🏏 IPL 2026: Match 5, LSG vs DC at Lucknow🏏 - Page 29

A definitive partnership clears the game for DC but it was anything but an easy chase given they were 26 for 4. The ball offered seam, extra bounce or swing for a long time and LSG's pacers exploited it nicely. Prince Yadav, in particular, who got Axar with a brilliant inswinger and Nissanka who looked to slog. LSG had to bring the fifth bowler at some point, and once they brought in Shahbaz - who they subbed in instead of Digvesh Rathi due to LSG's batting not clicking - and that was when Rizvi broke free.

In the end, a comfortable win for Delhi Capitals, but it didn’t quite begin that way. Lucknow Super Giants came out breathing fire with the new ball. Mohammed Shami struck off the very first delivery to remove KL Rahul, setting the tone for a fiery spell. Mohsin Khan and Prince Yadav piled on the pressure, sharing three wickets between them as the Capitals stumbled to 26 for 4. With the game right on the edge, Tristan Stubbs stepped in to absorb the chaos. Calm, composed and calculated, he steadied the innings and found an able partner in Sameer Rizvi. The momentum slowly shifted as the pair rebuilt the innings by rotating strike and punishing the loose deliveries. Once set, they took control. The duo stitched together a match-winning 100+ stand, with Rizvi finishing on 70 and guiding Delhi Capitals home. LSG were always light on runs, but their balance hurt them further. Bringing in Shahbaz Ahmed as an impact sub left them short of a reliable fifth bowling option. When he and Markram were called upon, the game drifted quickly - 29 runs coming off just two overs, effectively sealing the contest. Presentations coming up..

Rishabh Pant | Delhi Capitals Captain: The best way to recover is to ignore it (on his run-out). You can't control something like that, but thinking about it puts you under pressure. We didn't secure a partnership, so we had to use the option as an impact sub because we were a few runs short. The idea was simple - he would take charge in the middle overs since I opened. We had role defined for Badoni, when we loose early wickets, that's the time he can make a make. There was enough with the new ball, but you can't put the opposition under pressure. But the way the boys bowled, that's a positive. Extras hurt, but when you're trying to defend a small score, you tend to put in the extra effort. It's a 50-50 call (on opening for the rest of the tournament)

Goenka ka kya haal ho gaya aaj..hope he takes BP/diabetes medicines on time

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Tristan Stubbs I wasn't fully padded up, had to go straight in. Was simple what we needed, bat time and build a partnership. Rizvi was brilliant. You're always looking to score but the situation tells you what to do. It was doing a bit, swung for long and seamed. We kept saying keep batting normally and look to score. Rizvi takes on spin naturally, makes my job easier. We knew it was one big over and it's run a ball. (Chat at the start of Shahbaz's over) Let's see if it's spinning and the first three balls went for 12, wasn't the plan to take him on but it worked out. I like No 6, you bat at different situations and try to take the team over the line.

20 extra??? Bro 142 chasing me agar 20 extras doge toh kaise chalega

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Oh god! What happened to him?😱

Presentation time please come quickly

Recently i saw that Sanjiv Goenka appreciated jay shah for taking IPL to great heights lol..

After seeing that Lalit modi who was chairman of IPL during its initial times lashed out at him for not knowing history behind IPL and owning a team 😂 he said it would be better if his brother harsh goneka was owner instead of sanjiv because harsh was cricket lover instead of sanjiv who knows nothing about it..