Australia’s Jack Fraser McGurk relied on a brilliant delivery from spinner Kuldeep Yadav to beat Lucknow Supergiants by six wickets at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday. Player Jack Fraser-McGurk announced a strike half-century on his IPL debut. Ayush Badoni (55 not out in 35 balls) smashed a quick unbeaten half-century after Kuldeep (3/20) roared with a wicket, Helped the Super Giants recover to a respectable 167/7. Fraser McGurk (55 off 35 balls) and skipper Rishabh Pant (41) combined for a 77-run stand to snatch the match from the hosts and ensure DC’s Second win of the season. (LSG vs DC Scorecard | IPL 2024 Points Table)
The 22-year-old Australian, who is known for his aggressive approach, took his first in the IPL with a long-on delivery from Yash Thakur at deep mid-wicket. One run. He then hit six more runs in the next over.
Prithvi Shaw (32) looked in fine form but Ravi Bishnoi came into the game and made an immediate impact, getting rid of the opener as DC fell to 63/2. The LSG bowlers were able to dominate the visitors for a time but Fraser McGurk also struggled to find boundaries.
But Pant lifted the ball over Bishnoi’s head and scored six consecutive runs to not only reach the IPL 3,000-run milestone but also get Delhi’s first boundary in the 11th over in 29 deliveries .
The dashing wicketkeeper-batsman showed signs of his old self, hitting some audacious shots, including a reverse tackle off Marcus Stoinis.
Pant’s powerful knock eased the pressure on Fraser McGurk, who smacked compatriot Stoinis for a six-point hat-trick that nearly pushed the score to one.
Earlier, Kuldeep, who returned to the team after missing three games due to a groin injury, took three wickets in his quota of four overs while conceding 20 runs without missing a single chance.
His victims included skipper KL Rahul (39), Marcus Stoinis (8) and dangerous Nicholas Pooran (0).
Khaleel Ahmed (2/41) opened the attack, with Ishant Sharma (1/36) and Mukesh Kumar (1 /41) also took wickets, leaving LSG in trouble with a score of 94/7.
But then Badoni took it upon himself to restore LSG’s innings. He smashed 5 boundaries and 6 boundaries and posted an unbeaten 73-run stand with Arshad Khan (20 off 16 balls).
Quinton de Kock (19), who chose to bat, started strongly with four boundaries but was dismissed by Khaleel with a leg-first wicket decision in the third over.
The misery continued for Devdutt Padikkal (3), who became Karel’s second victim of the day. The pacer pinned Padikkal at mid-on and leg-front for his fifth consecutive single-digit score.
Kahlil had a chance to score two but the pacers made it 0 off Stonis’ delivery on the next ball.
However, Rahul continued to collect boundaries at the other end to take his team to 57/2 in the powerplay.
But the introduction of Kuldeep in the eighth over triggered a batting collapse. The left-arm spinner first bowled a beautiful delivery, which Stoinis bowled with his hand and got the lead, flying straight to the backward point. Ishant.
He then confused the in-form Pooran, who looked clueless as the ball uprooted him.
The batting failure forced the home team to field Deepak Hooda (No. 10) as an impact substitute, but Kuldeep took the third wicket in eight balls to get rid of Rahul and completely weakened LSG. Hitting ability.
When the boundaries dried up, Delhi’s bowlers suffocated the LSG batsmen.
Ishant and Mukesh, who have also returned to Delhi’s XI after recovering from injuries, were joined by Hooda and Krunal Pandya (3) respectively.
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