On April 22, 2025, match number 40 of IPL 2025 was played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Delhi Capitals (DC). It was played at Ekana Stadium.
Key Highlights
Once again, DC registered a win over LSG. It's the second time in IPL 2025 that DC beat LSG.
Mukesh Kumar took 4 wickets.
KL Rahul and Abhishek Porel hit half-centuries.
Rishabh Pant once again out on a duck against DC.
LSG vs DC Scorecard
DC won the toss and elected to bowl first.
First Inning
LSG openers performed well. Aiden Markram scored 52 runs in 33 balls, and Mitchell Marsh scored 45 runs in 36 balls.
But after their wickets fell, other batsmen were not able to make a big score. Ayush Badoni scored 36 runs in 21 balls.
Miller was not out at 14 runs in 15 balls.
Pooran, Samad, and Pant were out on a single-digit score.
Pant came in the last over and was out on duck. He was also out on a duck in the previous match against DC in 6 balls.
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Mukesh Kumar took 4 wickets at an economy of 8.25.
Mitchell Starc and Chameera took 1 wicket each.
Other bowlers, including captain Axar Patel, Vipraj Nigam, and Kuldeep Yadav, remained wicketless.
In all LSG put a total of 159 runs in 20 overs at a loss of 6 wickets. They got a good start but were not able to maximize it.
Second Inning
Now, DC has to score 160 runs to win the match.
Abhishek Porel and KL Rahul both hit half-centuries. They scored 51 and 57 runs in 36 and 42 balls, respectively.
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Karun Nair scored only 15 runs in 9 balls.
Captain Axar Patel was not out along with Rahul at a score of 34 runs in 20 balls.
DC chased the target in just 17.5 overs. They scored 161 runs at a loss of just 2 wickets.
Thus, DC won the match by 8 wickets with 13 balls left.
Player of the Match
Mukesh Kumar was announced the Player of the Match. He had taken 4 wickets by giving only 44 runs in his four-over spell. His economy was 8.25
Current Position in the Points Table
Currently, DC is at position 2 and LSG is at position 5 in the points table. DC has played 8 matches and won 6. Whereas LSG has played 9 matches and won only 5.
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