LSG vs DC IPL 2024 Match 26 Match-Ups: Top 5 Player Battles to Watch Out For
Published on: Apr 12, 2024 5:30 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 12, 2024 5:07 pm IST
Lucknow Super Giants will go up against Delhi Capitals at their home ground in the 26th match of the IPL 2024. The match will be played on Friday evening at 7:30 PM IST.
The two teams are having contrasting forms as Lucknow Super Giants have notched up 3 wins and a single defeat in 4 games. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals have won only a single game and lost 4 out of their 5 matches.
Lucknow Super Giants are mostly relying on their batters this season but KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal are yet to get in the form. Meanwhile, their bowlers have managed to remain efficient collectively. At the same time, Delhi Capitals batters are doing the heavy lifting for them but their bowlers have been miserable in the IPL 2024. The capital-based franchise needs to do better with the ball if they want to trouble the Super Giants in this contest.
Meanwhile, in this post, we will take a look at the top five player battles to watch out for in the LSG vs DC contest.
LSG vs DC Top 5 Player Battles
1 – KL Rahul and Axar Patel
| Matches | 4 |
| Runs | 18 |
| Balls | 26 |
| Outs | 1 |
The left-arm spinner has troubled KL Rahul big time as the stylish right-handed batter has scored only 18 runs off 26 deliveries against Axar Patel. Across 4 matches, KL Rahul has only hit 2 boundaries off Axar Patel and got out once.
2 – David Warner and Ravi Bishnoi
| Matches | 4 |
| Runs | 11 |
| Balls | 16 |
| Outs | 3 |
In 4 meetings, Ravi Bishnoi is dominating the battle against David Warner in some style. The Aussie batter has scored 11 runs off 16 deliveries against the leggie and has got out 3 times.
3 – Quinton de Kock and Ishant Sharma
| Matches | 2 |
| Runs | 15 |
| Balls | 13 |
| Outs | 1 |
In 2 meetings, the veteran Indian pacer has troubled the South African southpaw as Quinton de Kock has scored only 15 runs off 13 deliveries against Ishant Sharma. Ishant Sharma has also scalped de Kock’s wicket once in the process.
4 – Rishabh Pant and Krunal Pandya
| Matches | 10 |
| Runs | 70 |
| Balls | 39 |
| Outs | 3 |
It is a mouth-watering clash between two quality players. Rishabh Pant has smashed 70 runs off just 39 deliveries against Krunal Pandya but the latter has also taken Pant’s wicket 3 times.
5 – Nicholas Pooran and Khaleel Ahmed
| Matches | 5 |
| Runs | 67 |
| Balls | 35 |
| Outs | 2 |
Nicholas Pooran is LSG’s best batter this season and Khaleel Ahmed is DC’s best bowler. It is going to be an interesting battle between the two as Nicholas Pooran has batted against Khaleel Ahmed with a strike rate of almost 200. However, the latter has also managed to picked up Pooran’s wicket 2 times in 5 matches.
