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.

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.

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)

Day and Date

Match

Venue

Time

Monday, March 24

Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants

Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

7:30 PM

Thursday, March 27

SunRisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

7:30 PM

Tuesday, April 1

Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

7:30 PM

Friday, April 4

Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

7:30 PM

Sunday, April 6

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants  

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

3:30 PM

Saturday, April 12

Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

3:30 PM

Monday, April 14

Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

7:30 PM

Saturday, April 19

Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

7:30 PM

Tuesday, April 22

Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

7:30 PM

Sunday, April 27

Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

3:30 PM

Sunday, May 4

Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants 

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

7:30 PM

Friday, May 9

Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

7:30 PM

Wednesday, May 14

Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants 

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

7:30 PM

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.