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Lucknow, 1 April. In the current season of Tata Indian Premier League (IPL-19), the trend changed on the fifth day, when for the first time the host team had to face defeat on its own ground. In fact, on Wednesday night, after the lethal bowling of fast bowlers Lungi Ngidi (3-27) and T. Natarajan (3-29), Sameer Rizvi’s explosive half-century (70 not out, 47 balls, four sixes, five fours) came in handy for Delhi Capitals (DC), who not only rescued themselves from toxic conditions but also took six wickets against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) with 17 balls remaining. Got their campaign off to a great start with an easy win.

Angidi, Nazartan and Kuldeep reduced Lucknow to 142 runs.

Forced to bat first at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, the LSG batsmen led by Rishabh Pant could not even play the full quota and the entire team was limited to just 141 runs in 18.4 overs in front of Angidi, Natarajan and Kuldeep Yadav (2-31).

4 top batsmen of Delhi Capitals had returned for 26 runs.

The condition of Delhi Capitals also worsened in front of a weak target, when four top batsmen including KL Rahul (0) returned with a score of just 26 runs in the fifth over. Currently, 22-year-old Meerut resident Rizvi, who is playing the role of an impact player, took charge at a critical time.

Rizvi and Stubbs sealed victory with an unbroken partnership of 119 runs.

‘Player of the Match’ Sameer not only scored a strong half-century but also gave a great start to the guests with an unbroken partnership of 119 runs on 76 balls for the fifth wicket with Tristan Stubbs (39 not out, 32 balls, one six, three fours), who scored 145 runs for four wickets in 17.1 overs.

Only Samad and Mitchell Marsh could show some strength for Super Giants.

If we look at the innings of Super Giants, only Abdul Samad (36 runs, 25 balls, one six, three fours), who came at sixth position, and opener Mitchell Marsh (35 runs, 28 runs, three sixes, two fours) could show some strength. Apart from him, no other batsman could even touch the 20-run mark.

score card

Delhi Capitals, who came to chase the target, had a very bad start when Lokesh Rahul was dismissed by Mohammed Shami (1-28) on the first ball of the innings. When Nitish Rana (15 runs, 17 balls, one six, two fours) tried to open his hands, he was disappointed by Mohsin (1-19).

Mark sheet

After this, Prince Yadav (2-20) made the situation critical by returning opener Pathum Nissanka (one run) and captain Akshar Patel (zero) on the second and third balls of the fifth over. When the power play ended in this sequence, only 33 runs were marked on the score. For the time being, Sameer and Stubbs did not allow any further damage after this and returned after giving victory to the team.

thursday match : : Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Kolkata, 7.30 PM).