Axar Patel’s Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bowl first against Rishabh Pant’s Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow in match 40 of the Indian Premier League 2025.
Axar Patel’s Delhi Capitals have beaten Rishabh Pant’s Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday. Chasing 159 runs, KL Rahul scored a handy 42-ball 57
Earlier, Delhi Capitals won the toss and put Lucknow Super Giants to bat first. On the back of a half-century from Aiden Markram, they managed to post 158/6 from 20 overs. Mukesh Kumar, with four wickets, was the pick of the bowlers.
With the win, Delhi Capitals get to 12 points and are second in the table, and LSG are at fifth spot with 10 points.
Delhi Capitals beat Lucknow Super Giants by 8-wickets
Delhi Capitals have completed this chase quite comfortably. It did look a bit tricky through the middle overs but in the end the calm and composure of Axar Patel and KL Rahul have made sure that they get over the line. As per LSG, there is not too much they could have done with the ball as they have posted a subpar total on the board in the first innings.
Skipper Rishabh Pant needs to have a good, hard look at himself about where he batted today, and is that the plan going forward in the tournament? Delhi has got to 12 points we are done with the day do join us tomorrow for all updates.