Players have always faced their old teams in the IPL, but this season’s matches are more interesting. On Monday, March 24, the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam will host the fourth match of the 2025 Indian Premier League, i.e. LSG Vs DC. After missing out on the playoffs last season due to net run rate, both teams are looking to start the season with a win.
KL Rahul has joined DC as their batsman-wicketkeeper under new captain Axar Patel. Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk, and vice-captain Faf du Plessis make up their top order. Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, T Natarajan, and Kuldeep Yadav are among the team’s strong bowling attack members. DC will try to get off to a fast start and earn important points in their opening two games in Visakhapatnam.
Meanwhile, after paying a record ₹27 crore to acquire Rishabh Pant, LSG has given him the captaincy. World-class players like David Miller, Nicholas Pooran, and Aiden Markram are in their batting lineup. Their bowling attack, however, might be weakened by the injuries to important pacers Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, and Avesh Khan. To strengthen their team, LSG replaced Mohsin with Shardul Thakur, who is going to be a key player in the middle and final overs.
Rahul and Pant are the main focus of this game. After squad changes and, in DC’s case, support staff changes, it sets two teams eager to build a new identity. All of LSG’s key Indian quicks are either injured, in rehabilitation or, in Mohsin Khan’s case, ruled out, which shows difficulties. While Mukesh Kumar, Axar, and Kuldeep Yadav continue to exist DC has boosted their attack with Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, and T Natarajan. Given that, this might end up being a match between DC’s bowling and LSG’s batting.
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