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Published : Apr 22, 2025 23:17 IST , LUCKNOW – 2 MINS READ
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Delhi Capitals KL Rahul drives Avesh Khan of Lucknow Super Giants during IPL match at Ekana stadium, in Lucknow on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA
KL Rahul passed the loyalty test with flying colours as he consigned his former team Luckow Super Giants to an eight-wicket defeat at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday to help Delhi Capitals consolidate the second spot in the Indian Premier League standings.
A pursuit of 160 runs in tricky conditions was right up a technically sound Rahul’s alley, and he responded with a risk-free 40-ball fifty before imparting the finishing touches with a bit of flair – a six over deep midwicket.
When the ball was holding in the surface, he accessed the areas behind the wicket against the pacers for his first two boundaries.
AS IT HAPPENED | LSG vs DC
When the spinners were operating, there was a brief lull during his 69-run partnership with Abishek Porel for the second wicket. But after sizing up the conditions, Porel broke the shackles with a reverse lap for four off Aiden Markram in the 10th over.
The left-hander and Rahul picked a six each off Ravi Bishnoi’s overpitched deliveries in the next over, and when Porel mistimed a heave on leg-side, DC needed less than seven runs an over with eight overs remaining.
Skipper Axar Patel simplified the task with two sixes off Bishnoi in the 14th. By the time he and Rahul punished Shardul Thakur’s short deliveries with a six and a four, respectively, it was a foregone conclusion.
Earlier, after being asked to bat, Markram and Mitchell Marsh gave LSG a strong foundation, putting on an 87-run stand, but the middle-order failed to consolidate.
Delhi Capitals Mukesh Kumar being greeted by skipper Axar Patel after dismissing Rishabh Pant of Lucknow Super Giants and finishing with four wickets during IPL match at Ekana stadium, in Lucknow on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA
A loud cheer from the crowd followed when Markram greeted local boy Vipraj Nigam with a huge six. But the decibel levels dropped when Markram looked to clear the longer boundary and holed out at deep point to Dushmantha Chameera.
Markram’s departure triggered a collapse, with Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad and Marsh perishing in the span of three overs.
While David Miller and Ayush Badoni gave the host a late flourish with a 49-run partnership, Rishabh Pant’s demotion to No. 7 raised eyebrows.
Coming in to face the final two balls of the innings, Pant failed to put bat on ball, leaving his team with a below-par total.
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