Lucknow Super Giants LSG Best Playing 11 for IPL 2025

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What is Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Best Playing 11 for IPL 2025? The Lucknow Super Giants made the most expensive bid in the history of the tournament. They acquired wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant for a mammoth price of Rs. 27 crore. This monumental bid not only makes Pant the most expensive player in IPL history. Pant is most likely to captain the Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025. Let’s analyse the Best LSG Playing 11 for IPL 2025. 

Major Buys of Lucknow Super Giants at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction 

  • Rishabh Pant: Rs. 27 crore. 
  • Avesh Khan: Rs. 9.75 crore. 
  • David Miller: Rs. 7.5 crore. 
  • Akash Deep: Rs. 8 crore. 
  • Mitchell Marsh: Rs. 3.40 crore. 
  • Shahbaz Ahmed: Rs. 2.40 crore. 

Lucknow Super Giants Retained Players

  • Nicholas Pooran: Rs. 21 crore.  
  • Ravi Bishnoi: Rs. 11 crore. 
  • Mayank Yadav: Rs. 11 crore. 
  • Mohsin Khan: Rs. 4 crore. 
  • Ayush Badoni: Rs. 4 crore. 

Lucknow Super Giants Full Squad Overview for IPL 2025 

Rishabh Pant, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Matthew Breetzke.

Best Playing 11 of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for IPL 2025

The Best Playing 11 of LSG will look something like this: 

  1. Ayush Badoni (Bat/Spin)
  2. Mitchell Marsh (Bat/Seam)
  3. Rishabh Pant (Wk)
  4. Aiden Markram (Bat/Spin) 
  5. Nicholas Pooran (Wk)
  6. David Miller (Bat) 
  7. Shahbaz Ahmed (Spin/Bat)
  8. Ravi Bishnoi (Spin) 
  9. Avesh Khan (Pace) 
  10. Mohsin Khan (Pace) 
  11. Mayank Yadav (Pace)   

Ayush Badoni 

Usually, Ayush Badoni bats in the middle order. However, his best comes when he bats at the top. Thus, in our Best Playing 11 of PBKS for IPL 2025, Ayush Badoni opens the innings. 

Mitchell Marsh 

Mitchell Marsh brings experience and power to the batting lineup. Marsh can give PBKS rapid-fire starts while Ayush Badoni settles in. Moreover, he can also give 2-3 good overs with the ball with his seam bowling. 

Rishabh Pant 

Rishabh Pant is more likely to be the captain of the franchise. Pant has scored over 3,200 runs in IPL history at a strike rate exceeding 148. Pant made a stellar comeback in IPL 2024, scoring 446 runs at an average of 40. Rishabh Pant batting at Number 3 allows him to settle down before unleashing the beast. 

Aiden Markram 

Aiden Markram is the anchor that LSG need in the middle order. The top of LSG are aggressors. Thus, Markram provides a sense of stability. Moreover, he can also pitch in with his spin bowling. This means that LSG can add that extra batter lower down the order if needed. 

Nicholas Pooran 

Nicholas Pooran adds firepower to the batting order as a hard-hitting middle-order batsman. He was the first-choice retention of the squad. Retained for ₹21 crore, Pooran has scored over 1,700 runs in IPL with a strike rate above 160. Known for his explosive batting style, he can change the game’s momentum quickly. 

David Miller 

David Miller brings experience and stability to the middle order. Retained for ₹7.5 crore, Miller has scored close to 3000 runs in IPL history at a strike rate of around 140. His ability to finish games makes him an invaluable asset during tight matches.

Shahbaz Ahmed 

Shahbaz Ahmed is a versatile cricketer. He can bowl decent left-arm spin and also contribute with some good runs lower down the order. Acquired for ₹2.40 crore, Ahmed has taken over 20 wickets in IPL. Though he only has 536 runs to his name, his potential is way higher than that. 

Ravi Bishnoi 

Ravi Bishnoi was the Number 1 spinner in T20 Internationals for a while. He has been the best bowler for LSG over the years. Thus, he will be the prime spinner in the LSG lineup. 

Avesh Khan

Avesh Khan leads LSG’s pace attack as a fast bowler. Acquired for ₹9.75 crore, Avesh Khan has taken 74  wickets in IPL history with an average of 26.68. Known for his pace and ability to bowl yorkers, he is crucial during death overs. Avesh was one of the core members of LSG for their initial two seasons. After that, he moved to the Rajasthan Royals for a season and has now made a comeback here. 

Mayank Yadav

Mayank Yadav adds youth and pace to the bowling lineup. Retained for ₹11 crore, Yadav has shown promise as an emerging fast bowler with raw pace and wicket-taking ability. He has quickly risen in ranks and a lot will be riding on his shoulders in IPL 2025. 

Mohsin Khan

Mohsin Khan rounds out LSG’s bowling attack as a left-arm pacer. Retained for ₹4 crore, Khan has impressed with his performances since debuting in IPL 2022, taking 27 wickets in 23 games. 

Impact Substitute Options

Akash Deep and Abdul Samad might act as an impact replacement for LSG. Deep has pace bowling, whereas Samad will be an explosive bat who might be good enough to reinforce the middle order when the team is required.

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