New Delhi: KL Rahul led a half -century as half a century Delhi capitals To win a loud eight wickets over his former team, Lucknow Super GiantsOn Tuesday. KL Rahul remained unbeaten on 57 runs in 42 delivery, with three fours and three sixes, and in the process, crossed the 5,000 -run milestone in the Indian Premier League. Delhi chased a target of 160 runs, easily, reached 161/2 in 17.5 overs, attracted the level with Gujarat Titans at the top of the table, both teams sat on 12 points from six wins.
Abishek Poral played an important role in Delhi’s chase, scoring 51 runs in 36 balls in a free-floeing knock. Aiden Markram, who bowled his off-spin, was the only successful bowler for Lucknow, claiming both wickets for 30 runs.
After sealing the victory, KL Rahul took on social media and shared the message so far.
“Always good to come back to Lucknow,” KL Rahul wrote.
Earlier in the evening, despite the inaugural partnership of a strong 87 runs off 60 balls between Aiden Markram (52) and Mitchell Marsh (45), he failed to capitalize Lucknow and remained limited to 159/6. Delhi’s fast bowler Mukesh Kumar was a standout artist with the ball, ending with an impressive figures for 33.
Kumar hit at significant intervals, started with a toe-clock-cortex yorker, which knocked on Marsh. He then removed Abdul Samad, who managed to score just 2 runs and never saw at the crease. This season, one of the most consistent batsmen of LSG, Nicholas Dorn, fell on a shrewd slow ball from Mitchell Starc and was rejected for just 9.
Returning for the final over, Kumar removed Ayush Badoni (36), who in the end threatened to promote the clan. Rishabh Pant, who struggled with the form throughout the season, tolerated another bad outing – after incorrectly doing a reverse lap, he got out for duck and pulled the ball at his stump against Mukesh.
Delhi’s clinical all-round performance maintains their speed as the playoff race gets heated.
