Lucknow Super Giants no longer have a familiar batting line-up and will have a tall task at hand to figure out their best combination in IPL 2025. From finding a whole new set of openers to ensuring right positions for finishers, LSG won’t have an easy task and certainly won’t be able to confirm any player’s position with experimenting in few matches. But the team does comprise of a strong batting unit which features many overseas and Indian stars who are pinch-hitters.
LSG best batting line-up for IPL 2025
- Mitchell Marsh
- Aiden Markram
- Nicholas Pooran
- Rishabh Pant
- Ayush Badoni
- David Miller
Marsh-Markram opening combo for LSG
Both Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram have found their way to LSG after being released by DC and SRH respectively. While the duo are unfamiliar with the opener’s role in the IPL, they are no strangers to batting in the top-order, having done so in many international matches and other T20 leagues around the world. While the Australian all-rounder has opened the batting twice in the past in IPL, the South African star has never essayed that role in the past. Yet, the duo could turn out to be a destructive pair at the top. Previously, LSG had two experienced openers to start off the proceedings for the side in the form of KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock. However, now they find themselves in a fix as they will have to take a gamble by fielding a new set of openers who are not actually specialist openers.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate |
| Aiden Markram | 44 | 995 | 30.15 | 129.73 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 42 | 666 | 19.59 | 127.83 |
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Pant, Pooran boost to middle-order
LSG’s highest retention Nicholas Pooran is the best candidate to bat at number three in IPL 2025.The Caribbean big hitter is very familiar with shuffling around the batting order as per the demands of the game and situation. With 1769 runs in IPL so far to his name, Pooran boasts of a staggering strike rate of 162.69.
It only gets better for LSG after Pooran. The richest buy in IPL history – Rishabh Pant – will be side’s number four batter and a potential finisher as well. Like Pooran, Pant is also familiar playing in the middle-order, having aced the role multiple times for India across all formats of the game and for Delhi Capitals in the past. Both Pant and Pooran are big hitters of the ball and have the ability to strike maximums at will. Not to forget, the duo could be quite innovative in their shot making as well.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Strike Rate | Average |
| Nicholas Pooran | 76 | 1769 | 162.29 | 32.16 |
| Rishabh Pant | 111 | 3284 | 148.93 | 35.31 |
Killer Miller and uncapped Badoni for finishers
LSG couldn’t have asked for a better set of finishers, with the duo of Ayush Badoni and David Miller expected to wrap up things on a high note for the team. Miller, another star known for his gigantic six-hitting ability, has earned himself the reputation of being one of the deadliest finishers in IPL. In the past, he has aced his role in the lower-order and helped his previous franchises including PBKS and GT to amass huge totals or pull of successful run-chases. Uncapped Ayush Badoni is also an explosive lower-order batter who has shown glimpses of his ability to finish off matches for the side with extreme calm and composure.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Strike Rate | Average |
| David Miller | 130 | 2924 | 139.24 | 36.55 |
| Ayush Badoni | 42 | 634 | 134.04 | 24.38 |
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