Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow super giants 4th Match:
In the fourth match of the Indian Premier League season for 2025, the Delhi Capitals (DC) clashed with the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The match took place on March 24, 2025, at 7:30 PM IST. Both teams would fill very much looking forward to making this early in the tournament.
Toss and Team News:
The Delhi Capitals won the toss and decided to bat first to set a daunting target against the Lucknow Super Giants. Both teams took the field strong with playing eleven comprising impact players who can change the course of the game.
Delhi Capitals Innings:
This created an excellent platform for the top order of openers, Tristan Stubbs. He launched his aggressive assault, firing away merrily for a heady 57 off 25 balls, remaining not out at the end. Abishek Porel added his weight, contributing a reasonable 58 runs. The strong start put its weight on middle-order contributions from Faf du Plessis and David Miller, and the innings ended to make up an impressive 208 by DC.
Lucknow Super Giants Response:
Batting lse for the LSG in response to DC’s disciplined bowling line had its trouble. The top-order made early cheap outings for its selected members, Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, and Deepak Hooda, making LSG face a precarious position. Nicholas Pooran and Arshad Khan tried to fight back with 61 and 58 runs, respectively, but ran out with only 189 runs against their name, gifting to DC a 19-run victory.
Key Performances
Delhi Capitals:
Tristan Stubbs: 57* off 25 balls
Abishek Porel: 58 runs
Kuldeep Yadav: Effective bowling spell
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Lucknow Super Giants:
Nicholas Pooran: 61*
Arshad Khan: 58*.
Impact on Standings:
This victory ensured that Delhi Capitals climbed up to the fifth position in the points table, keeping their hopes of qualifying for the playoffs alive. However, it made things even harder for LSG, whose playoffs aspirations took a heavy blow after the defeat, now finding themselves in the sixth position and with difficult odds ahead of them.
Looking Ahead:
“Both teams will review performances with the intention of fixing weaknesses in the coming matches. DC can look to build on the positive nature of their season and balanced approach having benefited from some impactful individual performances, while LSG will have to regroup and come back stronger with an effective strategy if they are to negate the damage done by recent setbacks.”
Note: The above information is based on reports from the match held on March 24, 2025.
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