Friday turned out to be a memorable day for Delhi Capitals as Rishabh Pant and Co. defeated Lucknow Tremendous Giants and registered their second win of IPL 2024. Opting to bat first, LSG posted 167/7 in 20 overs with Ayush Badoni enjoying an unbeaten knock of 55 runs. Later, DC chased down the goal in 18.1 overs with six wickets in hand. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav was adjudged because the Participant of the Match for his figures of three/20 in 4 overs.
Aside from Kuldeep Yadav, the robust partnership between skipper Pant (41) and debutant Jake Frazer-McGurk (55) additionally turned out to be actually fruitful for DC. Nonetheless, the weird dismissal of Pant caught everybody’s consideration.
The incident befell within the third supply of the sixteenth over, which was bowled by spinner Ravi Bishnoi. Pant tried to play a giant hit and within the course of, he stepped out of the crease. The ball missed the bat and went straight to wicketkeeper KL Rahul.
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As Pant missed the shot, the bat additionally slipped off his fingers and hit Rahul behind the stumps. Nonetheless, the LSG skipper didn’t lose his focus and well timed stumped Pant.
Regardless of the dropping the wicket of Pant, DC comfortably chased down the goal because the duo of Tristan Stubbs (15*) and Shai Hope (11*) took DC throughout the road.
”Little aid, we needed a win badly. I used to be speaking to the boys saying we have to assume like champions, we have to maintain combating arduous. (On bowling) We’ve got phases the place we aren’t on top of things, some people must take duty for that. Nonetheless, we stick collectively as a bunch. Some issues you possibly can management, some issues we won’t,” stated Pant after the victory.
”I believe we’re getting nearer to the best XI, however we have had so many accidents on this group. Nonetheless, you possibly can’t maintain complaining about that. (On Fraser-McGurk) Hopefully, we have discovered our new quantity 3, have not thought an excessive amount of about it. Hope he can proceed,” he added.
DC will now be squaring off towards Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on April 17. However, LSG can be taking up Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata on Sunday.
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