Cricket

DC vs LSG IPL 64th match: Another win for Delhi, the hope of reaching playoffs is on!

In the 64th match of IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 19 runs. With this victory, Delhi team is still in the race for the playoffs. At the same time, Rajasthan Royals benefited from Delhi’s victory. Rajasthan team has reached the playoffs. He has 16 points. Apart from Rajasthan, only two more teams can get 16 or more points. Rajasthan has one more match left. At the same time, Chennai has 14 points in 13 matches and Sunrisers Hyderabad has 14 points in 12 matches. Apart from this, no other team will be able to score more than 14 points.

Table of Contents

Toggle

Scorecard

DC 208/4(20)

Lsg 189/9(20)

Match report

Delhi, batting first, scored 208 runs after losing four wickets in 20 overs. Abhishek Porel played 58 runs in 33 balls and Tristan Stubbs played an unbeaten inning of 57 runs in 25 balls. In reply, Lucknow team could score only 189 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs. Nicholas Puran played an inning of 61 runs in 27 balls. At the same time, Arshad Khan remained unbeaten after scoring 58 runs in 33 balls. Ishant Sharma took three wickets for Delhi.

Lucknow had a bad start. Ishant gave big shocks to the visiting team by dismissing KL Rahul (12) and Quinton de Kock (5) cheaply. However, Stoinis (5) also got caught on Akshar’s first ball in the fourth over, but Nicholas Pooran attacked him aggressively as soon as he came. He hit two fours and two sixes on Akshar. After this, Ishant sent Deepak Hooda to the pavilion in the fifth over without opening the account. Lucknow scored 59 runs for four wickets in the powerplay.