Delhi Capitals Thrash Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025 Match by 8 Wickets
Delhi Capitals dominated their match against Lucknow Super Giants in the ongoing IPL 2025, securing an 8-wicket win. The decisive performance was powered by Mukesh Kumar’s four-fer and fifties from Abishek Porel and KL Rahul.
Key Performances
The trio of Mukesh Kumar (4/33), Mitchell Starc (1/25) and Dushmantha Chameera (1/25 in 3 overs) used slower deliveries smartly, limiting Lucknow Super Giants to a below-par 159/6.
In the back-10, LSG could manage only 72 runs recording their lowest team total of the tournament so far. Young opener Abhishek Porel (51 off 36) set the tone before KL Rahul (57 not out off 42) and Axar Patel (34 not out off 20) saw DC home with 13 balls to spare.
Analysis
The win was powered by a near-perfect performance from their pace unit, aided by inexplicable tactics from rival captain Rishabh Pant. The Delhi Capitals bowlers changed their tactic effortlessly and started taking pace off the deliveries while altering the length.
With Sanjiv Goenka in the stands, it couldn’t have been sweeter for Rahul, whose third fifty of the season, was a nice little statement with willow, having endured the LSG owner’s public wrath during a game last season. A couple of more wins in the next six games will take DC to 16 points, considered magic figure for play-off qualifications.
Opinion
The wicket didn’t have any demons but LSG, in terms of strategy, execution and intent, had their worst game of the season and skipper Pant, the record Rs 27-crore recruit didn’t seem to be there. Despite the palm injury, he also kept wickets.
This news summary was generated based on an article originally reported by News18.
