IPL 2025 LSG vs DC | Rahul, Axar information Capitals house in a scientific chase after Mukesh’s exploits
Okay.L. Rahul handed the loyalty take a look at with flying colors as he consigned his former crew Lucknow Tremendous Giants to an eight-wicket defeat on the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday (April 22, 2025) to consolidate Delhi Capitals’ second spot within the Indian Premier League standings.
A pursuit of 160 in difficult circumstances was proper up a technically sound Rahul’s alley, and he responded with a risk-free 40-ball fifty earlier than imparting the ending touches with a little bit of aptitude — a six over deep midwicket.
When the ball was holding within the floor, he accessed the areas behind the wicket in opposition to the pacers for his first two boundaries.
When the spinners have been working, there was a quick lull throughout his 69-run partnership with Abishek Porel for the second wicket. However after sizing up the circumstances, Porel broke the shackles with a reverse lap for 4 off Aiden Markram within the tenth over. The left-hander and Rahul picked a six every off Ravi Bishnoi’s overpitched deliveries within the subsequent over, and when Porel mistimed a heave on leg-side, DC wanted lower than seven runs an over with greater than eight overs remaining.
Skipper Axar Patel simplified the duty with two sixes off Bishnoi within the 14th. By the point he and Rahul punished Shardul Thakur’s brief deliveries with a six and a 4, respectively, it was a foregone conclusion.
Earlier, after being requested to bat, Markram and Mitchell Marsh gave LSG a robust basis, placing on an 87-run stand, however the middle-order didn’t consolidate.
A loud cheer from the gang adopted when Markram greeted native boy Vipraj Nigam with an enormous six. However the decibel ranges dropped when Markram regarded to clear the longer boundary and holed out at deep level off Dushmantha Chameera.
Markram’s departure triggered a collapse, with Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad and Marsh perishing within the span of three overs. Pooran fell to Mitchell Starc whereas Mukesh Kumar despatched again Samad and Marsh in the identical over.
Whereas David Miller and Ayush Badoni gave the host a late flourish with a 49-run partnership, Rishabh Pant’s demotion to No. 7 raised eyebrows.
Coming in to face the ultimate two deliveries of the innings, Pant didn’t put bat on ball, leaving his crew with a below-par complete.
SCOREBOARD
LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS
Aiden Markram c Stubbs b Chameera 52 (33b, 2×4, 3×6), Mitchell Marsh b Mukesh 45 (36b, 3×4, 1×6), Nicholas Pooran b Starc 9 (5b, 2×4), Abdul Samad c & b Mukesh 2 (8b), David Miller (not out) 14 (15b, 1×4), Ayush Badoni (Impression Participant for Marsh) b Mukesh 36 (21b, 6×4), Rishabh Pant b Mukesh 0 (2); Extras (w-1): 1; Complete (for six wkts. in 20 overs): 159.
FALL OF WICKETS
1-87 (Markram, 9.6 overs), 2-99 (Pooran, 11.2), 3-107 (Samad, 13.2), 4-110 (Marsh, 13.6), 5-159 (Badoni, 19.4), 6-159 (Pant, 19.6).
CAPITALS BOWLING
Axar 4-0-29-0, Starc 4-0-25-1, Mukesh 4-0-33-4, Chameera 3-0-25-1, Vipraj 1-0-14-0, Kuldeep 4-0-33-0.
DELHI CAPITALS
Abishek Porel c Miller b Markram 51 (36b, 5×4, 1×6), Karun Nair b Markram 15 (9b, 2×4, 1×6), Okay.L. Rahul (not out) 57 (42b, 3×4, 3×6), Axar Patel (not out) 34 (20b, 1×4, 4×6); Extras (lb-1, w-3): 4; Complete (for 2 wkts. in 17.5 overs): 161.
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Karun, 3.4), 2-105 (Porel, 11.5).
SUPER GIANTS BOWLING
Shardul 2-0-28-0, Digvesh 4-0-24-0, Prince 2.5-0-23-0, Markram 3-0-30-2, Avesh 3-0-19-0, Bishnoi 3-0-36-0.
Toss: DC.
PoM: Mukesh.
Delhi Capitals received by eight wickets with 13 deliveries to spare.
Revealed – April 22, 2025 11:53 pm IST