Delhi Capital (DC) won its first game of the season by defeating Lucknow Super Veterans (LSG) in the fourth match. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025To win six runs in the last over for DC and with one wicket, LSG would have thought that the game was his. However, it was Ashutosh Sharma's day today, as he scored in an unbeaten half century and also hit the match winning six, which became the most successful run-chair for DC in IPL history,
Meanwhile, between the second innings, there was a light moment when Kuldeep Yadav came out to bat. In the second ball of the 18th over, Ravi Bishnoi delivered a back-off-length delivery, and Kuldeep recalled it. The ball went to wicketkeeper and LSG captain Rishabh Pant, who tried to hit the stump, but then, Kuldeep lost his balance, while still managed to place himself inside the popping crease. Therefore, the pants ficklely pushed her from the crease and destroyed the stump in a fake attempt to dismiss the stumping. The video of the moment went viral on social media.
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11:05 pm · March 24, 2025
The LSG skipper and the IPL's highest procurement, Rishabh Pant, both, failed to impress with their performance, both bat and gloves. In the first ball of the 20th over, he missed a stumping of Mohit Sharma, which could have ended the game. This simple mistake by the captain behind the stumps was definitely the cost of the game.
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The game was a thriller and kept the audience tilted on its seats till the last over. LSG scored 209 runs in the first innings, thanking Mitchell Marsh (72 runs 36) and Nicholas Goran (75 to 30) thanks to a brilliant half -century. When DC came to bat, he was 113/6 at one point. From there, middle-order batsmen shut down the game for the team.
A great cameo from Vipraj Nigam (15 runs 15), a solid knock (22 to 34 runs) from Triston Stabs, and Ashutosh Sharma (316* 31 runs) was behind this victory. This will be a forgotable match for pants, but will expect to be strong in the upcoming sports born in Haridwar.
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