Match Details
11:24 PM IST | Not the start Delhi Capitals would have liked to get in the tournament but they would like to solve the grey areas as soon as possible. Lucknow Super Giants kick off their campaign with a 50 runs✊🏽 victory at their home.
Arriving for a hefty chase Delhi Capitals faltered with every wicket inside the powerplay. It was Mark Wood who rushed the batters with pace and enforced cracks in the wall of the Capitals. Warner was the lone warrior for them and lost partners who could succor him at the right time. Prithvi Shaw and the skipper looked in good touch until the inception of Wood. The Englishman went through the gates of Shaw and Mitchell Marsh on back-to-back deliveries, pushing Delhi on the back foot.
Sarfaraz Khan was promoted second down but failed to gleam. He got some wood on a serious bumper, losing his poise and falling bizarrely. Rilee Rossouw (30) glued 38 runs with Warner in the middle but was removed by Ravi Bishnoi. This was yet another awkward dismissal where the Proteas batter got the swell of the blade on the follow-through of the shot, ending up in a caught-out.
Rovman Powell and Aman Khan looked like walking wickets and Warner (56 off 48 balls) succumbed under the pressure. The tail dragged on with some runs but it didn’t add much value. Mark Wood arrived for the ultimate over and enforced two wickets, bringing up the first fifer of IPL 2023. Avesh Khan and Ravi Bishnoi bagged two wickets each.
Earlier, David Warner of DC had won the toss and elected to field first. In the absence of Quinton de Kock, Kyle Mayers came to open the innings with KL Rahul. They initiated the innings watchfully against the left-arm pacers of Delhi Capitals. It was a matter of time before Mayers switched gears and brought his stormy side. Although KL Rahul was dismissed early today it was the Caribbean all-rounder who steered the innings deep.
Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, and Marcus Stoinis could only touch the double-digit mark but failed to convert to a healthy score. Khaleel Ahmed and Kuldeep Yadav were taken to the cleaners but struck with scalps in the middle phases. After the dismissal of Mayers (73 off 38 balls), Nicholas Pooran took the charge and helped LSG reach a commendable total. A quick cameo from Ayush Badoni and a last-ball six off impact player sub, Krishnappa Gowtham propelled the total to 193.
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