Lucknow Super Giants Predicted Playing XI For IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant to Open With Mitchell Marsh

IPL 2025 Auction: Lucknow Super Giants have been the newsmakers at the IPL 2025 auction with the record-buy of Rishabh Pant . But have they bought a XI that could win them their maiden title? That is the question. The Lucknow-based franchise bought Pant for a whopping Rs 27 cr on the first day of the auction. They also bought six other players on the opening day of the auction. And then on the second day of the auction, they packed up their squad with some budget buys. So, what will be their playing XI in IPL 2025? 

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LSG PREDICTED XI

With lack of regular openers in the side, the Capitals may opt for Pant and Mitchell Marsh at the top. The other option they have is opening with Aiden Markram and Marsh, or it could be Pant and Markram as well. If Markram opens, then you could very well see Pant playing at No. 3 or Nicholas Pooran slotting in there. The top four looks fairly sorted. In the middle-order, LSG have David Miller and Ayush Badoni. Shahbaz Ahmed could be next - the all-rounder. Ravi Bishnoi plays as the specialist spinner and the pacers would be Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan and Mayank Yadav.

Probable XI: Rishabh Pant, Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav.

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LSG IPL 2025 Squad

Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (Rs. 27 crore), David Miller (Rs. 7.5 crore), Aiden Markram (Rs. 2 crore), Mitchell Marsh (Rs. 3.40 crore), Avesh Khan (Rs. 9.75 crore), Abdul Samad (Rs. 4.20 crore), Aryan Juyal (Rs. 30 lakh), Akash Deep (Rs. 8 crore), Himmat Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), M. Siddharth (Rs. 75 lakh), Digvesh Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), Shahbaz Ahmed (Rs. 2.40 crore), Akash Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), Shamar Joseph (Rs. 75 lakh), Prince Yadav (Rs. 30 lakh), Yuvraj Chaudhary (Rs. 30 lakh), Rajvardhan Hangargekar (Rs. 30 lakh), Arshin Kulkarni (Rs. 30 lakh), Matthew Breetzke (Rs. 75 lakh).