IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants eye maiden title
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will aim to make a fresh start under newly appointed captain Rishabh Pant in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
Under mentor Zaheer Khan and head coach Justin Langer, we will look to bounce back after narrowly missing out on a playoff spot last season due to an inferior net run rate (NRR) and finished seventh in the league phase with 14 points from 14 matches.
Muskurayein kaise nahi, SuperGiants Ekana pahunch chuke hain 💙 pic.twitter.com/Yy2xcVEvqV
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) March 12, 2025
Having previously finished third in 2022 and 2023, we are determined to clinch our maiden IPL title this season under the leadership of Rishabh Pant.
Ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, we retained our five players - Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni.
Our flamboyant West Indies batter Nicky P (₹21 crore), young pacer Mayank Yadav (₹11 crore) and star leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi (₹11 crore) were our capped retained players while fast bowler Mohsin Khan (₹4 crore) and talented batter Ayush Badoni (₹4 crore) were our uncapped picks.
Later at the Mega Auction, we roped in our captain Rishabh Pant for ₹27 crore as he became the most expensive player in IPL history.
We strengthened our overseas contingent by acquiring services of South African trio of David Miller (₹7.5 crore), Aiden Markram (₹2 crore), Matthew Breetzke (₹75 lakh), Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh (₹3.4 crore) and West Indies speedster Shamar Joseph (₹75 lakh).
Akash Deep (₹8 crore), Shahbaz Ahmed (₹2.4 crore), Manimaran Siddharth (₹75 lakh), Himmat Singh (₹30 lakh), Digvesh Singh, (₹30 lakh), Akash Singh (₹30 lakh), Prince Yadav (₹30 lakh), Yuvraj Chaudhary (₹30 lakh), Rajvardhan Hangargekar (₹30 lakh), and Arshin Kulkarni (₹30 lakh) were some of the Indians stars we signed at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction.
Up and running 🚀 pic.twitter.com/WhIJIfUDki
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) March 13, 2025
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) squad for IPL 2025
Batters: Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke
Wicket-keepers: Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Aryan Juyal
All-rounders: Aiden Markram, Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuvraj Chaudhary
Bowlers: Akash Deep, Akash Singh, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh, M Siddharth, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph
Meanwhile, the Super Giants are placed in Group 2 alongside SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), Gujarat Titans (GT), Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capitals.
Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) are in Group 1.
As per the IPL 2025 schedule, each team will play the other teams in their group and one team in the other group - determined by seeding - twice, and the other four teams in the opposite group once.
Apart from facing SRH, GT, MI and DC twice, we will square off against PBKS placed in the other group on two occasions in the upcoming edition of the IPL.
We are scheduled to play all their seven home matches at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Our boys will begin the quest for our maiden IPL title against Delhi Capitals at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on March 24.
Lucknow Super Giants' IPL 2025 schedule, fixtures and match times
All times are in India Standard Time (IST)
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Day and Date |
Match |
Venue |
Time |
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Monday, March 24 |
Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants |
Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
7:30 PM |
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Thursday, March 27 |
SunRisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants |
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
7:30 PM |
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Tuesday, April 1 |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings |
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
7:30 PM |
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Friday, April 4 |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians |
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
7:30 PM |
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Sunday, April 6 |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
3:30 PM |
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Saturday, April 12 |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans |
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
3:30 PM |
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Monday, April 14 |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings |
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
7:30 PM |
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Saturday, April 19 |
Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
7:30 PM |
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Tuesday, April 22 |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals |
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
7:30 PM |
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Sunday, April 27 |
Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
3:30 PM |
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Sunday, May 4 |
Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants |
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
7:30 PM |
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Friday, May 9 |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
7:30 PM |
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Wednesday, May 14 |
Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
7:30 PM |
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Sunday, May 18 |
Lucknow Super Giants vs SunRisers Hyderabad |
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
7:30 PM |
Having assembled a balanced squad with a good mix of experienced and young players, our Super Giants will look to claim the coveted IPL title this season.
