Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) suffered their 1st defeat in 4 games as Delhi Capitals (DC) romped home with 6 wickets in hand and 11 balls remaining in Match 26 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
Batting first, Lucknow huffed and puffed to reach 167 runs as Ayush Badoni produced a stellar of a knock at the Ekana Sports City in Lucknow. The spinners once again sprung into action and weaved magic in this IPL 2024 match.
Delhi Capitals finally rise from the ashes and register their 2nd victory in IPL 2024, pushing Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) down to the bottom of the points table.
In this article, we take a look at the top 3 talking points of Match 26 of IPL 2024 between Delhi and Lucknow:
1. Kuldeep Yadav’s fantastic bowling
Kuldeep Yadav weaved magic with the white-cherry as he bagged 3 wickets in this LSG vs DC game at the Ekana Sports City in Lucknow. The wily chinaman bowler bagged 3 wickets and took the wickets of Marcus Stoinis, KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran.
Yadav had dismissed Stoinis and Pooran in 1 over and had changed the course of the game. The 29-year-old bowler conceded 20 runs in 4 overs in this match.
2. Ayush Badoni’s match-rescuing innings
At a time when Lucknow were in danger waters, Ayush Badoni came to the rescue and made sure that he prevents Lucknow from getting shot out for a paltry total.
Badoni scored 55* runs in 35 balls and delivered the goods with expertise and perfection. His knock made sure that Lucknow score 167 runs on the board.
3. Jake Fraser-McGurk’s splendid innings
Australian youngster Jake Fraser-McGurk scored a scintillating innings of 55 runs in 35 balls and justified the DC management’s decision of including him in the playing XI. The 22-year-old batter had replaced Anrich Nortje in the Delhi side and made sure that they chase down the total at the Ekana Sports City in Lucknow.
He stitched a 77-run partnership with Rishabh Pant and made sure that Delhi taste their 2nd victory of this IPL 2024 season.
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