Match Preview The 4th match of the blockbuster 18th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to go under on March 24 between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakapatnam . Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals is set to face Lucknow Super Giants in their opening match of IPL 2025. Under the leadership of their new leader Axar Patel once again, they will be eyeing their first trophy this season. With the likes of KL Rahul, Faf du Plessis, and Tristan Stubbs in the batting lineup, Ashutosh Sharma and Sameer Rizvi in the allrounder department and Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav and Mitchell Starc in the bowling makes it a formidable squad to beat this season. Lucknow Super Giants Lucknow Super Giants had a average tournament last year. They have major shake-ups this season as their star batter and KL Rahul won't be seen in their jersey this season. Rishabh Pant will be handling the leadership duties. They have a formidable batting lineup with the likes of Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran and David Miller in the squad. They have also acquired the services of young Indian pace attack and would be hoping that they perform better this season. Match Details DC vs LSG Match Details Venue Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakapatnam Date and Time 24 March, 7:30 PM IST Live Broadcast Details Star Sports Live Streaming Details JioHotstar (app and website) Pitch Report The surface at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakapatnam is poised to offer help for batters, the first innings total at this surface in last IPL game is 272 runs. The match can be a run fest and is expected to help batters in the second innings as the pitch mostly remains flat and doesn't offer help to bowlers except for good-length balls. Teams will be eager to field first after winning the toss here. Head-to-Head Record H2H Records - DC vs LSG in IPL Total Matches 5 Won by Delhi Capitals 2 Won by Lucknow Super Giants 3 Tied 0 No Result 0 Probable Playing XI Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk , Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan. (Impact Subs - Sameer Rizvi, Mohit Sharma, T Natarajan) Lucknow Super Giants: Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (wk) (c), Nicolas Pooran, David Miller, Shabhaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Shardul Thakur, Rahyawardhan Hangargekar, Shamar Joseph. (Impact Subs - Akash Singh, M Siddharth , Himmat Singh) Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the 25 matches at this venue, the toss-winning teams had decided to bowl on all 18 occasions whereas the teams have decided to bat on 7 occassions. Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch Out of 25 T20I and IPL matches played at this venue, the batting first teams have registered 11 wins to their name while the fielding first sides have registered 14 victories. By looking at the recent toss history and stats at this venue, it will be fair to say that fielding first teams have more advantage as compared to batting first. Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: Delhi Capitals (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 45-50 LSG Total: 180-200 Match Winner: Delhi Capitals Scenario 2 Toss Winner: Lucknow Super Giants (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 55-60 DC Total: 190-210 Match Winner: Delhi Capitals Who will win the match between SRH vs RR? With a fresh squad and players, both teams will be starting fresh in a new season. However, looking at their head-to-head stats it is clear that Lucknow Super Giants holds an advantage over Rajasthan Royals. But however DC have won two matches in the previou season. It will be fair to say that DC can emerge victorious in their first game.