Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals, 40th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Mukesh Kumar to Pant, out Bowled!! Chopped on! Mukesh Kumar finishes with a 4-fer! Pant switches his stance but Mukesh Kumar follows him with a full delivery around leg-stump. He tries to reverse hit it towards fine leg but misses. The ball deflects off his pads and deflects back onto the stumps. Pant b Mukesh Kumar 0(2)

Mukesh Kumar to Ayush Badoni, out Bowled!! Cleaned him up! A really good cameo from Ayush Badoni nonetheless. Badoni shuffles across his stumps to open up the leg-side. Mukesh Kumar keeps things simple - he bowls it full and fast and attacks the stumps. You miss, I hit stuff and Badoni misses. He tried to sweep it behind square on the leg-side but got beaten and the ball crashed into the off-stump. Ayush Badoni b Mukesh Kumar 36(21) [4s-6]

Mukesh Kumar to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, Ayush Badoni is playing with the field! A shortish delivery and it's the slower one but there's width on offer. Ayush Badoni slashes and slashes hard. It flies off the outer half of the bat over backward point. Three boundaries in a row

Mukesh Kumar to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries! A low full-toss outside off, Ayush Badoni goes deep in the crease and powers it over extra cover to get the desired result

Mukesh Kumar to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, good start to the over for LSG! 150 comes up for them! A length ball well outside off, Ayush Badoni lines it up, reaches out to it and hits it over extra cover for a boundary

Mitchell Starc to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, audacious from Ayush Badoni! Badoni switches his stance and Mitchell Starc delivers a low full-toss on leg-stump. He reverse hits it over short third to find the fence. Takes gut to play that shot to someone of the calibre of Starc

Chameera to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, well played! Another slower length ball wide outside off, Ayush Badoni shuffles across and smashes it over covers. Stubbs at sweeper cover hares across to his right and puts in a desperate dive but to no avail. Good effort from him though

Mukesh Kumar to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, nicely done! Pitched up ball shaping in on off, Ayush Badoni flicks it nicely through backward square leg. Bisects the two fielders at fine leg and deep square leg to perfection

Mukesh Kumar to Ayush Badoni, 1 run, dropped! On a length and width on offer, Ayush Badoni throws his bat at it and it flies uppishly towards sweeper cover. Stubbs runs in and gets low to settle himself. He gets both his hands to it but it doesn't stick. Stubbs would be disappointed with that, he has such great hands

Kuldeep Yadav to Miller, FOUR, Miller neends no sighters! A tossed up full ball around off, Miller kneels down on one knee and nails the sweep through mid-wicket to find the fence

Mukesh Kumar to Mitchell Marsh, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! DC have roared back into the contest! A searing yorker swinging in towards off, Mitchell Marsh opens his bat-face and tries to carve it behind square on the off-side but is late on it. He gets beaten and the ball crashes into the off-stump. What an over from Mukesh Kumar, two wickets and only 3 runs off the over! Mitchell Marsh b Mukesh Kumar 45(36) [4s-3 6s-1]

Mukesh Kumar to Abdul Samad, out Caught&Bowled!! Abdul Samad's struggles come to an end! He was promoted up the order but it didn't work for him & LSG. A skiddy back of a length ball on off, sticks a bit on the surface. He tries to flat-bat it down the ground but only manages to mistime it back towards the bowler. Mukesh Kumar is alert on his followthrough as he takes it nicely with both hands. Abdul Samad c and b Mukesh Kumar 2(8)

Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, full on the pads, swept hard to backward square leg

Mitchell Starc to Pooran, out Bowled!! Make that five in seven innings! Fine leg, deep backward square leg, deep midwicket and long-on in place. So, a short ball was expected. Pooran also sees that coming and shapes to pull. But Starc smartly rolled his fingers over the ball. So, Pooran gets deceived. Drags the ball onto his stumps via an inside edge. Starc roars in delight and punches the air. Big wicket! Pooran b Mitchell Starc 9(5) [4s-2]

Kuldeep Yadav to Pooran, FOUR, another sweep, another four! This time behind square. Drifting in on middle and leg, Pooran gets really low and brooms this leggie wide of short fine leg

Kuldeep Yadav to Pooran, FOUR, Pooran needs no sighters. 88.3kph, tossed up ball, full and wide of off, Pooran gets low and sweeps hard in front of square on the leg-side. He was seen practising the sweep shot a lot before the toss

Chameera to Markram, out Caught by Stubbs!! Holes out! Much-needed breakthrough for DC. 141.9kph, full and outside off, Markram bends his back leg and carves it over the covers. Does well to get under it and makes good contact. But it's the longer side of the boundary and he's hit it straight down Stubbs's throat at deep cover. Markram c Stubbs b Chameera 52(33) [4s-2 6s-3]

Mitchell Starc to Markram, 2 runs, four fifties in the last six innings for Markram! Gets into a good position, pulls this short ball along the ground to the left of deep square leg and straightaway calls for two. It's the longer side and Marsh is comfortably in as the throw comes to his end. Markram raises his bat...

Vipraj Nigam to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, 95.4kph, shortish ball down leg, Marsh gets down on one leg and sweeps hard backward of square on the leg-side

Vipraj Nigam to Markram, 1 run, Markram says 'oh no' as soon as he mishits. Short ball, Markram goes back to pull and top-edges. Goes a mile up in the air. Starc runs in from long-on and slides forward near the 30-yard circle but only manages to get fingertips on it. That will go down as a chance!

Vipraj Nigam to Markram, SIX, 91kph, quick and flat, not a half-tracker, Markram rocks back, clears his front leg and pummels it over deep midwicket for 95m six!

Axar to Markram, FOUR, 93.6kph, good shot! In-dart that's probably missing leg, Markram moves leg-side and manages to punch it superbly between Axar and Mitchell Marsh. Very straight and the ball has the legs to go to the fence

Chameera to Markram, 1 run, fifty up for LSG in the 6th over! Short of a good length ball, Markram pushes it towards wide mid-off

Chameera to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, first ball of IPL 2025 for Chameera and he's greeted with a maximum. In-angling length ball on leg, Marsh slightly bends his back leg and uses the bowler's pace and angle to swing it over deep square leg. Power plus timing!

Axar to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, in the air and wide of the fielder! Fuller ball outside off and that allows the batsman to free his arms. Marsh stays back, clears his front leg, bends his back leg and slaps it hard wide of extra cover. Porel leaps to his left but it's just wide of him

Mukesh Kumar to Markram, SIX, shot! Hits through the line and poses for the photographs does Markram! Fuller than a length, angling in on middle and leg, Markram gets forward and times the loft beautifully as he goes over straight long-on. Even Rahul shadow-practises the shot

Mukesh Kumar to Markram, FOUR, edged and four! Short of length outside off, Markram slashes hard for a cut, gets a thick outside edge that goes between short third man and backward point

Axar to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, misfield! 99.5kph, touch too full from Axar and Mitchell Marsh relies on timing as he drives through wide mid-off. Vipraj moves to his left from long-off and dives over the ball

Mitchell Starc to Markram, SIX, 138.7kph, dug in short by Starc. Markram goes after it with a pull and sends it over backward square leg for a 63m six. Short boundary that side!