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Delhi vs Lucknow, Live Score, Match 4, Indian Premier League, 2025

Lucknow

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Aiden Markram c Mitchell Starc b Vipraj Nigam 15 13 1 1 115.38

4.4

Vipraj Nigam to Aiden Markram, OUT! CAUGHT! Vipraj Nigam gets the much-needed breakthrough for Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants lose Aiden Markram here for 15(13). Nigam gives air to the ball and pitches it up, around off, seems like the wrong'un, Aiden Markram lunges and looks to take it on and go down the ground. He mistimes it as the bat face gets turned in his hands and the ball goes towards long off where Mitchell Starc takes it safely with both hands at around chest height.

Mitchell Marsh c Tristan Stubbs b Mukesh Kumar 72 36 6 6 200

11.4

Mukesh Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! CAUGHT! Mukesh Kumar gets a big wicket and provides Delhi Capitals a much-needed respite. He takes pace off and rolls his fingers over the ball, on a short of a length and well outside off. Marsh has to generate all the power as he looks to whip it across the line with a big swing. Connects off the lower half of the bat and hits it straight to Tristan Stubbs at long on. Mitchell Marsh departs after a sensational knock of 72 (36) and Lucknow Super Giants are 133/2 now.

Nicholas Pooran b Mitchell Starc 75 30 6 7 250

14.5

Mitchell Starc to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! TIMBER! Mitchell Starc has given Delhi Capitals a big wicket! Steams in from over the wicket and goes fuller and on middle and off, angling it into the batter, Nicholas Pooran looks to hoick it across the line but plays all over it. The ball zips under his bat and shatters the stumps. Nicholas Pooran departs for a well-made 75 (30) and Lucknow Super Giants are now 169/4.

Rishabh Pant (C) (W) c Faf du Plessis b Kuldeep Yadav 0 6 0 0 0

13.4

Kuldeep Yadav to Rishabh Pant, OUT! CAUGHT! Rishabh Pant departs for a six-ball duck and Delhi Capitals will hope this breakthrough brings them back in the contest. Kuldeep Yadav tosses this one up, just outside off and gives the ball a lot of air, Rishabh Pant after having played three dots decides to charge at the delivery and looks to go inside out but the ball sticks to the surface and turns away a bit to go flat and straight to Faf du Plessis a long off.

David Miller not out 27 19 1 2 142.11

Ayush Badoni c Tristan Stubbs b Kuldeep Yadav 4 5 0 0 80

16.2

Kuldeep Yadav to Ayush Badoni, OUT! CAUGHT! A rush of blood from Ayush Badoni and Kuldeep Yadav does get his second wicket. Tossed up again, on a slightly dragged length and around off. Badoni skips down the pitch and swats it lat down to long on ad straight to Tristan Stubbs who takes a comfortable catch. With this being Kuldeep's last over, maybe, Badoni could have just seen him out.

Shardul Thakur run out (Axar Patel / Abishek Porel) 0 2 0 0 0

16.4

Kuldeep Yadav to Shardul Thakur, OUT! RUN OUT! Another one bites the dust and LSG going down in a hurry here. Kuldeep Yadav tosses the ball up, full and around off, Shardul Thakur leans on and drives it firmly to covers and starts off for the single. David Miller sends him back but it is too late. Axar Patel throws the ball to the keeper and Abishek Porel whips off the bails in a flash. Replays show that even the dive couldn't save Thakur. LSG now 177 for 6! Also, Shahbaz Ahmed walks out to bat now.

Shahbaz Ahmed c sub Tripurana Vijay b Mitchell Starc 9 8 1 0 112.5

18.4

Mitchell Starc to Shahbaz Ahmed, OUT! CAUGHT! Top comeback delivery from Mitchell Starc and he picks up his second wicket of the game. Starc brings out the bumper, bowling it at 141.6 clicks and directing it excellently right around the helmet of the batter. Shahbaz Ahmed looks to take it on but is just rushed off the deck and ends up miscuing it up over short 45 on the leg side. Tripurana Vijay there back-pedals a bit and takes a fine catch.

Ravi Bishnoi b Mitchell Starc 0 2 0 0 0

18.6

Mitchell Starc to Ravi Bishnoi, OUT! TIMBER! Mitchell Starc doing what he does so well and mopping up the lower order here. Brings out a searing yorker now from around the wicket, honing in at the stumps. Ravi Bishnoi backs away to jam it out but the pace is just too much and the ball shatters into the stumps, knocking a couple of them out of the ground as well. Strac finishes with 3 wickets to his name!

Digvesh Singh not out 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL: 209 -8 in 20.0 overs (10.45 runs per over)

Extras (lb 2, w 4, nb 1, b 0) 7

Fall of wickets :1-46 (Aiden Markram , 4.4 overs), 2-133 (Mitchell Marsh , 11.4 overs), 3-161 (Rishabh Pant , 13.4 overs), 4-169 (Nicholas Pooran , 14.5 overs), 5-177 (Ayush Badoni , 16.2 overs), 6-177 (Shardul Thakur , 16.4 overs), 7-194 (Shahbaz Ahmed , 18.4 overs), 8-194 (Ravi Bishnoi , 18.6 overs)

Still to bat : Prince Yadav, M Siddharth

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Mitchell Starc 4 0 42 3 10.5 0nb, 0w

Axar Patel 3 0 18 0 6 0nb, 0w

Vipraj Nigam 2 0 35 1 17.5 0nb, 0w

Mukesh Kumar 2 0 22 1 11 0nb, 1w

Kuldeep Yadav 4 0 20 2 5 0nb, 0w

Mohit Sharma 4 0 42 0 10.5 1nb, 3w

Tristan Stubbs 1 0 28 0 28 0nb, 0w

Delhi

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Jake Fraser-McGurk c Ayush Badoni b Shardul Thakur 1 2 0 0 50

0.3

Shardul Thakur to Jake Fraser-McGurk, OUT! CAUGHT! That's a brilliant catch by Ayush Badoni to dismiss the dangerous Jake Fraser-McGurk for a cheap score early on in this chase! A big wicket for Lucknow Super Giants. Shardul Thakur bowls it on a dragged length and around off, gets it to nip back in for a while, Jake Fraser-McGurk stands tall and swings hard at it. He wants to go down the ground but mistimes it heavily. The ball goes too high in the air towards long off where Ayush Badoni settles under it and takes it with both hands. Delhi Capitals are 2/1.

Faf du Plessis c David Miller b Ravi Bishnoi 29 18 3 2 161.11

6.4

Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, OUT! CAUGHT! Things going from bad to worse for Delhi Capitals as they lose half their side now for 65 runs. Bishnoi gives the ball a few extra revs and goes full, at the stumps, Faf du Plessis clears his front leg out and looks to hit it across but ends up sweeping it not very convincingly as the ball dips in front of him. It goes high in the night sky but only as far as deep mid-wicket. David Miller settles under it and takes a very simple catch.

Abishek Porel (W) c Nicholas Pooran b Shardul Thakur 0 2 0 0 0

0.5

Shardul Thakur to Abishek Porel, OUT! CAUGHT! Shardul Thakur picks up another wicket in his very first over and Delhi Capitals are in serious trouble early on. He bowls it on a good length, around off with seaming away from the off stump. Abishek Porel lunges and looks to fetch it out to the leg side to flick it. He gets a leading edge and the ball flies just wide of mid off where Nicholas Pooran runs in a few steps to his right and extends his arms to catch it with both hands.

Sameer Rizvi c Rishabh Pant b M Siddharth 4 4 1 0 100

1.4

M Siddharth to Sameer Rizvi, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Lucknow Super Giants are all over Delhi Capitals inside the Powerplay as DC lose their third wicket. The impact player M Siddharth makes an impact by getting a wicket in his first over only. He bowls it on a nagging length and outside off, from around the wicket, gets a bit of turn away, Sameer Rizvi transfers his weight to the back foot and looks to cut it. He manages to get a thick outside edge to the keeper Rishabh Pant who takes a sharp catch to his right.

Axar Patel (C) c Nicholas Pooran b Digvesh Singh 22 11 3 1 200

5.3

Digvesh Singh to Axar Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one goes down and just when Delhi Capitals were starting to find their way back in the chase they lose another one, only to undo all the efforts. Digvesh Singh gets his maiden IPL wicket. He bowls it full and on middle, Axar Patel plants his front leg out and sweeps it straight to square leg. Nicholas Pooran moves a step to his left and leaps up to take it with both hands. Axar Patel departs after a good start for 22 (11) and Delhi Capitals are now 50/4.

Tristan Stubbs b M Siddharth 34 22 1 3 154.55

12.3

M Siddharth to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Oh, a change of ball and a change in fortune for M Siddharth as he gets the prized wicket of Tristan Stubbs. Gives this one a real rip, drifts it onto the pads and gets it to turn quickly off the turf. The ball turns across the right-hander and as Stubbs looks to just nudge it onto the leg side, he is bamboozled and the ball caresses the pads to hit the top of the off stump. M Siddharth has the last laugh as Stubbs departs for 34(22) and DC slip further.

Ashutosh Sharma not out 66 31 5 5 212.9

Vipraj Nigam c M Siddharth b Digvesh Singh 39 15 5 2 260

16.1

Digvesh Singh to Vipraj Nigam, OUT! CAUGHT! A break in play gets the breakthrough for Lucknow Super Giants and Rishabh Pant will be mighty relieved! Digvesh Singh makes a big impact on return. Bowls it nicely on a length, on middle and leg, Vipraj Nigam covers the line and looks to paddle it behind but gets a top edge that flies straight into the bread basket of M Siddharth at short fine leg. Vipraj Nigam departs for a superb 39 (15) and Delhi Capitals lose their 7th for 168 runs.

Mitchell Starc c Rishabh Pant b Ravi Bishnoi 2 5 0 0 40

17.1

Ravi Bishnoi to Mitchell Starc, OUT! TAKEN! One brings two and Delhi Capitals are losing the plot yet again after being right on track. Ravi Bishnoi bowls it full and on off, Mitchell Starc swings across the line in an attempt to go big and plays against the spin. Only gets a top edge that goes to the off side, beside the pitch. Rishabh Pant calls for it and gobbles it up with ease.

Kuldeep Yadav run out (Rishabh Pant / Prince Yadav) 5 5 1 0 100

18.3

Prince Yadav to Kuldeep Yadav, OUT! RUN OUT! That wicket will put a lot more pressure on Ashutosh Sharma now and LSG will know the scales are back in their favour. Angling across again, outside off with some pace off, Kuldeep Yadav looks to reach for it but misses. Ashutosh Sharma sets off for the run and Kuldeep Yadav responds late. Rishabh Pant throws the ball back to the bowler who scores a direct hit at the bowling end to catch Kuldeep Yadav well short of the crease.

Mohit Sharma not out 1 2 0 0 50

TOTAL: 211 -9 in 19.3 overs (10.82 runs per over)

Extras (lb 0, w 8, nb 0, b 0) 8

Fall of wickets :1-2 (Jake Fraser-McGurk , 0.3 overs), 2-2 (Abishek Porel , 0.5 overs), 3-7 (Sameer Rizvi , 1.4 overs), 4-50 (Axar Patel , 5.3 overs), 5-65 (Faf du Plessis , 6.4 overs), 6-113 (Tristan Stubbs , 12.3 overs), 7-168 (Vipraj Nigam , 16.1 overs), 8-171 (Mitchell Starc , 17.1 overs), 9-192 (Kuldeep Yadav , 18.3 overs)

Still to bat : Mukesh Kumar

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Shardul Thakur 2 0 19 2 9.5 0nb, 1w

M Siddharth 4 0 39 2 9.75 0nb, 0w

Digvesh Singh 4 0 31 2 7.75 0nb, 1w

Ravi Bishnoi 4 0 53 2 13.25 0nb, 0w

Prince Yadav 4 0 47 0 11.75 0nb, 1w

Shahbaz Ahmed 1.3 0 22 0 14.67 0nb, 1w