‌IPL 2024 | Twitter erupts as Fraser-McGurk storm and Kuldeep magic sets up much-needed Capitals triumph

Brief Scores: LSG: 167/7 [Badoni: 55, Rahul: 39; Kuldeep: 4-0-20-3] lost to DC: 170/4 [Fraser-McGurk: 55, Pant: 41; Bishnoi: 4-0-25-2] by six wickets.

Winning the toss and electing to bat first did not yield sweet fruits for Lucknow Super Giants as Khaleel Ahmed managed to snap their top-order southpaws, Quinton de Kock and Devdutt Padikkal. However, Rahul counterpunched the DC bowlers, striking over 200 at one point in time to sum up a 57-run powerplay. In the next four overs, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel regulated the phase efficiently with the former outwitting Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, and Rahul. With the score reflecting 80/5, the wickets of Deepak Hooda and Krunal Pandya in the 12th and 13th over respectively added to their woes before Ayush Badoni and debutant Arshad Khan stabilized the ship. To everyone’s surprise, the eight-wicket stand remained unbridled for the remainder of the innings with Badoni racing to a fifty and Arshad playing second fiddle to him. They smoked 39 runs in the last three overs to propel LSG from 94/7 to 167/7 in 20 overs. 

In reply, the Capitals got an early blow with David Warner chopping on in the fourth over. However, With debutant Jake Fraser-McGurk accompanying Prithvi Shaw, the LSG bowlers were teed apart by the former, summing up a 62-run powerplay. Right after, the introduction of Ravi Bishnoi ended Shaw’s stay for 22-ball 32. This resulted in a dry period for DC with just 13 runs coming off the next four overs. With 75/2 in ten overs, Rishabh Pant and Fraser-McGurk teed the opposition left, right, and center, extracting 61 runs from the ensuing four overs. After three sixes on the trot against Krunal Pandya and racing to a half-century on debut, the Melbourne Renegades opener holed out in the deep in the 15th over with Pant following him back to the hut in five balls space. The 77-run third wicket partnership reduced the equation to 22 required from 27 balls that Shai Hope and Tristan Stubbs convincingly overhauled with the latter finishing off with a six and eleven balls to spare.

Typical Pant

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— Vn (@HitmanVn) April 12, 2024

Good try

A typical Rishabh Pant moment. 😄 pic.twitter.com/jnQV1oAOvc

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 12, 2024

Streak ended

And the Streak has been Ended!



W W W W W W W W W W W W W L*



For 1st time, LSG Lost While Defending 160+ in IPL#LSGvsDC pic.twitter.com/d2UCy2m5bH

— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) April 12, 2024

Magnificent

Magnificent McGurk



What an outrageous knock that. Aesthetic, Class and Powerpacked.



Not a typical overhyped BBL player, Jake Fraser-McGurk is here to stay#LSGvsDC #DCvLSG #IPL2024 #IPLonJioCinema pic.twitter.com/2zpj0CHG4Y

— Deepak Kumar Panda (@Deepsdkp) April 12, 2024

No better view

A Lucknow Born, Delhi Supporter in #LSGvsDC

Come on @DelhiCapitals

No better view than this. pic.twitter.com/RLhVdRvGql

— Advitiya Awasthi (@aawasthilaw) April 12, 2024

Failed

First time in IPL History, LSG has failed to defend 160+ target😳#lsgvsdc pic.twitter.com/Ct7XwzYX20

— Cheeku (@chikuone8) April 12, 2024

Todays hero

Jake Fraser McGurk entering to dressing room after playing match winning knock for Delhi Capitals 💪💯💥#LSGvDC #LSGvsDC #McGurk pic.twitter.com/8sSvD5Rk6f

— Ashutosh Srivastava 🇮🇳 (@sri_ashutosh08) April 12, 2024

Second win

Second win for Delhi Capitals! Fantastic batting by Jake Fraser-McGurk and @RishabhPant17! #LSGvsDC #IPL2024

— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) April 12, 2024

For the first time

DELHI CAPITALS DEFEATED LSG IN A 160+ RUN CHASE FOR THE FIRST TIME...!!!#LSGvsDC #LSGvDC #RishabhPant #KLRahul #Lucknow #Delhi#MadhuDidwania#TATAIPL2024 #IPL #MSDhoni #ViratKohli #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/khwcrM5V7g

— Madhu Didwania (@MadhuDidwania) April 12, 2024

Winningb moment

Winning Moment for DC after a long time #LSGvsDC pic.twitter.com/BjeeASQ34Y

— Amitabh Thakur (@AmitabhThakur99) April 12, 2024