DC skipper Axar Patel won the toss and chose to field first against LSG in Lucknow, concerned about the potential dew factor later on.
According to LSG captain Rishabh Pant, he would have also chosen to bowl first. He predicted that the pitch would start off slow and improve for batting as the evening went on. While LSG kept their lineup unchanged, with fast bowler Mayank Yadav listed as an Impact Subs player, DC made a single substitution by including Dushmantha Chameera in place of Mohit Sharma.
Chameera is making his season debut in this game, his first competitive match since February when he played under the coaching of Hemang Badani for DC’s affiliate team in the UAE’s ILT20.
Related Post
Faf du Plessis was still not ready to make his return for DC. Therefore, they may consider summoning Donovan Ferreira or Jake Fraser-McGurk as an Impact player for their upcoming chase this evening.
The players enlisted for Lucknow Super Giants include Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, and Rishabh Pant as captain and wicketkeeper. They will be joined by Abdul Samad, David Miller, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, and Prince Yadav.
Some game-changers for the team include Ayush Badoni, Mayank Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, and Himmat Singh as potential impact subs.
The Delhi Capitals line-up includes players like Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul as the wicket-keeper, and Axar Patel as the captain. They will also be joined by Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, and Mukesh Kumar.
The Impact Substitute players are Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira, Madhav Tiwari, and Tripurana Vijay.
