The Cricketer takes a look at the next fixture in the 2022 Indian Premier League season
Delhi Capitals take on Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.
The game will be played on Thursday, April 7. The first ball will be bowled at 7.30pm local time (3pm GMT).
The game will be held at the DY Patil Sports Stadium in Mumbai.
Lucknow got off to a shaky start in this year’s IPL but have since won two games convincingly.
They failed to defend meagre 158 for 6 in their first game against Gujarat Titans but followed it up with an impressive 211 for 4 against Chennai Super Kings. They then defended 169 for 7 against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Delhi Capitals won their first game against Mumbai Indians, scoring 179 for 6 in just 18.2 overs. They struggled in their second game against Gujarat Titans, falling 14 runs short in a chase of 172.
Evin Lewis
Lucknow and West Indies batter Evin Lewis will be the key wicket for Delhi. He's only come off once in three innings so far, but he made 55 off just 23 balls in the win against Chennai.
It's a packed Lucknow top order with the likes of Quinton de Kock and and KL Rahul, but Lewis is the match-winner.
Trying to keep him at bay will be Delhi's lead attack-leaders Kuldeev Yadav and Mustafizur Rahman. Anrich Nortje may well return after injury.
They have both kept economy rates below seven so far and, given that no Delhi batsman has passed 50 yet, they will be vital to giving the Capitals a fighting chance. David Warner's arrival will give impetus to that batting line-up.
Matches played: 0
Delhi Capitals wins: 0
Lucknow Super Giants wins: 0
It will be a sunny day in Mumbai with the temperature hovering around 30 degrees Celsius for most of the afternoon.
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, David Warner, Mitch Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin Hebbar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, KS Bharat, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Vicky Ostwal
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Jason Holder, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Mark Wood (injured/replaced by Andrew Tye), Avesh Khan, Ankit Rajpoot, K Gowtham, Dushmanta Chameera, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Karan Sharma, Evin Lewis, Mayank Yadav, B Sai Sudharsan
Rishabh Pant
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mandeep Singh, Risabh Pant, Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Shardul Thakar, Mustafizur Rahman, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Quinton De Kock, Manish Pandey, Evin Lewis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Andrew Tye, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Both Bet365 and Paddy Power have Delhi Capitals as 4/5 favourites, with a Lucknow Super Giants win at even money.
Given the hitting in Lucknow's top order and the fact that Delhi's batters haven't quite got going yet, A win for the Super Giants seems likely.
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 of 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.
The IPL can also be streamed on Disney+ and Hotstar in certain areas.
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