Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul won the toss and elected to bat against Delhi Capitals in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday. DC will look to lift themselves off the bottom of the table with a win, while LSG will look to go level on points with table-toppers Rajasthan Royals and will be eyeing a big win, which will help them stay in contention with RU. Will help in getting ahead of RR. Rate. After winning the toss, LSG captain KL Rahul said, "We will bat first. I don't have an answer to this (good record of batting first). We want to start on a good wicket. I don't think. The dew is going away." to play a role. It (the pitch) has made a huge difference. You can bowl well, bat well, and express yourself, the boundaries are big and the bowlers are enjoying playing here, we are packed here. Arshad Khan has come in place of Mayank Yadav. DC captain Rishabh Pant said during the toss, "We would have also batted first. Some of our players got injured, so there is a need to find the right playing XI. We have two changes. Mukesh and Kuldeep came back. They were injured. I am looking forward to seeing them back on the field. Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (wk/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Arsha Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thaku Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khalil Ahmed.