2025 Lucknow Super Giants season
| 2025 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ekana Cricket Stadium, home ground of Lucknow Super Giants | |||
| Coach | Justin Langer | ||
| Captain | Rishabh Pant | ||
| Ground(s) | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | ||
| League stage | 7th place | ||
| Most runs | Mitchell Marsh (627)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Digvesh Rathi (14)[2] | ||
| Most catches | Rishabh Pant (6)[3] | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Digvesh Rathi (3)[4] | ||
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| 2025 Indian Premier League Teams |
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| Group A |
| Group B |
| See also |
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Note: Teams are listed per the playing order. |
The 2025 season was the 4th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Lucknow Super Giants. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2025 Indian Premier League. Ahead of the season, Rishabh Pant was appointed as the captain. The team was coached by Justin Langer.
The Lucknow Super Giants were the fifth team to be eliminated from the 2025 IPL and finished the season in seventh place with six wins from 14 matches. Lucknow's Mitchell Marsh scored the most runs (627) while, Digvesh Rathi took the most wickets (14) for Lucknow in the 2025 season.
Pre-season
The 2025 Indian Premier League was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[5] The Lucknow Super Giants were one of the four active franchises to not have won the IPL title prior to 2025.[6] The team finished in seventh place in the previous season.[7] The tournament featured ten teams competing in 74 matches from 22 March to 3 June 2025 across 13 venues in India.[8][9] Lucknow played all their home matches at Ekana Cricket Stadium.[10]
Player retention
Franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their squad, including a maximum of five recent international players.[11] Franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 31 October 2024.[12] Lucknow retained five players, but did not retain their prior captain KL Rahul.[13][14]
| No. | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Pooran | ₹21 crore (US$2.5 million) |
| 2 | Ravi Bishnoi | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) |
| 3 | Mayank Yadav | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) |
| 4 | Mohsin Khan | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) |
| 5 | Ayush Badoni | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) |
| Batters | Wicket-keepers | All-rounders | Fast bowlers | Spin bowlers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Auction
The season's auction took place in November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[16] The auction purse for each franchise was set at ₹120 crore (US$14 million), with franchises deducting an amount from the purse for every retained player.[17][18] Lucknow had a purse remaining of ₹69 crore (US$8.2 million).[19] Franchises that did not retain six players, were allowed Right-to-Match (RTM) cards at the auction for each player not retained.[20] Lucknow had one card available.[21] Lucknow bought nineteen players in the auction, including nine capped players and six overseas players.[22] The franchise used its RTM card to buy back Shamar Joseph for ₹75 lakh (US$89,000).[23]
Squad
- Players with international caps as of start of 2025 IPL are listed in bold.
- Ages are as of 22 March 2025.
- Withdrawn players are indicated by a dagger symbol (†) and placed at the bottom of the table.
| S/N | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdul Samad |  India |
28 October 2001 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ₹4.2 crore (US$500,000) | |
| 3 | Ayush Badoni | India |
3 December 1999 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) | |
| 6 | Avesh Khan | India |
13 December 1996 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹9.75 crore (US$1.2 million) | |
| 8 | Mitchell Marsh |  Australia |
20 October 1991 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹3.4 crore (US$400,000) | Overseas |
| 10 | David Miller |  South Africa |
10 June 1989 (aged 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹7.5 crore (US$890,000) | Overseas |
| 17 | Rishabh Pant | India |
4 October 1997 (aged 27) | Left-handed | N/a | ₹27 crore (US$3.2 million) | Captain[25] |
| 21 | Shahbaz Ahmed | India |
11 December 1994 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ₹2.4 crore (US$280,000) | |
| 25 | Prince Yadav | India |
12 December 2001 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| 29 | Nicholas Pooran |  West Indies |
2 October 1995 (aged 29) | Left-handed | N/a | ₹21 crore (US$2.5 million) | Overseas |
| 30 | Manimaran Siddharth | India |
3 July 1998 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ₹75 lakh (US$89,000) | |
| 33 | Arshin Kulkarni | India |
15 February 2005 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| 54 | Shardul Thakur | India |
16 October 1991 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Replacement[a] |
| 56 | Ravi Bishnoi | India |
5 September 2000 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | |
| 63 | Shamar Joseph | West Indies |
31 August 1999 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹75 lakh (US$89,000) | Overseas |
| 74 | Digvesh Rathi | India |
15 December 1999 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| 94 | Aiden Markram | South Africa |
4 October 1994 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas |
| N/a | Matthew Breetzke | South Africa |
3 November 1998 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ₹75 lakh (US$89,000) | Overseas |
| N/a | Yuvraj Chaudhary | India |
6 October 2001 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| N/a | Akash Deep | India |
15 December 1996 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹8 crore (US$950,000) | |
| N/a | Rajvardhan Hangargekar | India |
10 November 2002 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| N/a | Aryan Juyal | India |
11 November 2001 (aged 23) | Right-handed | N/a | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| N/a | Will O'Rourke |  New Zealand |
6 August 2001 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ₹3 crore (US$350,000) | Overseas; Temporary[b] replacement[c] |
| N/a | Akash Singh | India |
26 April 2002 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| N/a | Himmat Singh | India |
8 November 1996 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| 47 | Mohsin Khan † | India |
15 July 1998 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) | Withdrawn[a] |
| N/a | Mayank Yadav † | India |
17 June 2002 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | Withdrawn[c] |
- ^ a b Shardul Thakur replaced Mohsin Khan, after the latter withdrew due to ACL tear.[26]
- ^ Lucknow Super Giants signed Will O'Rourke[27] as temporary replacement, following the IPL's suspension and rescheduling.[28]
- ^ a b Will O'Rourke replaced Mayank Yadav, after the latter withdrew due to back injury.[27]
Support staff
In September 2024, it was announced that Zaheer Khan would join Lucknow in a mentorship role.[29]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Justin Langer |
| Assistant coach | Lance Klusener Vijay Dahiya |
| Fielding coach | Jonty Rhodes |
| Mentor | Zaheer Khan |
- Source: Wisden[30]
Points table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Punjab Kings (R) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.372 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | A | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (C) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.301 | |
| 3 | B | Gujarat Titans (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.254 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Mumbai Indians (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1.142 | |
| 5 | B | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.011 | Eliminated |
| 6 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.241 | |
| 7 | B | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.376 | |
| 8 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −0.305 | |
| 9 | A | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.549 | |
| 10 | A | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.647 |
League progression
| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |||
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Fixtures
Lucknow Super Giants
209/8 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals (H)
211/9 (19.3 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Vipraj Nigam (Delhi Capitals), Prince Yadav and Digvesh Rathi (Lucknow Super Giants) made their IPL debuts.[32]
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
190/9 (20 overs) |
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Lucknow Super Giants
193/5 (16.1 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants (H)
171/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Punjab Kings
177/2 (16.2 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants (H)
203/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Mumbai Indians
191/5 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants
238/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
234/7 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 6 April but was rescheduled to 8 April.[33]
Gujarat Titans
180/6 (20 overs) |
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Lucknow Super Giants (H)
186/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants (H)
166/7 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings
168/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Shaik Rasheed (Chennai Super Kings) made his IPL debut.[34]
Lucknow Super Giants
180/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals (H)
178/5 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) became the youngest player to make IPL debut.[35]
Lucknow Super Giants (H)
159/6 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals
161/2 (17.5 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians (H)
215/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Lucknow Super Giants
161 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- Corbin Bosch (Mumbai Indians) made his IPL debut.[36]
Punjab Kings (H)
236/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Lucknow Super Giants
199/7 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants (H)
205/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
206/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 18 May at the same venue, before being rescheduled.[37]
- Harsh Dubey (Sunrisers Hyderabad) made his IPL debut.[38]
- Lucknow Super Giants were eliminated as a result of this match.[39]
Lucknow Super Giants
235/2 (20 overs) |
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Gujarat Titans (H)
202/9 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 14 May at the same venue, before being rescheduled.[37]
Lucknow Super Giants (H)
227/3 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru
230/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 9 May at the same venue, before being rescheduled.[37]
Statistics
At the IPL end of season awards, Lucknow's Nicholas Pooran was awarded for most sixes.[40]
| Runs | Player |
|---|---|
| 627 | Mitchell Marsh |
| 524 | Nicholas Pooran |
| 445 | Aiden Markram |
| 329 | Ayush Badoni |
| 269 | Rishabh Pant |
| Wickets | Player |
|---|---|
| 14 | Digvesh Rathi |
| 13 | Avesh Khan |
| 13 | Shardul Thakur |
| 9 | Ravi Bishnoi |
| 6 | Will O'Rourke |
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