BEAUTIFUL SIGHT: Delhi Capitals has put Rishabh Pant’s jersey at dugout to show respect to its regular captain Pant, who will miss the entire season because of the injury caused due to an unfortunate car accident.
Delhi Capitals won the toss and chose to field first at Ekana.
In the absence of their regular opener Quinton de Kock, who missed the first game due to national duty commitments, KL Rahul found an able partner in Kyle Mayers as opener.
Kyle Mayers of Lucknow Super Giants scored 73 off 38 consisting seven maximums. His fiery 73 is also the fourth-best score by a debutant in IPL.
Khaleel Ahmed shone for Delhi in bowling as he removed two set batters and ended with the figures of 4-0-30-2.
Nicholas Pooran 21-ball 36 cameo helped the home side to put 193 runs on the board after 20.
David Warner and Prithvi Shaw of open for Delhi Capitals in 194-run chase.
THROUGH THE GATES: Prithvi Shaw gets clean bowled off Mark Wood.
Mark Wood derailed Capitals’ 194-run chase leaving the visiting side on 48 for three in seven overs.
RIPPER: Mark Wood pelted the Capitals’ top order as he dismissed Mitchell Marsh and Shaw in back-to-back deliveries.
Fans were clearly missing the presence of Rishabh Pant.
Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan and Mark Wood was enough to limit Delhi in 194-run chase.
CLINICAL: Lucknow Super Giants handed Delhi a 50-run loss and got off to a winning start to proceed their IPL 2023 campaign in some style.
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