Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants, 45th Match – Live Cricket Score, Commentary.
Series: Indian Premier League 2022
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: May 01, 03:30 PM LOCAL
What to expect: This will be the first day game at the Wankhede Stadium this season which has seen teams be successful at both defending (five wins) and chasing (six wins), almost equally. The afternoon conditions though will add other dimensions to the contest.
Head to Head: Lucknow beat Delhi in their previous encounter, chasing 149 with ease
Team Watch:
Delhi Capitals:
Tactics and match ups: Could there be a case for using more spin upfront? DC’s pacers have picked the fewest wickets in powerplays in this season. Additionally: Quinton de Kock has been dismissed twice in 20 balls by Kuldeep Yadav, and KL Rahul has been dismissed twice by Axar Patel in 16 balls.
Player availability: Khaleel Ahmed missed out on the previous game due to an injured hamstring but was not missed thanks to Chetan Sakariya’s good outing. There could be a toss-up if Khaleel passes fit before the game.
Probable XI: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya/Khaleel Ahmed
Lucknow Super Giants
Tactics and Match ups: Krunal Pandya has been the in-form bowler for Lucknow but as was the case in their previous encounter, where he bowled only two overs, the presence of Rishabh Pant in the middle-order could skew the equation. Pandya has dismissed Pant thrice but against a strike-rate of close to 160. Additionally, Pant’s record against pace (6 dismissals) this season could alter Lucknow’s plans.
Probable XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), KL Rahul (c), Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
Did you know:
-No other Delhi Capitals player apart from Kuldeep Yadav has bagged a Man of the Match award in IPL 2022, and Yadav has bagged it in all their four wins so far this season.
– DC is the only team in IPL 2022 whose spinners have taken more wickets than their pacers.
– Lucknow have struggled to find a steady No. 3 and have tried four options so far in nine games, with only two scores in the 30s from this position
What they said:
We are not thinking about the points table and take one game at a time. We have to be more clear with our plans and that is something we can improve – Rishabh Pant wants more from his team even after a victory
Krunal has been brilliant throughout the tournament. This season he has really worked on his bowling. Bowling economically is important but he has been giving us two three wickets in the middle overs – KL Rahul is pleased with his star spinner
Squads:
Lucknow Super Giants Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), KL Rahul(c), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Manish Pandey, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Kyle Mayers, Evin Lewis, Ankit Rajpoot, Krishnappa Gowtham, Andrew Tye, Karan Sharma, Mayank Yadav
Delhi Capitals Squad: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Mandeep Singh, Srikar Bharat, Sarfaraz Khan, Tim Seifert, Lungi Ngidi, Ashwin Hebbar, Praveen Dubey, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal