Lucknow Super Giants defeated Delhi Capitals by a huge margin of 50 runs in the yesterday match of Indian Premier League 2023. Mark Wood took a fifer and Kyle Mayers scored a blitzing 73 to help LSG register an epic victory in their first match of the tournament.
IPL 2023 Yesterday Match Result LSG vs DC: Mark Wood & Kyle Mayers Star in Lucknow’s Massive Win
Lucknow Super Giants Innings
Delhi Capitals won the toss and invited Lucknow Super Giants to bat first in the game. KL Rahul departed early only after scoring 8 off 12. LSG was struggling in the powerplay but everything changed when Kyle Mayers started batting in a different gear after the powerplay.
The West Indian player who filled the hole left by the absence of Quinton de Kock hit 7 sixes in his knock of 73 off 38. Mayers was dismissed by Axar Patel. No other batter got going other than Mayers in the match. Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni played good cameos by scoring quickfire 36 and 18 respectively in the game.
Lucknow Super Giants ended their innings on 193/6 in the 20 overs and gave a huge target to the Delhi Capitals to chase.
Delhi Capitals Innings
Delhi Capitals never looked like chasing the target as Mark Wood rattled their batting line-up with a brilliant fifer. He sent back Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel and Chetan Sakariya in the game.
David Warner was the lone warrior for Delhi Capitals with 56 off 48. However, his innings was quite slow in the context of the game. Rilee Rossouw also tried playing a good cameo but could only score 30 off 20. In the end Delhi fell short by 50 runs.
IPL 2023 Yesterday Match LSG vs DC Highlights
LSG Score: 193/6 (20 overs)
DC Score: 143/9 (20 overs)
Result: LSG won by 50 runs
Top Scorer: Kyle Mayers 73 off 38
Top Wicket-taker: Mark Wood 4-14-5
IPL 2023 Yesterday Match LSG vs DC Player of the Match Mark Wood Statement
“Last time I played for CSK, but it didn’t go quite well. But I wanted to make an impact in this game. The landing area was bit of an issue, but I am pleased with my rhythm as I managed to take wickets. You could see the dew on the grass and it affected me. I fall even at the best of times. We have trained here, so we knew dew was going to be a factor. KL tried to keep things simple for me and the planning with Morne helped me. I was trying to keep my strides short (due to the wet outfield). Trained here before during practice games, but the intensity was different, not as much as it was tonight. Was worried a bit about slipping but I will try to shrug that off next time.”