Delhi: Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by one wicket in its first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025). After this victory, captain Akshar Patel said, “Make it a habit, because in my captaincy, you will get to see such ups and downs.”
Lucknow, batting first, scored a huge score of 209 runs. In response, Delhi started very poorly and five wickets had fallen for just 65 runs, but the lower -order batsmen performed brilliantly and brought the team to the target.
After the victory, Akshar Patel said, “My decisions are always ups and downs, but since we won this match, no one will ask why (Triston) Stabs bowled. It is not easy to win the match after losing four wickets in the powerplay, but nothing is possible in today’s cricket. Just need to stay on the crease.”
He further said, “From the perspective of bowling, this is a completely mind game. Lucknow started well and we gave a lot of runs in the powerplay, but in the last seven overs we made a great comeback and made the match’s momentum in their favor. Our players did good hard work and we had confidence in their capabilities. The first match in the first match is the credit of performing brilliantly in the first match.
Ashutosh Sharma won a great victory
Ashutosh Sharma played an important role in the victory of Delhi Capitals. He played a stormy innings of 66* run not out of 31 balls, which included 5 fours and 5 sixes. He won the team by hitting a six off Shahbaz Ahmed.
Earlier, Nicholas Puran (75) and Mitchell Marsh (72) scored a brilliant half -century from Lucknow, making the team scored a strong score of 209/8. However, the Delhi team in the end took a brilliant performance and won the match.
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