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IPL 2025 Updates: Rahul, Porel power DC to easy victory

Tue, 22 April 2025

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23:02

Rahul, Porel power DC to easy victory

K L Rahul

DC 161-2 (17.5 ovs) vs LSG 159-6 | Scorecard

Prince is back into the attack. Rahul takes a single from the first ball to complete his fifty from 40 balls -- his third half-century of the season.

Another single off the third ball brings up Rahul's 5000 runs in the IPL. He is the quickest to get to the landmark from 130 innings going past the previous record held by David Warner, who got there in 135 innings.

Rahul finishes off the game in some style as he pulls Prince for a six over midwicket.

Delhi Capitals register an emphatic eight-wicket victory with 13 balls to spare.

Rahul guided DC home with a superb knock of 57 from 42 balls while Axar stroked an unbeaten 34 from 20 balls.

A statement knock from Rahul at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow -- the home ground of his previous franchise LSG whom he led for three years before he was released last year.

Delhi Capitals have won both their matches against LSG this season. They are second in the standings with 12 points from eight games, level with table toppers Gujarat Titans.

Meanwhile, LSG are fifth with five victories from nine matches.

22:54

Delhi set for easy win against LSG

DC 151-2 (17 ovs) vs LSG 159-6 | Scorecard

Rathi back to bowl his fourth and final over. LSG's fielding standards have been quite poor in this match and it continues to be abysmal.

Axar attempts a big swing off the spinner but gets the top edge which goes high on the off-side.

Prince Choudhary at short thirdman inside the circle puts down a sitter. He has enough time to get judge the ball but fails to close his hands in time to put down the chance.

Rahul takes one through the off-side before Axar makes good connection to heave the spinner over midwicket for a six.

22:51

Delhi set for easy win against LSG

DC 141-2 (16 ovs) vs LSG 159-6 | Scorecard

Shardul Thakur is back into the attack. Rahul top edges the pull shot first ball as it goes fine on the leg side for a four followed by a single.

Axar smashes the slower ball over long-on for a six to continue Delhi's march.

He misses the upper cut of a short ball angled across followed by a single.

Rahul gets two runs from the last ball courtesy of an overthrow from the fielder at mid-off.

Delhi need 19 from 4 overs.

22:44

Rahul, Axar put DC in control

DC 127-2 (15 ovs) vs LSG 159-6 | Scorecard

Avesh to bowl his third over. Rahul is beaten first ball as he throws his bat at a wide one before he blocks the yorker back to the bowler.

Rahul hits the third ball to deep point for one and Axar has a big swing but is beaten.

Axar makes room to smash the fifth ball over the fielder at mid-off for a boundary followed by a high bouncer which is ruled a wide.

The last ball is again a slower ball as Axar looks to smash it through the off-side but is beaten.

DC in complete control, with 33 needed from 5 overs for victory.

22:38

Rahul, Axar put DC in control

K L Rahul

DC 121-2 (14 ovs) vs LSG 159-6 | Scorecard

Avesh is back into the attack. Rahul cuts the first ball to sweeper cover for a single before Axar guides the next to the fielder at point.

Avesh goes for the bouncer as Axar lets it go hoping for a wide but the umpire is unmoved. He takes the review but the ball is below the head height as DC lose a review.

A good short ball angled across as Axar pulls and misses before he slashes the next to deep point for one to get off the mark.

Rahul keeps strike from the last ball as Avesh gives away three runs from the 13th over.

Bishnoi is back into the attack as DC break the shackles. The leggie starts the over with two dots in a row to Rahul before he takes a single to point.

Axar swings the fourth ball over midwicket for a six to release the pressure and lofts the last ball straight down the ground for another six.

DC need 39 from six overs with eight wickets in hand.

22:26

Porel out for 51 but Delhi in control

DC 105-2 (12 ovs) vs LSG 159-6 | Scorecard

Another over starts with a six as Rahul tonks Markram straight down the ground for a six as DC continue their charge.

He pulls the next ball for a single and Porel cuts the next for another run followed by another one to the former.

Markram once again provides the breakthrough for LSG. Porel swings the spinner straight into the hands of Miller at deep midwicket.

He walks back after a good hand of 51 from 36 balls to put DC in control of the run chase.

22:23

Porel hits fifty; Delhi in control

Abishek Porel

DC 96-1 (11 ovs) vs LSG 159-6 | Scorecard

Bishnoi comes back into the attack. Porel welcomes him by slamming the first ball straight down the ground for a six and a single off the next brings up his first fifty of the season from 33 balls.

Rahul also targets the spinner as he slog sweeps the third ball over midwicket for the second six of the over.

He steers the fourth ball behind point for a couple of runs and then takes one as Bishnoi goes for 16 in his second over.

22:18

Porel, Rahul put DC in control

DC 80-1 (10 ovs) vs LSG 159-6 | Scorecard

The two DC batters doing well not to take any chances against LSG's premier spinner Rathi.

They are happy to pick three runs from the spinner's third over.

DC have slowed down after the Powerplay, having not hit a boundary for the last 30 balls.

Markram, who struck a wicket in his first over, is back into the attack. Porel steps out to chip the first ball over the covers for two runs before he plays the reverse sweep as the ball seems to have gone off the top edge for a four fine on the off-side.

Porel collects a single through the off-side and Rahul clips the fourth ball off his pads in the gap at square leg for two runs followed by a single.

Porel takes one off the last ball as 11 come from the over to take DC to 80/1 in 10 overs at the halfway mark.

22:08

Porel, Rahul get Delhi back on track

DC 66-1 (8 ovs) vs LSG 159-6 | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Rathi is back into the attack. Singles from the first five balls before Rahul misses the flick as he fails to read the googly and is struck on the pads.

Rahul playing for the turn is deceived all ends up but LSG's leg before shout is turned down before they take the DRS.

The impact is outside the line of off-stump and the ball will also miss the stumps as Delhi lose their review.

Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack with LSG needing a breakthrough.

A single each to the two batters before Porel guides the third ball behind point for two runs followed by a single to thirdman.

Rahul uses his feet to drive the fifth ball to long-on for one and Porel ends the over with a single to long-off.

21:55

Porel, Rahul get Delhi back on track

DC 54-1 (6 ovs) vs LSG 159-6 | Scorecard

Prince Yadav continues as Porel taps the first ball on the off-side and takes a quick single.

A quick bouncer from the pacer as Rahul is happy to sway out of the way.

He plays a nice shot off his pads flicking the pacer through square leg for a boundary and takes a risky single off the last ball to Markram at point.

LSG's hero of the previous match Avesh Khan comes into the attack. He starts with a poor delivery on the pads as Rahul easily glances it past short fine leg for a four.

He takes a single off the third ball before Porel shows some exquisite timing to drill the wide full toss from Avesh through the covers for a four.

That was merely a push from the left-hander but the ball raced quickly off the turf.

He hits the next ball straight for a single to mid-off and Rahul mishits the pull shot to mid-on.

Delhi Capitals have made a good start in the Powerplay to reach 54/1 in six overs.

Porel has stroked 25 from 17 balls, while Rahul has made 11 from 10 balls.

They need 106 from 14 overs for victory at an asking rate of 7.57.

21:45

Karun out for 15; DC lose 1st wicket

DC 38-1 (4 ovs) vs LSG 159-6 | Scorecard

Part-time spinner Aiden Markram comes into the attack, to bowl the fourth over.

Porel hits the first ball to long-off for a single before Karun attempts to heave the next but is early into the shot as it goes off the inside half.

Markram bowls a big wide down the leg side before Karun lofts the full delivery straight back over the bowler's head for a six.

However, Markram has the last laugh. Karun goes for the big heave over midwicket but misses as the ball deflects off his thigh pads into the stumps.

Karun walks back after scoring 15 from nine balls as Delhi lose an early wicket.

K L Rahul gets off the mark with an easy single to long-on and Porel clips the last ball off his pads for another run.

21:40

Delhi Capitals off to a good start

Abishek Porel

DC 28-0 (3 ovs) vs LSG 159-6 | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Digvesh Rathi from the other end. The first ball is cut to the fielder at point who fails to stop the ball and concedes a single.

Porel defends the next ball before he plays a beautiful drive through the gap at covers for a four and takes one down to long-off.

Karun misses the sweep off the last ball as ends up dragging it back on to his pads.

Change in the bowling as pacer Prince Yadav comes into the attack.

Porel defends the first ball before he uses his feet but sways out of the way as the pacer bowls a sharp bouncer.

Porel again uses his feet and this time drives the full delivery straight back past mid-off for a boundary.

He pulls the fourth ball to the fielder at deep square leg who fumbles to concede two runs.

Porel again goes for the pull shot but is beaten before he gets the last ball to midwicket for a single.

21:33

Mukesh's 4/33 limits LSG to 159

DC 15-0 (1 ov) vs LSG 159-6 | Scorecard

Karun Nair and Abishek Porel are the two openers for DC, who will look to make most of the Powerplay and take firm control of the match.

Veteran Shardul Thakur opens the bowling for LSG, who will target a few early wickets with the new ball.

Thakur nearly strikes first ball as Porel miscues the pull shot, clearly late on the shot off the short ball. David Miller charges in and dives forward but can't get to the catch.

Karun Nair off the mark in some style as he plays a beautiful straight drive beating the fielder at mid-off for a four.

The next ball is a wide half-volley as Karun drills it through the covers for another boundary followed by a wide down the leg side.

Karun is struck on the pads by the incoming delivery but the leg before shout is turned down and LSG decide against the review as the impact was above the pads.

Porel gets a thick outside edge which flies past the wicketkeeper for a four and pulls the last ball to the fielder at midwicket. as 15 come from the first over.

21:16

Mukesh's 4/33 limits LSG to 159

LSG 159-6 (20 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Mukesh to bowl the final over. Badoni slams the first ball over the cover region for a four to take LSG past the 150-run mark.

The next ball is a wide full toss as Badoni easily despatches it over the off-side for another boundary.

A conference between captain Axar, wicketkeeper Rahul and the bowler.

But Badoni continues his attack as he slices the slower back of length delivery perfectly in the gap square on the off-side to make it a hat-trick of fours.

However, Mukesh has the last laugh. Badoni shuffles across a long way trying to scoop the pacer fine but misses the full delivery which strikes the off-stump.

Badoni walks back after a handy cameo of 36 from 21 balls, which included six fours.

Rishabh Pant walks in at No 7. He has a big swing first ball but misses before he tries the reverse scoop but fails to connect as the ball goes off his pads into the stumps to bowl him for a two-ball duck.

A superb comeback from Mukesh as he picks two wickets off the last three balls to finish with wonderful figures of 4/33 in four overs.

LSG finish on 159/6 in their 20 overs -- their lowest total this season, despite the 87-run opening stand.

After being well-placed on 75 for no loss in eight overs, LSG lost six wickets for 84 runs in the next 12 overs.

The DC pacers were excellent in the middle overs, as they combined picked six wickets for 83 runs in 11 overs, while the spinners went wicketless to concede 75 runs from nine overs.

Badoni admits that LSG are well short of the par total on this slowish pitch. He believes that 180 would have been a good total on this wicket and is hoping for a good showing from their pacers and fielders to make a match of this.

21:08

Badoni, Miller rally LSG

LSG 147-4 (19 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Starc to bowl the 19th over. Miller gets a single first ball before Badoni plays an outrageous reverse scoop to hit the fast bowler over short thirdman for a four. That was quite brave to attempt the shot against the world's best fast bowler.

He gets a single off the third ball before Miller is hit on the pads by the yorker and inside edges the next ball which is another yorker for just one.

Badoni hits the last ball to deep point for a single as Starc concedes eight runs in his final over, to finish with tidy figures of 1/25 in four overs.

21:04

Mukesh's double strike rocks LSG

LSG 139-4 (18 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

LSG will need to score around 40-50 in the last four overs or else Delhi Capitals will fancy their chances of chasing anything under 150.

Kuldeep continues to be tight as he gives away just six runs, including a wide, in his final over.

This is the first match Kuldeep has gone wicketless in this IPL season.

This has been a superb comeback by Delhi's bowlers as LSG have been unable to break free in the middle overs, while losing wickets regularly.

LSG are 130/4 in 17 overs and in need of a few big overs at the end.

Chameera to bowl the 18th over. He starts with a full delivery which Miller hits to the fielder in the covers for a dot ball.

He gets a single next ball before Badoni cuts the next wide of deep point for two runs.

A full toss from Chameera but Badoni can't make most as he flicks it uppishly but only for two runs to deep midwicket.

Badoni hammers the next over the cover region for a boundary before he attempts the scoop last ball but is beaten by the slower ball.

20:52

Mukesh's double strike rocks LSG

LSG 124-4 (16 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Interestingly, Ayush Badoni comes in as the Impact Player replacing Mitchell Marsh as Rishabh Pant holds himself back to No 7.

David Miller sweeps Kuldeep Yadav for a boundary off the first ball of the 15th over and pulls the third ball for a single.

Badoni gets off the mark with two runs to deep midwicket and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Mukesh continues and he is unlucky not to continue his wicket ways. Badoni hits the second ball uppishly through the off-side as Stubbs rushes in from deep cover but is unable to hold on to a sharp low catch.

Badoni makes the bowler feel more pain as he flicks an overpitched delivery through square leg for a four before he leaves the next and is beaten off the last ball.

Excellent bowling from Mukesh as he concedes just six runs from his third over.

20:41

Mukesh's double strike rocks LSG

LSG 110-4 (14 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Marsh sweeps Kuldeep for a single to deep square leg and Samad hits the next to long-on to finally get off the mark from the fifth ball faced.

Marsh again plays the sweep for two runs to deep square leg followed by one through the covers and Samad also takes a single.

Marsh slams the last ball through the covers for two runs to get eight runs from Kuldeep's second over.

Mukesh comes back into the attack after the timeout. He strikes with the wicket of Samad, who miscues the slower ball straight back at the bowler to be caught and bowled.

Samad walks back after a struggling innings of two from eight balls as LSG lose momentum in the middle overs.

Mukesh makes another big strike in the same over. An inch-perfect yorker as the well-set Marsh is unable to get his bat down in time and is bowled after scoring 45 from 36 balls.

Three runs and two wickets from Mukesh's second over as LSG slip to 110/4 in 14 overs.

From being well-placed at 82 for no loss in nine overs, LSG have lost four wickets for 28 runs in the last five overs as DC take control in the middle overs.

20:36

Starc strikes; Pooran out for 9

LSG 99-2 (12 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

A crucial breakthrough for Delhi Capitals to dismiss the in-form Markram and they will look to follow it up a wicket or two in the next few overs.

Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack, to bowl the 11th over. He has a good record against Nicholas Pooran, having dismissed him five times in 70 balls from 11 innings.

Marsh miscues the sweep shot first ball for a single before Pooran makes an early statement. sweeping the next ball for a four to get off the mark in smashing style.

He again brings out the sweep to hit Kuldeep's next ball through fine leg for another boundary.

Pooran plays the sweep for the third ball in a row for just one to deep square leg and Marsh clips the fifth ball for one followed by a dot.

Starc comes back into the attack. The moves pay off as he strikes with the wicket of the dangerous Pooran, who is bowled off an inside edge for nine.

Starc continues his amazing record against Pooran. This is the fifth time he has dismissed Pooran in seven innings in all T20 cricket from a total of 14 balls bowled.

The LSG left-hander drags the slower ball back on to the stumps as he looks to play the pull shot. This is the third failure in a row for Pooran.

Abdul Samad walks in at No 4 ahead of captain Pant. He inside edges the first ball on to his pads before he is beaten on the outside edge next ball.

He plays and misses again trying the pull shot followed by another dot.

Excellent over from Starc as he concedes just a single while striking with a big wicket.

20:22

Markram out for 52; LSG lose 1st wkt

LSG 87-1 (10 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Chameera is back into the attack. The pacer does well to restrict the two openers to singles off the first five balls before he makes the breakthrough off the last ball.

Markram looks to make up for the singles by looking to hit the pacer over the top but ends up slicing it straight to Tristan Stubbs at deep cover.

Markram walks back after a good knock of 52 from 33 balls, with three sixes and two fours.

He has laid a good foundation, putting on 87 runs for the opening wicket with Marsh from 60 balls.

20:12

Markram hits 30-ball fifty; LSG on top

LSG 82-0 (9 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Starc back into the attack with Delhi Capitals desperate for a wicket. Sensible batting from the two LSG openers as they deal in singles without taking any chances against the Australian.

The two openers collect seven runs from the ninth over without taking any undue risks.

Markram pulled Starc's last ball to deep square leg for two runs to race to his fifty from 30 balls.

The South African continues his rich vein of form, stroking his fourth fifty from the last six innings, also including a knock of 47.

20:07

Marsh, Markram give LSG flying start

LSG 75-0 (8 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Axar to finish off his spell as he bowls his fourth over in a row. Marsh takes one first ball before Markram slams the next straight back past the non-striker for a boundary.

He hits the third ball down to long-on as Starc fumbles to concede the second run.

Singles off the last three balls make it 10 from the over as Axar finishes with 29 runs from his four overs.

Surprisingly that DC have used their strike bowler Starc for just one over. Are they saving him for the death overs?

Leg-spinner Vipraj Nigam comes into the attack to bowl the eighth over. The first ball is a half-tracker as Markram pulls it over midwicket for a six.

He looks to again swing the next over the leg side but this time gets the top edge as the ball goes high but falls just short of Starc running in from long-on.

Marsh getting into the act as well as he sweeps the spinner behind square on the leg side for a four and cuts the next for one.

Singles off the last two balls as Nigam concedes 14 in his opening over.

LSG's openers have laid a superb platform as they reach 75 for no loss in eight overs.

19:58

Marsh, Markram give LSG a good start

LSG 51-0 (6 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Dushmantha Chameera comes into the attack, to bowl the sixth over. Marsh swings the first ball, a length ball on the stumps, over square leg for a six.

He hits the next ball into the covers for a single and Markram glances the third ball off his pads for two runs.

A cracking inswinger from Chameera as Markram swings across the line but is beaten as the ball goes over the leg stump.

A single to Markram brings up LSG's fifty and Markram hits the last ball to long-on for another run.

LSG have made a good start to reach 51 for no loss in six overs, with Markram on 30 from 20 balls and Marsh on 21 from 16 balls.

19:53

Marsh, Markram give LSG a good start

LSG 40-0 (5 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Axar continues as Markram hits the first ball to long-off for a single and Marsh drives the second ball wide of long-off for a boundary as the fielder Viprag Nigam fails to stop the ball despite the dive.

Singles off the next two before Axar ends the over with two dots in a row.

Just one over for Starc with the new ball before Mukesh Kumar comes into the attack, to bowl the fourth over.

Markram gets a thick outside edge trying to drive it through the covers with the ball flying past short thirdman for a four.

He once again edges the next ball trying to play the cut shot but it falls short of the fielder at short thirdman.

Markram goes on the attack as he lofts the full ball straight down the ground for a six over long-on.

He pushes the fifth ball to long-off for a single and Marsh hits a low full toss down to long-on for one followed by a dot, as 12 runs come from the over.

Axar continues as he bowls third over in the Powerplay. Marsh looks to get going as he smashes the second ball powerfully in the gap through the covers for a boundary and picks one off the next.

Markram gets two runs through square leg off the inside half trying to swing across the line, followed by singles off the last two balls.

19:43

LSG off to a watchful start vs Delhi

LSG 12-0 (2 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Pacer Mitchell Starc from the other end. Markram square drives the first ball past point as Tristan Stubbs covers good ground to his right but can't prevent the second run.

The next ball is defended close to the pitch followed by another dot.

Markram breaks free as he pulls the short ball over the short boundary at square leg for a six -- the first boundary of the LSG innings.

Markram drives the full wide delivery to deep point for one and Marsh blocks the last ball.

19:38

Delhi elect to bowl vs unchanged LSG

LSG 3-0 (1 ov) vs DC | Scorecard

Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh are the two openers for LSG, while captain Axar Patel opens the bowling for DC.

Markram punches the first ball into the covers before he hits the next to long-off for a single to get off the mark.

Marsh clips the third ball off his pads for one and Markram slaps the fourth ball off the back foot to long-off.

Some flight from Axar as Marsh presents the front foot defence before he is beaten all ends up next ball.

The arm ball slides in straight as Marsh playing for the turn is beaten. The ball sneaks through in the gap between bat and pad, bouncing over the stumps.

19:20

Delhi elect to bowl vs unchanged LSG

LSG will bank on their top three Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran to give them a fiery start. Captain Rishabh Pant, who has scored just one fifty in seven innings, will be looking to get back among the runs.

Fast bowler Mayank Yadav could make his first appearance after a long injury lay-off after being named as the Impact Player.

For Delhi, all eyes will be on their two key bowlers -- Kuldeep Yadav and Mitchell Starc -- who have been in good form, while K L Rahul will be keen to settle some scores with his old team.

Check out the playing XIs:

Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (captain, w/k), Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, David Miller, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav.

Impact Subs: Ayush Badoni, Mayank Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh.

Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel (captain), Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, K L Rahul(w/k), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar.

Impact Subs: Jake Fraser McGurk, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay.

19:11

Delhi win toss; elect to bowl vs LSG

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel has won the toss and elected to bat against Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2025 match in Lucknow.

DC have made one change as Sri Lanka's Dushmantha Chameera replaces Mohir Sharma.

Meanwhile, LSG have fielded the same team.

Axar reasons that there could be dew in the second innings. LSG skipper Rishabh Pant also agreed with his opposite number.

'We would have bowled first too. The wicket stops a bit in the first innings and gets better to bat.' he said.

18:55

Confident LSG take on Delhi Capitals

Welcome to the coverage of the IPL 2025 match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday.

Delhi Capitals will expect a more productive effort from their openers when they face an increasingly confident Lucknow Super Giants.

The Capitals' opening has been a bit of roulette so far this season with Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abhishek Porel and the latest entrant Karun Nair coming in at the pole position.

In fact, in the last five matches they had three different opening combinations between those four batters, producing partnerships of 23, 34 0, 9, 0.

It also had to do with the injury of Du Plessis, and the South African's fitness will be closely watched ahead of this match.

Thus far, it looked like a minor glitch because the Capitals have won five of their seven matches and the middle-order under the aegis of KL Rahul too worked like a well-oiled machine.

But Lucknow's competent bowling unit of Digvesh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan and Shardul Thakur, though he is a bit expensive, has choked the opposition without much fanfare.

The way Avesh excelled in the 18th and 20th over against Rajasthan Royals in LSG's two-run win is an example of that. It might have also doubled the confidence of the Super Giants that they can pull off wins from any situation.

In contrast, the Lucknow outfit has a solid top three with Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram firing more often than not and it has given them an edge over opponents in the Power Play phase.

It's ironic that the personal form of DC and LSG skippers is going in exactly the opposite direction of their teams' fortunes.

Both DC and LSG have 10 points and a win will keep them safely perched in the higher echelons of the points table ahead of the jostlers.

But the lukewarm form of skipper Rishabh Pant has been a massive issue for LSG. He has merely 106 runs from eight games and 63 of those came in a single match. His strike-rate of 98 is also a tad worrisome.

Against Delhi, Pant will have to deal with an excellent bowling unit comprising Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Vipraj Nigam and Mukesh Kumar.

But much like LSG, the Delhi side too will have some concerns about their skipper -- Axar Patel.

Axar has led well and made 140 runs at a strike-rate of 159, but those improvements have masked his diminishing returns as a bowler -- just a solitary wicket from seven matches at an economy of 9.36.

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