IPL 2023 Highlights: Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Delhi Capitals (DC), IPL 2023: Mark Wood Claims Five Wickets in LSG's 50-Run Win
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In the opening match of the IPL, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defeated Delhi Capitals by 50 runs, with debutant Kyle Mayers and Mark Wood being the heroes of the match. Mayers' knock of 73 runs off 38 balls, which included seven sixes, helped LSG post a solid total of 193/6 in their 20 overs. In reply, Delhi Capitals could only manage 143/9, with David Warner's knock of 56 off 48 balls being the only highlight. Wood took five wickets for 14 runs in his four overs, scarring the top-order of Delhi Capitals with his scorching pace.
LSG's Sarfaraz Khan got out due to his weakness against pacey short-pitched deliveries, while Wood dismissed Prithvi Shaw and Mitchell Marsh with back-to-back lethal in-cutters. DC could not recover from the early blows and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Bishnoi and Gowtham bowled well in the dew-laden conditions, and the latter showed his multi-skill worth with a last-ball six during LSG's batting innings.
LSG's openers, KL Rahul and Mayers, struggled initially but soon found their rhythm. Mayers was dropped on 14, which proved costly for Delhi Capitals as he launched a scintillating attack on their frontline spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. Patel eventually dismissed Mayers, but Pooran and Krunal Pandya continued the momentum, while Ayush Badoni's mini-assault and a last-ball six from Gowtham helped LSG post a formidable total.
Overall, Delhi Capitals looked inconsistent, and the 16 sixes conceded by their bowlers were a testament to their struggles. LSG, on the other hand, maintained the momentum throughout the match and comfortably won their first-ever home game since joining the IPL last year.
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