Friday, 12 Apr LSG vs DC Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key Match Factors – LSG vs DC

Teams should opt to field first in Lucknow as the track is expected to be an excellent one and is not going to change a lot.

Anrich Nortje’s form has been concerning for the Capitals until now. After how he bowled against MI, it remains to be seen how he makes a comeback.

Mayank Yadav is injured, but in Yash Thakur, LSG have a potent pacer as he picked up 5 wickets against the Titans.

David Warner and Prithvi Shaw need to get the Capitals off to a decent start by scoring quick runs in the powerplay.

Match Preview

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Delhi Capitals (DC) will face each other in the 26th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Friday, April 12. The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow will host the contest.

The Super Giants, led by KL Rahul, have got off to an impressive start in the ongoing edition of the IPL. They are placed in the top half of the table with 6 points and a net run rate of +0.775 thanks to wins in three out of four matches. They will go into the match after beating Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans by 33 runs on Sunday.

After asking the opposition to chase down 166, LSG bowled their opponents out for 130 in 18.5 overs. Yash Thakur picked up 5 wickets and he got support from Krunal Pandya, who had impressive figures of 4-0-11-3.

The Capitals, on the other hand, are languishing at the bottom of the table with 2 points and a net run rate of -1.370 courtesy of wins in one out of 5 games. They will go into the match after losing to Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians (MI) by 29 runs.

After opting to field first, their bowlers faltered big time as the Mumbai racked amassed a mammoth score of 234 for 5 in 20 overs. Thereafter, Tristan Stubbs scored an unbeaten 71 off 25 balls with 7 sixes, but his knock went in vain. Prithvi Shaw also looked impressive at the top with 66 runs off 40 deliveries.

Head-to-Head Record Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals

The Super Giants have won all their 3 matches against the Capitals thus far. In their previous meeting on April 1, 2023, LSG beat DC by 50 runs. Mark Wood won the Player of the Match award after he finished with impressive figures of 4-0-14-5.

After being asked to bat first, LSG put up a healthy score of 193 for 6 on the back of Kyle Mayers’ 73-run knock of 38 balls. Thereafter, Wood wreaked havoc and helped LSG restrict DC to 143 for 9.