Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will face Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 40th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on 29 April 2025 at 03:30 PM IST. Lucknow Super Giants Lucknow Super Giants are having a brilliant IPL 2025 so far. They have lost just one match in their last five encounters. They are coming into this match after beating the Rajasthan Royals in their previous clash in Jaipur. LSG posted 180 for 5 in their first innings, and credit goes to the brilliant batting display of Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni, and Abdul Samad. Later, they restricted RR to a score of 178 for 5 and sealed the match by 2 runs. Avesh Khan played a crucial role in the match, defending 9 runs in the last over and providing two crucial points to LSG in this match. With 5 wins and 3 losses in their 8 matches, LSG are currently placed 5th on the IPL 2025 leaderboard. Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals suffered a heartbreaking loss against Gujarat Titans in their last match. Delhi Capitals posted 203 for 8 in their first innings, but Gujarat Titans chased it down with 7 wickets remaining. Wicketkeeper batter Jos Buttler hammered a brilliant unbeaten 97-run knock and sealed a comfortable victory on their home turf. They dethroned DC to grab the top spot on the leaderboard as well. Currently, DC will look to find some ways to bounce back in the tournament, as they have lost two matches in their previous three. They are still sitting in the top two comfortably but will aim to reclaim their top spot when they clash against LSG. Pitch Report The pitch at Ekana Cricket Stadium offers a balanced contest between batting and bowling, with both pacers and spinners finding some good assistance from the surface throughout the match. The average first innings total in IPL 2025 is 180, which shows that batting becomes comfortable for the batters once they get settled on the surface and extract some help. Medium pacers and off-spinners are likely to get some good amount of help here. LSG vs DC Head-to-Head LSG vs DC head-to-head Matches Played 6 Won by Lucknow Super Giants 3 Won by Delhi Capitals 3 No Result 0 Tied 0 Probable XI Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Nicolas Pooran, David Miller, Abdul Samad Yadav, Ayush Badoni, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan. (Impact Subs: Akash Singh, M Siddharth, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav) Delhi Capitals: Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Karun Nair, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel (c), Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar (Impact Subs: Darshan Nalkande, Dushmantha Chameera, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira) Must-Pick Players for GT vs DC Top Wicketkeeper to Pick Nicholas Pooran | LSG: The 29-year-old left-hander is currently the leading run scorer of the tournament with 368 runs in 8 matches so far. He is playing some crucial knocks with his bat in this tournament so far and will look to add more runs going forward for his team. His addition to your team will only favour your fantasy XI. KL Rahul | DC: KL Rahul has played 6 innings this season and has already collected 266 runs at a strike rate of 158.33 and an average of 53.20. He has been looking promising this season and will look to add some more in this match. Top Batters to Pick Mitchell Marsh | LSG: Mitchell Marsh is currently the 7th-highest run-scorer in the tournament and second second-highest from his team; he has been looking brilliant this season with his bat. In the first 7 matches, he has added 299 runs, including 4 half-centuries. He would aim to give a powerful start to his team in this match as well. Tristan Stubbs | DC: Stubbs has played 7 matches this season for DC and has scored 183 runs, including a crucial 31 runs in the last match against GT. He has been showing signs of consistency and would be eager to continue his form and add a big knock anytime soon for his team. He is a must-have player in your fantasy team for this game. Top All-Rounders to Pick Aiden Markram | LSG: Aiden Markram has scored three half-centuries in the last six matches for LSG this season. Currently, he has 274 runs in 8 matches. He scored a brilliant 66 runs in the last match against the Rajasthan Royals. His addition to your fantasy team might benefit you. Axar Patel | DC: The skipper of Delhi Capitals proved why he is considered one of the best all-rounders in modern white ball cricket. He scored 39 runs against GT in the last match when the team needed him the most. Keeping his good form in mind, he should be there in your fantasy XI. Top Bowlers to Pick Digvesh Singh | LSG: Digvesh went wicketless for the first time this season, else he added wickets consistently to his name. In 8 matches, he has taken 9 wickets so far, but he will look to add some wickets here in this match. He can produce a brilliant spell at any given point of the match. Kuldeep Yadav | DC: The left-arm spinner picked up one wicket in the last match against GT, but he hasn't added any big numbers this season so far, and he has taken 12 wickets in the IPL 2025. He is known for providing crucial breakthroughs in the middle overs, and hence, his addition to your fantasy team will be crucial.