Lucknow Super Giants defeated Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets on Thursday to register their third win on trot in IPL 2022. Quinton de Kock's 80 off 52 balls eventually turned out to be the difference between the two sides in the tight match at DY Patil Stadium. LSG needed 5 to win off the final 4 balls when a calm and composed Ayush Badoni hit a four and a six to seal the game for them. Earlier, it was Prithvi Shaw's 61 off 34 balls that had helped DC post 149/3 on the board. Get here highlights of LSG vs DC. (SCORECARD | IPL POINTS TABLE | IPL SCHEDULE)
12:08 PM IST: Quinton De Kock - Player Of The Match
“It was a matter of just playing what's in front of you, reacting to it. It was a chasable score. You want a decent start in the powerplay and we didn't want to get too ahead in the chase. Was important to keep wickets in hand. Prithvi did make it look easy, for me I also felt that it was a slow surface. Even with the dew, there was a bit of grip. If we were chasing 180, might have been difficult but thanks to our bowlers,” said de Kock after the game.
11:33 PM IST: LSG Win
A FOUR and a SIX from Ayrush Badoni and he easily takes LSG now. He is a special talent! LSG win the game by 6 wickets.
11:29 PM IST: WICKET
Shardul Thakur has got the wicket of Deepak Hooda. LSG need 5 off 5 now. It's getting interesting now.
LSG 145/4 (19.1)
11:28 PM IST: EXPENSIVE Over
14 runs came off the over and LSG now need just 5 off 6 balls.
LSG 145/3 (19)
11:22 PM IST: LSG Need 19 Off 12
Another good over from Delhi Capitals. Shardul Thakur bowled a 5-run over and the match hangs in balance now.
LSG 131/3 (18)
11:16 PM IST: LSG Need 24 Off 18
Just 4 runs came off Mustafizur Rahman's over and DC are still alive in the game. Lucknow Super Giants need 8 runs per over and this seems like a tight game now.
LSG 126/3 (17)
11:09 PM IST: OUT! De Kock Gone
Quinton de Kock has been dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav. He got hit for two back-to-back FOURS, but eventually managed to trap de Kock in the flight. De Kock scored 80 off 52 and he has almost sealed the game for LSG.
LSG 122/3 (16)
11:03 PM IST: Anrich Nortje Removed From Bowling
Anrich Nortje has been barred from bowling further as he has bowled his second waist high no-ball of the game. Kuldeep Yadav will bowl his over now.
LSG 114/2 (15.2)
10:59 PM IST: LSG Need 39 Off 30
The plan to give Shardul Thakur an over didn't work for DC. Quinton de Kock hit a FOUR in it and helped his side take 7 runs in overall. LSG are close to victory, but the pitch still has a lot of help for bowlers which means DC are still in the game. If they can manage to take wicket of de Kock, this match might take a turn.
LSG 111/2 (15)
10:50 PM IST: LSG Need 49 Off 39
It's Lucknow Super Giants' game to lose from here. Quinton de Kock is not out on 62 off 40 balls and by the time he is there, LSG won't have to worry about the chase. Anrich Nortje has already conceded 11 runs in his three balls of the second over, making things further easy for LSG.
LSG 101/2 (13.3)
10:37 PM IST: WICKET
Lalit Yadav has put an end to Evin Lewis' misery. The southpaw departs on 5 off 13. He tried to hit Lalit for a big one, but got too much under the ball and hit it high in the air. Kuldeep Yadav took a really good catch to cut short Lewis' stint at the crease.
LSG 86/2 (12.3)
10:33 PM IST: FIFTY For De Kock
11.3 - A FOUR Over extra cover and Quinton de Kock races to his 18th IPL fifty. He has looked a different batsman when compared to other LSG batters.
7 runs came off the over. LSG need 64 more off 48 balls.
LSG 86/1 (12)
10:30 PM IST: Economical Over
Just five runs came off Lalit Yadav's third over. He has bowled decently today, giving away just 17 runs in overall so far. LSG need 71 more to win off the next 54 balls.
LSG 79/1 (11)
10:20 PM IST: WICKET
KL Rahul (24 off 25) has been dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav. The chinaman bowler started this over with a better length and eventually got the result. He gave flight to Rahul who stepped out but mishit the ball to long-off fielder.
Just 4 runs came off the over and a wicket.
LSG 74/1 (10)
10:09 PM IST: DC Lose Review
7.3 - Quinton de Kock tried to play a reverse sweep on the ball of Kuldeep Yadav but the ball hit his hand. DC appealed for an LBW and when the umpire was unconvinced, they decided to take a review to waste one.
A taol of 11 runs came off the over.
LSG 62/0 (8)
10:02 PM IST: LSG Dominate 1st Powerplay
LSG have scored 48 runs in the first powerplay that too without losing any wicket. This is a really good start for them as the required run rate is just slightly over 7. They need 102 more off 84 balls, which might not be a big deal for them under the dew, especially when Quinton de Kock (36 off 24) is firing on all cylinders.
LSG 48/0 (6)
09:52 PM IST: Not A Good Welcome
Anrich Nortje came out to bowl his first over today which was also his first in India in IPL and Quinton de Kock smashed him for 19 runs in the over. He first hit him for three consecutive FOURS before hitting him for a SIX.
LSG 45/0 (5)
09:48 PM IST: Safe Play
LSG are playing it easy. Both de Kock and Rahul are not trying too much, yet they got 16 runs off the last two overs. This is good batting as the situation doesn't need them to play risky cricket. Dew has arrived and they know, they will be getting their chances to score.
LSG 26/0 (4)
09:38 PM IST: Decent Over
Just three runs came off Lalit Yadav's over. 8 runs have come off the first two overs. This might be a decent start for LSG, but for DC too, this is a good start as they haven't conceded any boundary yet with two quality batters like KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock at the crease.
LSG 8/0 (2)
09:34 PM IST: Second Innings Underway
Just 5 runs came off the first over bowled by Mustafizur Rahman. Both Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul played the over easily without taking any chance, they don't even need to take any chance as the target is really small and if dew comes, it will look further smaller.
LSG 5/0 (1)
09:16 PM IST: 150 Target For LSG
Lucknow Super Giants need 150 runs to win the game as Jason Holder gave away just 7 runs in the final over to see the side eventually limit Delhi Capitals to 149/3. This is really good bowling from LSG. Yes, the pitch was not easy to bat on, still their bowlers bowled tight lengths to make life further miserable for the DC batters.
DC 149/3 (20)
09:07 PM IST: Impressive Bowling From Avesh
Avesh Khan bowled his third over brilliantly by giving away just six runs off it. He kept the ball away from Rishabh Pant's body and that helped him bowl dot deliveries to him. Just one FOUR came off the over.
DC 142/3 (19)
09:03 PM IST: Good Over For LSG
Jason Holder conceded just 6 runs in the 18th over. The ball is not coming easily to the bat and anything above 160 would be a good total. However, a lot depends on when and how much dew arrives later in the game.
DC 136/3 (18)
08:58 PM IST: Momentum For DC
40 runs have come off the last three overs. Sarfaraz Khan hit Avesh Khan for two FOURS in the 17th over to eventually see DC fetch 13 runs off it. DC have got the momentum they needed, now it's their time to capitalize it.
DC 130/3 (17)
08:53 PM IST: EXPENSIVE Over
1, 4, 6, 0, Wd, 0, 6 - 18 runs came off Andrew Tye's third over. Rishabh Pant hit him for a FOUR and a SIX before capping off the over with another half a dozen. He is still struggling to connect his bat properly to many balls, but when he is successful, it is giving good results to DC.
DC 117/3 (16)
08:45 PM IST: Bishnoi Returns 2/22
Despite giving away 9 runs in his final over, Ravi Bishnoi finished his quota of 4 overs with figures of 2/22. He doesn’t have a sharp leg spin yet the batters find it hard to hit him. Forget about hitting, Bishnoi even makes rotation of strike tough.
DC 99/3 (15)
08:40 PM IST: Action Awaits Us
Just three runs came off the last over that was bowled by Andrew Tye. This means Rishabh Pant will soon be swiniging his bat. Let's see if he can succeed.
DC 90/3 (14)
08:32 PM IST: LSG Keep It Tight
The bowling of LSG since the wicket of Prithvi Shaw has been amazing. Not that they were bowling bad before, but Shaw was even hitting the good balls for boundaries. Such is his class!
Just 19 runs have come off the last 5 overs and DC badly need some momentum to set a fighting total on the board.
DC 87/3 (13)
08:27 PM IST: Maiden Over
Kishnappa Gowtham has bowled a maiden over to Rishabh Pant. He ends with figures of 1/23. This is really impressive bowling from him as DC were off to a flying start but he struck in his second over by removing Shaw and the game changed for DC since then. LSG are bossing the game right now.
DC 80/3 (12)
08:23 PM IST: WICKET
10.3 - Rovman Powell tried to play a big shot on the ball of Ravi Bishnoi but failed to even touch and saw it rattling his stumps. It is not so easy to hit the Indian leggie especially when you fail to read him.
7 runs came off the over and a wicket.
DC 80/3 (11)
08:20 PM IST: Tight Bowling
Since the wicket of Prithvi Shaw, just 6 runs have come off 15 balls. This is really good bowling from LSG.
DC 73/2 (10)
08:11 PM IST: Another WICKET!
8.3 - This is poor from David Warner. It was a googly from Bishnoi that was leaving Warner but the latter edged it straight to backward point. He departs after scoring 4 off 12 balls. In his short stint at the crease, Warner didn't look his usual self today, maybe be the upcoming games bring better of his form.
Just 2 runs came off the over and a wicket.
DC 70/2 (9)
08:08 PM IST: WICKET!
Prithvi Shaw is gone! Krishnappa Gowtham has dismissed Shaw. He first got hit for a SIX and a FOUR before changing his bowling side. He came round the wicket on the third ball and produced an edge off Shaw's willow. Rishabh Pant collected the ball safely behind the stumps.
11 runs came off the over of Gowtham but more importantly it had the wicket of dangerous Shaw (61 off 34).
DC 68/1 (8)
08:01 PM IST: FIFTY For Prithvi Shaw
6.4- Prithvi Shaw chips Krunal Pandya delivery over extra cover for 2 runs and he races to his 11th IPL fifty off just 30 balls. What a powerful performance this is from him, but it seems this is just the beginning because Prithvi Shaw is just looking monstrous today.
Meanwhile, the over of Krunal conceded just 5 runs in it.
DC 57/0 (7)
08:01 PM IST: Prithvi Shaw Special
Another over and Prithvi Shaw hits another boundary. Just 7 came off Andrew Tye's first over, still it had a stamp of Shaw's authority. He hit him on the off side over backward point for a FOUR. The batting maestro is just three runs short of his fifty.
DC 52/0 (6)
07:55 PM IST: Economical Over
It was a really good over from Ravi Bishnoi. He gave away just 5 runs off it, which included a FOUR from Prithvi Shaw. He is batting on 40 not out off 22 balls.
DC 45/0 (5)
07:52 PM IST: Hat-trick FOURS
Prithvi Shaw is looking really dangerous today. He is in no mood to spare any scoring opportunity. The right-handed batsman hit Avesh Khan for three consecutive FOURS. More than the runs, it is about the authority which he is dominating the bowlers. These are early signs of a special innings from him.
DC 40/0 (4)
07:44 PM IST: Big Over
Good batting from Prithvi Shaw. He hit a FOUR on the second ball of Jason Holder before hitting him for a SIX on pull shot on the very next ball. A total of 14 runs came off the over. Shaw is in good touch today.
DC 27/0 (3)
07:40 PM IST: 9-Run Over
Prithvi Shaw hit Krishnappa Gowtham for two boundaries in the over. While the first one came from a beautiful inside out shot, the second one came from an outside edge after Shaw threw his bat on a ball that was bowled well outside off.
DC 13/0 (2)
07:35 PM IST: Good Bowling
Jason Holder was tight in his line and length. He got some good bounce from the pitch too, something what David Warner suggested to Prithvi Shaw after a ball bounced more than expected to hit the top of his bat.
DC 4/0 (1)
07:30 PM IST: It's Game Time
Prithvi Shaw and David Warner have come out to bat. Jason Holder has the new ball in hand and he will start against Shaw. Here we go!
07:13 PM IST: Playing XIs
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (w), Evin Lewis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham, Andrew Tye, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Anrich Nortje
07:03 PM IST: LSG To Bowl First
Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul has won the toss and opted to bowl against Delhi Capitals.
06:48 PM IST: Warner To Play For Delhi Capitals
David Warner will play for Delhi Capitals tonight. He was earlier part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad camp. DC had bought the southpaw for INR 6.25 crore at IPL auction 2022.
06:27 PM IST: Welcome Guys
Hello everyone. Welcome to the space. We are around 30 minutes away from the toss. Stay connected.
Aussie Power
Australian players have started making some noise in IPL 2022. It was Pat Cummins for Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday, expect David Warner (Delhi Capitals) and Marcus Stoinis (Lucknow Super Giants) to make some impression tonight. Both are expected to play their first IPL matches this season. Stoinis played the white-ball series in Pakistan while Warner skipped it.
Avesh Khan Threat
One of the finds of IPL 2021 was pacer Avesh Khan. The 25-year-old Madhya Pradesh cricketer took 24 wickets last season in IPL and has already picked up seven in three matches in IPL 2022. Delhi Capitals could not retain Avesh Khan and Lucknow Super Giants picked him up by paying a whopping INR 10 crores. Khan became the most expensive uncapped player in IPL history. He will be a serious threat to the Delhi Capitals top order.
LSG vs DC IPL 2022 match kicks off at 7:30 PM IST.
