Delhi Capitals delivered a dominant performance, defeating Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets on their home ground. Chasing a target of 160, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul, and Axar Patel led Delhi to victory with ease, finishing the game with 11 balls to spare. It was Delhi’s sixth win of the season, while Lucknow faced their fourth defeat.
The total on the board was just 159 runs. The Lucknow Super Giants likely knew it wouldn’t be enough in a high-scoring tournament like the IPL. And that’s exactly how things played out Delhi Capitals dominated the game.
Delhi Capitals comfortably chased down the target, winning by 8 wickets with 11 balls to spare. This marked their sixth victory in 8 matches, while Lucknow recorded their fourth loss in 9 games.
Lucknow vs Delhi (159/6 vs 161/2)
Chasing 160, Karun Nair fell early for 15, but opener Abhishek Porel and the next two batters, KL Rahul and Axar Patel, steered Delhi to victory. Porel scored 51 off 36 balls, Rahul hit 57 off 42 with 3 fours and 3 sixes, and Axar remained unbeaten on 34 from 20 balls.
Earlier, despite a strong start, Lucknow couldn’t post a competitive score. They finished on 159/6 after electing to bat first. Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh added 87 runs in 10 overs before Markram fell for 52 off 33 balls.
The middle-order collapsed, with Nicholas Pooran scoring just 9, and Mukesh Kumar dismissing both Abdul Samad and Marsh in the same over. Lucknow lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, slowing their momentum.
Only 23 runs came between overs 14 and 17, but Ayush Badoni’s 36 off 21 helped push the total slightly. David Miller remained unbeaten on 14 off 15 balls.
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