Lucknow: Lucknow Supergiants won the match against Delhi Capitals by 50 runs.
Lucknow Supergiants and Delhi Capitals clashed today in the third league match of the current IPL season. Delhi team won the toss and chose to field in this match held in Lucknow. Accordingly, the Lucknow team who batted first accumulated 193 runs for 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Opener Kyle Meyers was in action and scored 72 runs off 38 balls with 2 fours and 7 sixes.
Nicholas Pooran contributed 36 runs. Khalil Ahmed and Chetan Zakaria took 2 wickets each for Delhi team. Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav took one wicket each.
Captain and opener David Warner played a responsible half-century for Delhi Capitals as they chased down the target of 194 runs. He was dismissed for 56 runs. Rousseau was out for 30 and the rest of the players did not last. Axar Patel scored 16 runs in the last over. On behalf of the Lucknow team, Mark Wood bowled well and took 5 wickets.
Avesh Khan and Ravi Bishnoi took 2 wickets each. In the end, Delhi lost by just 143 runs. With this, Lucknow Supergiants tasted their first victory in the ongoing series by a margin of 50 runs.
