New Delhi. The teams of Lucknow Super Giants, captained by KL Rahul, and Delhi Capitals (LSG vs DC), led by David Warner, are face to face in the third match of IPL 2023. This match is being played at Ekana Cricket Stadium, the home ground of Lucknow Super Giants. This is the first match of both the teams in the current season. Both will try to start with a win. Delhi Capitals will not be able to get the services of Rishabh Pant, the regular captain of the team, who is out of this tournament due to injury. In his place, David Warned is taking charge of DC, who has won the title to Sunrisers Hyderabad under his captaincy.
Talking about statistics, both the teams have faced each other twice in the history of IPL. Lucknow Super Giants have won on both the occasions. Delhi will have high hopes from Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who recently had a bang in the 3-match ODI series on India tour. He hit a total of 12 sixes in this series. Regarding Prithvi Shaw, the team’s head coach Ricky Ponting has already predicted that this opener will appear in a different form this time.
In place of injured Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan can be seen handling the responsibility behind the wicket. In the form of Yash Dhull, the team has a better young batter. Akshar Patel is also in strong form at this time. Talking about bowling, Enrich Norkia and Mustafizur Rahman will not be available in the first match. On the other hand, the absence of opener Quinton Dickock will play Lucknow. Dickock will join the team later. Pacer Avesh Khan and Jaydev Unadkat will have the responsibility of bowling.