The capitals of Delhi d’Axar Patel are asked to chase a goal of 160 after having restricted the super giants of Lucknow (LSG) to 159/6 in match No. 40 of the Indian Premier 2025 at the Ekana stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday.
The visiting team, after winning the draw, chose to play first, quoting the dew factor. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant, leading LSG against his former franchise, admitted that he would also have played first. While DC called on Dushmantha Chameera for Mohit Sharma, the LSG remained unchanged, Mayank Yadav in their impact list.
The hosts took a flying start thanks to the opening partnership between Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh. Markram raised its fourth fifty of the season in just 30 balls, while Marsh firmly held the other end. The duo guided the LSG at 87/0 halfway, increasing the expectations of a total of 180.
However, Chameera, who played his first game of the season, broke the opening stand by rejecting Markram for 52 out of 33 balls. Nicholas Pooran entered n ° 3, but only managed nine bullets before falling to Mitchell Starc. The coup de power Abdul Samad, who was promoted n ° 4, was captured and upset by Mukesh Kumar for two, and Marsh was then sent to 45 years.
While Skipper Pant, who did not surprise himself out of bats and was seen with his highly attached right hand, triggering speculation of an injury. In his absence, David Miller and Ayush Badoni stabilized the sleeves. Miller played the role of anchoring while Badoni, introduced as an impact player, found the limits at ease. In particular, Badoni was abandoned by Tristan Stubbs out of three. The duo stand added crucial tracks in the deaths of death, bearing LSG to 159/6. While Pant entered when two balls were left in the sleeves, but recorded another zero figure on his account this season.
Meanwhile, here are the funniest memems of LSG VS DC mid-inning, Match 40 of IPL 2025:
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