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The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have appointed former Indian All-rounder S Sriram as their assistant bowling coach in anticipation of the 2025 Indian Premier League. At CSK, Sriram becomes part of a coaching staff that includes bowling consultant Eric Simons, batting coach Mike Hussey, and head coach Stephen Fleming. Sriram provides a plethora of coaching knowledge from a variety of coaching levels. He essentially takes Dwayne Bravo's place at CSK, since the former joined the reigning champion Kolkata Knight Riders as a mentor. In order to concentrate on his job with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), he gave up his position as Australia's assistant coach in 2016 and departed it in 2022. Prior to the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup, Sriram was also named Bangladesh's T20 consultant in August 2022. He returned to Bangladesh, this time as a technical consultant, prior to the ODI World Cup, and joined the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in September 2023 as assistant coach for the 2024 Indian Premier League. R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shreyas Gopal, and Noor Ahmad are the front-line spinners in CSK's IPL 2025 lineup, while Deepak Hooda and Rachin Ravindra are all-around spin bowlers. Last year, CSK finished fifth with seven wins and as many losses in the 14 group games, missing out on playoff qualification. Despite being tied with fourth-place RCB on 14 points, CSK just missed qualifying for the final four due to their lower net run rate. The IPL 2025 season starts on March 22, with the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) playing RCB in Kolkata. The next evening, CSK plays their opening match at home against the Mumbai Indians (MI).

LSG vs. DC: The IPL 2025's high-stakes drama continues as the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) get ready to host the Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 40 on Tuesday, April 22, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. This matchup confirms fireworks as both teams compete for playoff spots. Even though they recently defeated the first IPL champions, Captain Rishabh Pant's performance has been a big worry. Even though he only scored fifty runs in this edition at the Ekana Ground, the Indian dasher has only amassed 106 runs in eight games. The left-handed batter's ability to duplicate that performance in this game is therefore still up in the air. In contrast, the Delhi Capitals won four straight games to start the season. But in their last three games, the team has dropped two of them. They will have to work hard against the hosts this time, after Axar Patel and his team battled against the Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad in their previous match. In the background of all of this, the cricket community will never forget how the Delhi Capitals defeated LSG by one wicket when they played each other earlier in the league in Vizag, owing to the heroics of Ashutosh Sharma. LSG vs DC Match Details Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals, Indian Premier League 2025, Match 40 Venue: Ekana Cricket Stadium B Ground, Lucknow Date and Time: 22 April 2025, 7:30 PM Live Coverage Details: Star Sports (TV), Jio Hotstar LSG vs. DC-Head-to-Head: The Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants have already faced one another six times in IPL history. With no games concluding in a draw, both sides have won three games apiece. The Delhi Capitals won their most recent match on March 24, 2025, by a thrilling one-wicket margin. Ashutosh Sharma led the Capitals to a decisive victory in Visakhapatnam with a brilliant knock under pressure. LSG vs DC Predicted XI Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), David M