Lucknow Super Giants finds itself in an undesirable and unlucky place even earlier than the start of its IPL marketing campaign in opposition to Delhi Capitals on the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA cricket stadium right here on Monday.
It has misplaced 4 of its frontline Indian pacers – Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, and Mohsin Khan – to accidents. While there’s nonetheless hope for the primary three to affix the workforce later in the event, Mohsin has been dominated out and changed by India all-rounder Shardul Thakur.
Meanwhile, head coach Justin Langer on Sunday expressed his pleasure for the 27-year-old Uttar Pradesh (UP) pacer Prince Yadav and contended that the workforce has a great spin contingent, led by M. Siddharth. But no matter bowling unit the workforce fields on Monday, it’ll face a stiff problem in opposition to the Capitals batters.
Capitals opener Jake Fraser-McGurk, who was hitting sixes in opposition to spinners at follow on Sunday, needs to be defused as early as potential. Okay.L. Rahul, who wasn’t at follow on the eve of the match, is unlikely to play. Faf du Plessis would possibly open with Fraser-McGurk.
For the Giants, Langer hinted that Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram are to open. Rather a lot would rely on how its robust middle-order – which boasts of Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, and David Miller – fares in opposition to Capitals’ left-arm tweakers Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav.
Preparing for it, Nicholas Pooran was seen dealing with three left-arm spinners on the nets on Sunday.
Relatively, Capitals appears to be a well-rounded and stronger workforce on paper, particularly with pacers Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, and T. Natarajan in its ranks.
Published – March 23, 2025 09:11 pm IST
