The 3rd match of the Indian Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals on Saturday 2nd April 2023 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

Lucknow Super Giants had an ideal debut to Indian Premier and reached the playoff and now they are going to start their IPL 2023 campaign in Delhi Capitals. Lucknow Super Giants were the third-best performing team in the previous season of IPL when the league matches were completed. They won nine out of 14 league matches. They lost five matches and were holding the third position on the points table. They were beaten by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the eliminator match. Delhi Capitals failed to reach the playoff as they could be managed to win just seven out of 14 league matches. They lost seven matches and were holding the fifth position on the points table.

Lucknow Super Giants had made some smart moves in IPL 2023 auctions and picked some best players for this season. Some of their decisions were not much popular as they picked Mohsin Khan who had not played a single match since the previous season of IPL and we don’t think that he will be available for the selection. Our prediction reports are confirming that Jaydev Unadkat will replace in playing eleven of this match. They had picked Nicholas Pooran from IPL 2023 auctions and we are sure that he will prove a game changer in almost each and every match. Nicholas Pooran had done well in the previous editions of this tournament. They can use him as a power hitter in the middle overs and as a bowler if needed. The top batting order of Lucknow Super Giants is very strong. Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul will open the batting inning. These are the two best openers of T20 cricket and we are sure that they will provide a good opening start and will make things easier for the rest of the batting order.

Manan Vohra and Prerak Mankad are two regular batsmen in the squad of Lucknow Super Giants. Manan Vohra had played 55 matches in IPL with 1073 runs in his account. Lucknow Super Giants had picked some best batting and bowling all-rounders for this tournament. Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Karan Sharma, Kyle Mayers, and Marcus Stoinis are well-known batting all-rounders of T20 cricket and they have a good record of batting well in the middle overs. We think that Ayush Badoni will have fewer chances to play in this tournament and Krunal Pandya will be part of the playing eleven of most matches. The batting order of Lucknow Super Giants but not much convincing. The bowling unit of Lucknow Super Giants is strong. Mark Wood will be leading the bowling unit with some experienced bowlers like Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, and Jaydev Unadkat. They can also use Krunal Pandya and Marcus Stoinis as bowlers in the middle overs. Yash Thakur, Romario Shepherd, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yudhvir Singh Charak, and Mayank Yadav are also part of the bowling squad of this team. Their first match will be a big test of bowling and batting against Delhi Capitals.

Delhi Capitals had picked some world-class players from IPL auctions for this edition of IPL and we think that their performance will be better than the previous edition. They had faced a big loss as their main player, Rishabh Pant is not available for this tournament but we think that they have some match-winners in their squad and they will not miss their ex-captain. They had appointed David Warner as their new captain in the absence of Rishabh Pant and the management will have to make some changes in the team to get the best balance. We think this is a smart decision as David Warner is an experienced player and he also knows the Indian conditions well. He can make smart decisions as per requirement. Remember that David Warner had been the best batsman in the history of IPL. He will open the batting inning of Delhi Capitals with Prithvi Shaw. Prithvi Shaw had played 63 matches in IPL and had scored 1588 runs with an average of 25.21 and a strike rate of 147.45.

The top batting order of Delhi Capitals is very strong Sarfaraz Khan, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, and Rilee Rossouw are part of the batting squad of Delhi Capitals. If David Warner and Prithvi Shaw provide a good opening start, they can easily touch the figure of 200 runs. Rilee Rossouw is in superb form and he had his performance has just been outstanding in different cricket leagues. As Rishabh Pant is not available, we think that Philip Salt will take the gloves and will also bat at number three. Sarfaraz Khan and Rilee Rossouw are also regular wicketkeeper batsmen and we think the management of Delhi Capitals will also use these players as wicketkeepers if they do so, Yash Dhull or Manish Pandey will have a chance to get a place in the playing eleven. Mitchell Marsh is another batsman who is in the best form of his life. He also played a lot of cricket in the conditions of India and we are hoping that he will perform well in this tournament. Axar Patel is also in good form and he will be batting at the number seven position. The bowling unit of Delhi Capitals is also experienced. Anrich Nortje will be leading the bowling unit with Kuldeep Yadav, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Chetan Sakariya, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Khaleel Ahmad, and Mustafizur Rahman.

Lucknow Super Giants had played 2 matches against Delhi Capitals where they had won 1 match while Delhi Capitals had also won 1 match.

Lucknow Super Giants had won two out of the most recent five matches they had played while Delhi Capitals had won three out of five recently played matches.

Lucknow Super Giants is a strong and well-balanced team and have a strong batting and bowling department which is in good form. The batting and bowling squad of this team is much stronger at least on paper. According to today’s prediction, Lucknow Super Giants is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Lucknow Super Giants a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• The top batting order of Lucknow Super Giants is very strong
• KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock are in superb form from Lucknow Super Giants
• Delhi Capitals an also a well-balanced team
• Lucknow Super Giants will miss some of its main players in this match
• Delhi Capitals have some match-winning bowlers in its squad

Lucknow Super Giants is overall a strong team when we compare it with Delhi Capitals. They have the best players in the t20 format of cricket. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Lucknow Super Giants have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Lucknow Super Giants have a 52% chance to win this match
Delhi Capitals has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important in the result of each and every match of IPL 2023 as we had observed in the previous editions of this tournament. As per toss prediction, the team who will win the toss will elect to field first as defending had been difficult in the most recent matches of IPL. Remember that 58% of matches had been won by chasing teams at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.

The 3rd match of IPL T20, 2023 is going to be held at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The pitch at this stadium is typically a good one for batting with a flat and even surface. The ball comes onto the bat nicely and there is generally good bounce and carry for the seamers. The spinners may also get some assistance later in the game as the pitch wears down. It is important to note that the condition of the pitch can vary depending on a variety of factors such as weather conditions, the type of ball used, and the maintenance of the pitch.

The weather forecast for Lucknow is good for this cricket match. There are almost no chances of rain in the region and we are hopeful that we will have a full match to enjoy. The temperature can be 26 to 30 degrees during the match.

Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c), Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Quinton de Kock, K Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Kyle Mayers, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran.

Delhi Capitals: David Warner (c), Khaleel Ahmed, Aman Khan, Yash Dhull, Praveen Dubey, Sarfaraz Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Mukesh Kumar, Mustafizur Rahman, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Lungi Ngidi.

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• Date: Saturday, 1st April 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium
• Location: Lucknow, India
• Opened: 2017
• Capacity: 50000
• Known as: Ekana International Cricket Stadium
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 9
• Matches won batting first: 5
• Matches won bowling first: 4
• Average 1st Inns scores: 151
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 126
• Highest total recorded: 199/2 (20 Ov) by IND vs SL
• The highest score chased: 159/4 (20 Ov) by RSAW vs INDW
• The lowest score defended: 156/8 (20 Ov) by AFG vs WI

Ravi Bishnoi, Daniel Sams, Karan Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Marcus Stoinis, Swapnil Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Manan Vohra, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh, Mohsin Khan, KL Rahul (c), Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Quinton de Kock, K Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Kyle Mayers, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran.