Rahul returns to haunt LSG, guides DC to solid win in Lucknow
KL Rahul top scored with an unbeaten 57 as Delhi Capitals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets in the IPL.
KL Rahul top scored with an unbeaten 57 as Delhi Capitals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets in the IPL.
KL Rahul top scored with an unbeaten 57 as Delhi Capitals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets in the IPL.
It had to be him, K L Rahul, the star who was unceremoniously shown the door at Lucknow Super Giants, returning to haunt them with a match-winning display for Delhi Capitals in the IPL on Tuesday.
Rahul scored an unbeaten 57 as Delhi defeated LSG by eight wickets at Lucknow on Tuesday. Skipper Axar Patel remained unbeaten on 34 as DC won with 13 balls to spare and joined Gujarat Titans at the summit on 12 points each from 8 matches.
Aiden Markram's all-round effort went in vain for LSG. The South African, who top-scored with a 33-ball 52 in LSG's 159/6, bagged the two DC wickets on the night. Markram castled Karun Nair (15) and broke a 69-run partnership between Abishek Porel (51) and Rahul.
Earlier, Lucknow Super Giants could not capitalise on a solid start provided by Markram and Mitchell Marsh. Pacer Mukesh Kumar claimed 4/33, including the big wickets of Ayush Badoni (36) and Rishabh Pant (0) in the 20th over. David Miller remained unbeaten on 14.
Axar won the toss and sent LSG to bat. But his bowlers couldn't touch the LSG openers until the end of the 10th over, by which time 87 runs had been added, with Marsh scoring 45 off 36.
Brief scores: LSG 159/6 in 20 overs (Aiden Markram 52, Mitchell Marsh 45, Ayush Badoni 36, Mukesh Kumar 4/33) lost to DC 161/2 in 17.5 overs (KL Rahul 57 not out, Abishek Porel 51, Axar Patel 34 not out, Markram 2/30)