Ashutosh Sharma was Player of the Match for his 66* off 31 balls.
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Delhi Capitals got their IPL 2025 campaign up and running with an emphatic victory against the Lucknow Super Giants at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The Match No. 4 of the league saw DC elect to bowl first on Monday, March 24, as Axar Patel thought chasing would be an ideal option at Vizag.
However, the Delhi skipper realized it wasn’t the best of the choice, especially after the kind of pounding his bowling unit received in the first innings. But, what happened in the second innings was nothing short of a miracle. Axar & Co. who were without the services of KL Rahul for the game, did miss him at all, as Ashutosh Sharma hit an unbelievably clutch knock of 66* from 31 balls, as DC won by three balls and a wicket to spare.
Talking Points
1. Marsh-mellow, Poo-run hit all over the park
Opener Mitchell Marsh went all guns blazing in the first innings, smashing 72 runs from just 36 balls. The Australian cricketer’s knock was studded with six fours and as many sixes. His departure did not scratch the flow of runs, as Nicholas Pooran, batting at No. 3 also whacked a few hefty blows, striking at ball at 250.00. In the 30 balls he faced, the Caribbean batter unleashed his marauding blade for 75 runs, which steered Delhi to 209-8 after the first innings.
2. Lesser-known stars light up Vizag
Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi, Manimaran Siddharth, and Vipraj Nigam were the most notable names from the night to put up eye-catching performances on the biggest stage in T20 cricket. The lesser-known cricketers rising through the ranks definitely is a sign that the future of IPL is going in an absolutely correct direction, and these names are going to become the stars of tomorrow, as the tournament progresses into its future seasons.
3. Ratlam’s Ashutosh wins it for Delhi
Even the Capitals had lost hope after losing six wickets for 113 runs, with 97 runs still needed from 45 balls. However, Ashutosh had his intentions clear, and it worked wonders for the DC side, when the Ratlam-born Ashutosh played a mind-boggling knock to sail through the sea of the 210-run target with three balls to spare. Delhi’s Impact Player was truly the most impactful performer from the day, as it came under extreme pressure, but the batter kept his cool and breathed huge relief when the side won the last-over thriller. No surprises for the guess that he was Player of the Match as well for the knock that included five boundaries and five maximums as well.
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