DC vs LSG, the match 15th of Tata IPL 2022 was a thriller in which Quinton de Kock scored 80 runs to take his side home.
DC vs LSG Highlights:
Delhi Capitals posted 149/3 in 20 overs on the board, which was never going to be sufficient against the strong batting unit of Lucknow Super Giants.
At the toss:
KL Rahul won the toss and asked fellow wicketkeeper captain Rishabh Pant to bat first. Pant revealed that Delhi has brought in David Warner and Andrew Tye in the playing XI in DC vs LSG match. On the other hand, Rahul revealed that LSG had dropped Manish Pandey and brought Krishnappa Gowtham in his place in the playing XI.
DC Innings:
Delhi Capitals had a blistering start with Prithvi Shaw scoring runs in almost areas of the ground. The right-handed opening batter scored 50 in just 30 balls, meanwhile, David Warner struggled to find the timing. Shaw’s dismissal in the 8th over opened up the doors for LSG’s comeback. Bishnoi quickly sent back Warner as well to pile pressure on Delhi.
Prithvi Shaw scored 61 off 34, while Warner could only manage 4 off 12. Lucknow tightened their grasp on the match with Ravi Bishnoi and Krishnappa Gowatham bowling in tandem in the middle overs. The spinners kept a lid on Delhi’s scoring rate and Bishnoi found a gap between the bat and pad of Rovman Powell. The West Indian power-hitter scored a meagre 3 off 10.
Rishabh Pant and Sarfraz Khan consolidated the inning for Capitals and created the platform for launching an assault in the death overs. The duo smashed LSG bowlers in the 16th and 17th overs but failed to find boundaries in the last three overs. Both Pant and Sarfaraz could not pierce the gap in the fields and Delhi only managed 19 runs in the last three overs.
Delhi Capitals finished on 149/3 in DC vs LSG clash with Pant remaining unbeaten on 39* and Sarfraz on 36*.
LSG Innings:
Chasing 150 Lucknow had a game-changing partnership at the top with Quinton de Kock playing in full force against the Delhi Capitals. He put up an exhibition of stroke-play, which his partner, KL Rahul enjoyed from the other end. The opening duo made a significant stand of 73 runs for the Super Giants.
Kuldeep Yadav sent back KL Rahul on 24 to raise a few hopes for Delhi Capitals. Evin Lewis could not contribute much in the chase and followed Rahul in the dugout pretty soon enough. However, Quinton continued his assault from the other end and kept decimating the Capitals’ bowlers.
Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Quinton 80 and suddenly two new batters, Deepak Hooda and Krunal Pandya were left with the task of finishing the chase. Pandya and Hooda kept their cools and collected significant runs in the 19th over to almost seal the DC vs LSG clash in favour of their team.
Shardul Thakur sent back Hooda on the first ball of the 20th over but the young sensation Ayush Badoni arrived on the crease to smash Thakur for a four and six to win the game.
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