Wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock was top-scorer of the match making 80 off 52 balls
Clinical Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) were excessively great for the Delhi Capitals (DC) in a gathering stage match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) played at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai on April 7 (Thursday). Subsequent to winning the present challenge, LSG have move to second detect at the focuses table.
Winning the throw, LSG captain KL Rahul had no faltering to bowl first. Opener Prithvi Shaw (61 off 34 balls) came all firearms bursting and stroked nine fours and two sixes. Be that as it may, his accomplice, David Warner (4 off 12 balls) never got rolling and battled for runs. With the assistance of Prithvi's thump, DC figured out how to score 50 runs inside the field limitations.
In any case, when Prithvi got out, DC lost two additional wickets one after another in type of Warner and West Indies hard-hitter Rovman Powell (3 off 10). The two players were scalped by Indian leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi. After the fall of Warner and Powell, captain Rishabh Pant (39* off 36 balls) and Sarfaraz Khan (36* off 28 balls) sewed an important organization of 75 runs.
In any case, because of trained bowling exertion from the LSG bowlers, Pant and Khan couldn't give a solid completion to their side, as the Capitals completed on 149/3 in their 20 overs. Bishnoi was the stand-apart bowler for LSG, getting two wickets and just giving 22 runs in his four over portion. Off-spinner Krishnappa Gowtham, who was playing his first counterpart for LSG, was additionally amazing in scalping one major wicket of Shaw and spending just 23 runs in his four overs.
Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul gave the ideal beginning to LSG
Pursuing 150, captain KL Rahul (24 off 25 balls) and Quinton de Kock (80 off 52 balls) gave the ideal beginning to LSG. The initial team sewed a phenomenal organization of 73 runs for the initial wicket. After Rahul was scalped by chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, De Kock assumed the liability of scoring the greater part of runs.
In spite of LSG losing a few wickets in the center, Deepak Hooda (11 off 12 balls) and Krunal Pandya (19* off 14 balls) took the game till the last finished and the final details were given by youthful player Ayush Badoni. South African pacer Anrich Nortje showed a pitiable bowling exertion, as he offered 35 runs in his 2.2 overs.
The pacer was additionally taken out from the assault subsequent to bowling two above-midriff no-balls. Kuldeep Yadav proceeded with his great structure and took two wickets for the Capitals. Spinner Lalit Yadav and pacer Shardul Thakur likewise scalped one wicket each. With this success, LSG have move to the second situation with three successes in succession while DC have slipped to the seventh position.
Here’s an updated points table after today’s match:
| TEAM | MATCHES | WON | LOST | PTS | NRR |
Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | +1.103 |
Lucknow Super Giants | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | +0.256 |
Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +1.218 |
Gujarat Titans | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +0.495 |
Punjab Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +0.238 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +0.159 |
Delhi Capitals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.116 |
Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.251 |
Mumbai Indians | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.362 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.825 |