Lucknow Super Giants ko ek aur tough loss face karna pada jab Delhi Capitals ne unhe 8 wickets se hara diya Ekana Stadium, Lucknow mein. Is jeet ke saath DC ne IPL 2025 mein apni sixth victory darj ki aur playoffs ki race mein ek strong kadam badhaya.
Match ke baad Rishabh Pant</strong, jo iss season LSG ko lead kar rahe hain, visibly disappointed the. Unhone confess kiya ki unki team "20 runs short" thi aur toss ne bada role play kiya.
“Hum 20 run kam the, toss ne bahut bada farak daala. Jo bhi team pehle bowling karti hai, usko wicket ka help milta hai… aur ye Lucknow mein hamesha hota hai. Doosri innings mein pitch better ho jaata hai. Bahane nahi, lekin hume seekhna padega.”
— Rishabh Pant
Pant ne Mayank Yadav ke fitness update ke baare mein bhi bataya. Mayank, jo recently NCA se return hua hai, unko team thoda time de rahi hai fit hone ke liye.
“Hum Ayush ko Impact Player ke roop mein use kar rahe hain taaki Mayank ko thoda early season mein game time mile. Mayank NCA se abhi abhi wapas aaya hai. Humne kisi ko bheja tha pitch ka fayda uthana ke liye, lekin Miller ko pitch par run banana mushkil ho gaya. Ab hume best combination figure out karna padega.”
— Rishabh Pant
DC ke bowlers — Mukesh Kumar (4/33), Mitchell Starc (1/25), aur Dushmantha Chameera (1/25 in 3 overs) — ne LSG ke batters ko slow balls se confuse kiya. LSG sirf 159/6 hi bana payi, jabki halfway mark par unka score 87/1 tha.
Chase mein Abhishek Porel (51 off 36) ne strong start diya, jise KL Rahul (57* off 42) aur Axar Patel (34* off 20) ne wrap up kiya — 13 balls pehle match jeet kar.
Lucknow ke fans ke liye ye defeat ek déjà vu moment tha. Ab dekhna ye hai ki LSG is heartbreak se kaise bounce back karti hai!
