Key match-ups, analysis, form, team news, weather forecast, tickets, TV and streaming information, odds, predictions and more ahead of the latest encounter in the 2023 IPL
Lucknow Super Giants take on Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.
The match will be played on Saturday, April 1 with play commencing at 7.30pm local time (3pm GMT).
The game will be held at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
This is both sides' first game of the new Indian Premier League season. Lucknow Super Giants will be hoping to build on a successful 2022 season, during which they reached the playoffs. They comfortably beat Delhi Capitals in each of the teams' two meetings last term.
Delhi will be hoping to bounce back from a below average performance last season, when they finished in fifth to miss out on the playoffs, having won the title in 2021.
Lucknow Super Giants will be without South African opener and wicketkeeper Quinton De Kock for this first match due to international commitments.
Delhi Capitals have had to deal with captain Rishabh Pant being ruled out for the season following his car accident in December. David Warner takes the reins. Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi are expected to miss out.
LSG captain KL Rahul made 616 runs from his 15 matches last season, more than anyone in the competition bar Jos Buttler. He will need to replicate that form again if his team are to make a flying start. With regular opening partner de Kock missing, Delhi Capitals could open the game up quickly by removing Rahul cheaply.
Matches played: 2
Lucknow Super Giants wins: 2
Delhi Capitals wins: 0
Warm in Lucknow with highs of 30 degrees Celsius earlier on Saturday, falling to 25 degrees when the first ball is bowled.
Lucknow Super Giants squad: KL Rahul (c), Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Nicholas Pooran, Jaydev Unadkat, Yash Thakur, Romario Shepherd, Daniel Sams, Amit Mishra, Prerak Mankad, Swapnil Singh, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yudhvir Charak
Delhi Capitals: David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Phil Salt, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw
*squads are for the 2023 season as a whole and not specific to this match
Lucknow Super Giants: Marcus Stoinis, KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Mark Wood, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Privthi Shaw, Mitch Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar
The bookies make Lucknow Super Giants marginal outsiders for this match at odds of 10/11. Delhi Capitals are 4/5 for the win.
Lucknow Super Giants go into their first game of the season full of confidence after reaching the playoffs in their first season. However, they are missing de Kock, and Delhi Capitals can make the most of his absence.
In the UK, Sky Sports have exclusive rights to this year's tournament, with matches available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Fans in India can watch all the action on Star Sports.
Elsewhere in the world, viewers in Australia can watch the IPL on Fox Sports while in New Zealand, Sky Sport will provide coverage.
Willow TV and Flow Sports will broadcast the tournament in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.
Fans in MENA can catch the action on beIN Sports while in South Africa, SuperSport have the rights.
If you are watching from the Middle East, you'll be able to view the game on Times Internet.
People from Bangladesh can watch the game on Gazi TV.
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