Mumbai: KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant will get to showcase their tactical acumen when Lucknow Super Giants meet Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at DY Patil Sports Academy on Thursday.
While the newcomers Lucknow Super Giants are sitting in fifth position after two wins from three games, Delhi Capitals are at seventh spot following one win and one loss.
With the opening batter David Warner finally out of quarantine and fast bowler Anrich Nortje recovered from a back injury, the duo's availability will strengthen Delhi. There are chances that Lucknow, too, will get some reinforcement as reports suggest all-rounder Marcus Stoinis could be available for selection.
Tim Seifert is likely to make way for Warner, while Nortje could find his place in the playing-XI at the cost of either Rovman Powell or Mustafizur Rahman.
Meanwhile, Stoinis might replace either Andrew Tye or Evin Lewis in Lucknow's line-up.
Teams:
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, K Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Andrew Tye, Dushmantha Chameera, Ankit Rajpoot, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Kyle Mayers, K Gowtham, Evin Lewis.
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin Hebbar, Sarfaraz Khan, KS Bharat, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mandeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Vicky Ostwal. (UNI)
