7 runs per over. Marsh and Pooran are well set too. But don’t count DC out just yet. Even if LSG put on a big total, Delhi Capitals will be in the game due to the nature of the pitch.

IPL 2025 LIVE: 6, Marsh!

Mitchell Marsh does not middle it, but it still goes for six! Brute power from Mitch Marsh. What an innings he’s playing. Kuldeep Yadav inviting with a tossed up ball, and Marsh makes him pay. 9 off the over.

LSG 117/1 (10)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: 10 off Mohit’s over

Not a bad over by Mohit, but a couple of wides and a boundary by Marsh mean that LSG still pick up 10 runs. Marsh and Pooran look in excellent knick, and LSG still have Rishabh Pant, David Miller and Ayush Badoni to come!

LSG 108/1 (9)

IPL 2025 LIVE: 100 up for LSG!

Incredible display of power-hitting. LSG reach 100 in 8.1 overs. Mitch Marsh provided the perfect start, he’s hit a 21-ball ton. Nicholas Pooran has continued the demonic hitting, and is on 31 off 12 himself.

LSG 100/1 (8.1)

IPL 2025 LIVE: Mohit Sharma into the attack

The experienced Mohit Sharma has been introduced into the attack by Axar Patel. Can he provide a breakthrough? Expect him to use his slower ones and wide yorkers. This Visakhapatnam wicket looks to be a super one to bat on, much like the pitch at Hyderabad.

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Runs continue to flow

Nichola Pooran picks up two more boundaries, as Kuldeep Yadav comes in to blow. LSG are powering towards the 100-run mark. Pooran uses the sweep shot to good effect here. Delhi Capitals need a solution, and they need it quickly.

LSG 98/2 (8)

IPL 2025 LIVE: DROPPED CATCH!

Nicholas Pooran dropped! Mistimes it completely, Sameer Rizvi was coming underneath, had the ball in his grasp but then dropped it. How did Pooran react? One more six off the next ball. 4 sixes off the over. Brutal reality check for Vipraj Nigam.

LSG 89/1 (7)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: SIX, SIX, Pooran!

Here comes Nicholas Pooran! Two sixes in a row. Three sixes in the over, and Vipraj Nigam has his hands on his head. First one, tossed up, sent over the bowler’s head for 6. Next one goes rows back, over deep mid-wicket.

LSG 83/1 (6.4)

IPL 2025 LIVE: INTO THE SECOND TIER!

Mitchell Marsh, WOW! Nigam pitches it short, and Marsh deposits over square leg for a monstrous six. Takes a single off the next ball, reaches his half-century in just 21 balls. Incredible, incredible knock by the Australian.

LSG 71/1 (6.2)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Good powerplay for LSG

Great start to the game for LSG. Batting first, they’ve made the powerplay count, largely thanks to Mitch Marsh. He is on 43 off just 19 balls, having slammed 5 fours and 3 sixes. The Australian has gone on a rampage so far.

LSG 64/1 (6)

IPL 2025 LIVE: MITCH MARSH ON FIRE!

Mitchell Marsh is going absolutely berserk! What a start by Australia’s T20I captain. First a massive six to welcome Mukesh Kumar, through mid-wicket, and then slams it same area for a boundary again. He is into the 40s!

LSG 63/1 (5.4)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: No Pant yet!

Nicholas Pooran comes in to bat for LSG! Fans will have to wait for Rishabh Pant. Pooran picks up a boundary off the last ball. Thick edge, no first slip, and it runs away for 4. 50 up for Lucknow Super Giants!

LSG 50/1 (5)

IPL 2025 LIVE: OUT! Markram goes!

Vipraj Nigam strikes on IPL debut! Aiden Markram looks to go big, picks out the fielder at long-off. Delhi Capitals get their first wicket of IPL 2025, and it is the young leg-spinner who makes an impact. So, will Rishabh Pant come out?

LSG 46/1 (4.4)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Vipraj Nigam into the attack

20-year-old leg-spinner Vipraj Nigam is into the attack for Delhi Capitals. He is making his first appearance in the IPL today. Marsh welcomes him with a boundary, helped towards mid-wicket for 4. Marsh is looking in superb touch.

LSG 45/0 (4.2)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: DRS unsuccessful

Mitch Marsh is going absolutely hammer and tongs, but Axar trapped him on the pads. Umpire said not out, but Axar went up with a DRS review. Unsuccessful, in the end. Axar ends the over very well, and concedes only 7 runs.

LSG 40/0 (4)

IPL 2025 LIVE: 21 off the over!

Mitchell Starc has been sent all around the park here. Incredible hitting by Markram and Marsh, who’ve found their groove. Marsh is up to 20 off just 8 balls. This pitch appears to be a belter to bat on.

LSG 33/0 (3)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: SIX!

Another six off Mitch Starc! This time it’s Aiden Markram to the party. The South African picked up a boundary off Axar, and now clears the ropes to get 6. Great hitting. 

Two balls later, Marsh goes big again. Similar shot to his last 6, pitched on the pads and helped over deep square leg. Starc under the pump.

LSG 29/0 (2.4)

IPL 2025 LIVE: Axar Patel comes in to bowl!

Delhi Capitals going for a unique strategy here. Captain Axar Patel appoints himself for the powerplay. Bowls a really tidy over, concedes just one boundary, and a total of 5 runs. Quiet start for the LSG openers.

LSG 12/0 (2)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Marsh SIX first ball!

What a start! Mitch Marsh, effortless. Starc had bowled an excellent over till then, but Marsh gets one ball down the leg side and flicks it over the square leg boundary for a maximum. LSG up and running in IPL 2025.

LSG 7/0 (1)

IPL 2025 LIVE: Man for the big occasion

Starc is certainly a man for the big occasion. Played a huge part in helping KKR lift IPL 2024, winning ‘Player of the Match’ in both the Qualifier 1 and the Final. He is a man who even stopped Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma last season.

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Marsh and Markram open!

LSG are opening with their overseas stars Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram. Both men are captain of their national teams in T20I cricket, and have a bundle of experience. They need to shoulder the responsibility of getting LSG off to a great start.

Whom will they face? None other than Mitchell Starc.

IPL 2025 LIVE: Where will Rishabh Pant bat?

A lot of excitement regarding which position Pant will bat for LSG. We are just a few minutes away from the start of the game. Pant is expected to bat at No. 3 or No. 4, but could he surprise by opening the batting?

A lot of pressure on him, having been bought for a whopping Rs 27 crore in the auction.

DC vs LSG LIVE: Youngsters on show!

Prince Yadav and Digvesh Singh for LSG, and Vipraj Nigam for DC mean that three players with relatively no experience in IPL will get their chance today on the big stage. A leap of faith, for sure, but also a chance to start a legacy.

IPL 2025 LIVE: No KL Rahul

ICYMI, KL Rahul is not playing for Delhi Capitals against his old team LSG. He has been granted special permission to miss the game, with the 32-year-old rushing back home to attend to his pregnant wife Athiya Shetty.

DC vs LSG LIVE: 7 minutes to go!

We are just seven minutes away from the start of the DC vs LSG encounter, in IPL 2025. Rememeber, we are in Visakhapatnam. LSG are batting first! They’re expected to open with Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh, with Rishabh Pant and Nicholas Pooran coming in next.

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Impact subs?

Batting first, LSG will likely bring on a bowler in the second innings. They have the likes of M Siddharth, Akash Singh or Rajvardhan Hangargekar to bring on as an impact sub. If they need a batter, Abdul Samad can be utilised.

For DC, they’ll likely bring a batter on. Karun Nair and Ashutosh Sharma are the two obvious candidates.

IPL 2025 LIVE: LSG Playing XI

Here’s Lucknow Super Giants’ playing XI vs DC:

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh, Ravi Bishnoi.

IPL 2025 LIVE: DC Playing XI

Here’s Delhi Capitals’ playing XI vs LSG:

Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Sameer Rizvi, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar.

IPL 2025, DC vs LSG LIVE: Rishabh Pant emotional

Rishabh Pant explains during the toss that there is a lot of emotion involved in this fixture, having played for DC “all his life”. However, now it is time to contribute for LSG, with each player being in the right shape and the right frame of mind.

DC vs LSG LIVE: DC win toss, opt to bowl!

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel wins the toss and opts to bowl vs LSG! So we will see Rishabh Pant bat quite soon. Will he open the batting, though? Let’s find out. Full Indian bowling attack for LSG, they’ve gone with Aiden Markram, Mitch Marsh, Nicholas Pooran and David Miller as their overseas stars.

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: 5 minutes to toss

We are just five minutes away from toss time! Rishabh Pant will lead LSG against his former side, while Delhi Capitals will be captained by Axar Patel. With due expected to set in, there is a high chance that whoever wins the toss, chooses to bowl.

IPL 2025, DC vs LSG LIVE: LSG Probable XI

Lucknow Super Giants Expected XI vs DC:

Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph, M Siddharth.

Impact players: Abdul Samad, Akash Singh

IPL 2025 LIVE: DC Probable XI

Delhi Capitals Expected XI vs LSG:

Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Porel, Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan.

Impact players: Sameer Rizvi, Mohit Sharma

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: 20 minutes to toss!

We are just 20 minutes away from toss time. IPL 2025 has started off with a bang, with RCB beating KKR, SRH beating RR, and CSK beating MI. We have seen a run-fest and a closely-fought game already. How will this one pan out?

Remember, DC are the ‘home’ team, but they’re playing in Visakhapatnam, not in Delhi.

DC vs LSG LIVE: Who replaces KL Rahul?

KL Rahul may be replaced directly by in-form Indian batter Karun Nair. At the age of 33, Nair has hit a purple patch, winning the Ranji Trophy and finishing runner-up in the Vijay Hazare Trophy with Vidarbha, as well as scoring a truckload of runs.

Aussie brute Jake Fraser-McGurk is expected to open, alongside Faf du Plessis.

IPL 2025 LIVE: Who bowls for LSG?

LSG have roped in the experienced Shardul Thakur as Mohsin Khan’s replacement, and he is expected to feature today. West Indian talent Shamar Joseph is also part of the squad, while Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh may also bowl.

LSG have untested pacers in the form of Akash Singh, Prince Yadav and Rajvardhan Hangargekar, and a couple of them may get the nod as well.

IPL 2025 LIVE: LSG’s major absentees

Lucknow Super Giants invested a combined RS 34.75 crore on four Indian pacers in the auction – Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan and Akash Deep. In an incredible twist of fate, ALL four pacers are out of this match.

DC vs LSG LIVE: KL Rahul has gone back home

As per reports, KL Rahul has gone back home from the Delhi Capitals camp after news that pregnant wife Athiya Shetty could deliver their child in the coming days. Rahul is expected to be back for DC’s second game, against Sunrisers Hyderabad.