The wait is over! Our boys are ready and raring to go against Delhi Capitals in our opening match of the IPL 2025 season at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Monday, March 24. The much-awaited IPL 2025 fixture will start at 7:30 PM IST.

Led by our newly appointed captain Rishabh Pant, our first mission of the season will be to bag two points against the Capitals.

After narrowly missing out on a playoffs spot last season due to an inferior net run-rate, we have revamped our squad for IPL 2025.

While we retained our five players, Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni, we bolstered our squad by making some brilliant acquisitions at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction.

With an aim to clinch our maiden IPL title, we roped in India’s star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant at the Mega Auction.

Apart from Pant, we strengthened our batting department by acquiring the services of David Miller, Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Breetzke and Abdul Samad.

With the likes of Shahbaz Ahmed, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni and Yuvraj Chaudhary in our squad, we have some talented Indian all-rounders who will look to impress in the ongoing IPL.

Ahead of our opening fixture, we have suffered a huge blow as our left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan has been ruled out of the season due to an injury. We have signed experienced all-rounder Shardul Thakur as a replacement for Mohsin.

Meanwhile, our spin wizard Ravi Bishnoi will play a key role against the Capitals as he will look to provide us with crucial breakthroughs.

Pacers Shamar Joseph, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep and Mayank Yadav are the other options in our bowling department.

News from Delhi Capitals camp

After finishing sixth in IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals will aim to make a fresh start under new captain Axar Patel.

The Capitals’ top order includes vice-captain Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk and KL Rahul. Axar Patel, Abhishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma are expected to feature in the middle-order.

Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Mohit Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav are their key options in the bowling department.

DC vs LSG head-to-head record

We have a superior head-to-head record against Delhi Capitals in the IPL, having won three of the five matches. However, the Capitals won both the matches last season.

Stats that matter

  • Akash Deep is one wicket away from 50 wickets in T20s.
  • Nicholas Pooran needs one six to register 600 sixes in T20 cricket.
  • Aiden Markram needs five runs to complete 1000 runs in the IPL.
  • Himmat Singh is 79 runs away from 1000 runs in T20s.

How to watch DC vs LSG live

Venue: Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

Match Start Time: March 24, 7:30 PM IST

Streaming: JioHotstar app and website

TV channels: Star Sports Network