Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL, 2024, Full Score Card

Done and dusted! Nails a pin-point yorker on the middle, Naveen-ul-Haq digs it out straight to the bowler. Excellent final over by Rasikh Dar with a brilliant execution that helps Delhi to win by 19 runs. With this win, Delhi take those crucial two points and end the league stage with 14 points on the 5th spot. Lucknow lose three on the bounce and things have gotten more complex for Lucknow with this defeat.

Deceives with another slower one, full in length and outside off, Naveen-ul-Haq goes for a wild swing and misses out totally on the connection.

What a brilliant piece of bowling from Rasikh! Slower one outside off, Naveen-ul-Haq goes for a reverse ramp shot but misses.

Yorker on the middle, Arshad Khan digs it out to long off for just a single.

Full toss outside off, Arshad Khan hits it to deep mid-wicket and scampers back for the second. A lazy throw from the deep by Gulbadin Naib and Pant is not happy with the effort.

Full toss outside the off stump. Arshad steps outside the crease and whacks it on the bounce to long off and denies a single.

Yorker outside off, Naveen works this one towards deep third and runs for a single. Arshad calls for the double and Naveen has to really hurry back to get home in time. The fielder throws it flat and nicely from the deep to the keeper's end. Naveen puts in a dive that saves him as the replay shows that he is well inside the popping crease when the wickets were broken.

Full and on off, Arshad Khan flicks it with wrists to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A huge confident appeal for LBW but the umpire is unmoved. Just around the leg stump line, on a fuller length, Arshad Khan looks to flick it away across the line but plays it over it and the ball wears on the front pad. The Ball Tracker shows that the ball is pitching outside leg. Delhi burn a review here and the on-field decision stays as it is.

Naveen-ul-Haq is the last man in.

OUT! RUN OUT! Knee-length full toss on the stump, he swivels and works it to deep mid-wicket and quickly calls for the double. Ravi Bishnoi obeys his partner and scampers back to complete the second at the non-striker's end. Jake Fraser-McGurk is quick on the ball and throws the ball at the bowling end and hits the bull's eye. The side-on replay confirms that Bishnoi is out of the crease on his dive.

In the air...lands safe! Slower one outside off, Ravi Bishnoi is early on the shot to swipe it across in the air. The ball slices off his willow and lands behind mid-wicket. Gulbadin Naib runs ahead from deep mid-wicket and collects the ball on a single bounce and keeps it to just a single.

Short in length, outside off, Arshad Khan picks it over the bowler's head with a flat bat and lands it just ahead of the sprinting long on fielder who collects the ball on a single bounce. Just one then.

Length delivery wide outside off, Arshad Khan waits for this pace-off delivery and hits it hard to long off and retains his strike with an easy single. This game is pretty much alive with Lucknow needing 29 runs off the last 12 balls remaining.

A brilliant piece of work in the deep, but a sensational work with the bat from Arshad Khan here as he gets to his 50 in a crucial game, and more importantly batting against the odds. Full and outside off, Arshad Khan again hits it downtown and gets the double. The long off fielder cuts the ball in time with a dive.

Wide yorker outside off, Arshad Khan squeezes it down in front of mid off and hurries back for the double. Pant is furious with the fielder there and rightly so.

The ball has taken a lot of beating and we will need a replacement. The umpires select one and we are good to continue.

SIX! OH MY WORD!  Rasikh Dar gets the yorker wrong again and ends up with another poor full toss on off, Arshad Khan picks it up and goes downtown straight over the bowler's head with a strong bottom hand for a biggie.

Low full toss on off, this is pushed to mid off for a quick single.

Wide yorker gone wrong, a low full toss outside off, Arshad Khan hits it to widish long off for one.

Ravi Bishnoi walks out to bat now.

OUT! TAKEN! A huge relief for Delhi and Khaleel! Khaleel Ahmed takes the pace off from the ball, slants it on off and keeps the length the same as the previous delivery, Yudhvir Singh is early on the shot, trying to play a huge lofted shot down the ground. Slices it off the willow and the ball flies straight to Shai Hope patrolling the long off boundary.

On the pads, on a good length, Arshad Khan doesn't connect and gets a ping on the front thigh pad to backward point for a leg bye.

FOUR! Into his 40s now Arshad! On off and short in length, Arshad Khan uses the pace of the ball, arches back and pierces the gap between backward point and short third for a boundary.

SIX! SHOT! Gets the yorker wrong and ends up bowling into the slot, Arshad Khan middles it and deposits it straight and flat down the ground for a maximum.

WIDE! Down the leg side, full in length, Arshad Khan misses to flick and the Umpire however, calls it Wide. Hang on, Delhi has gone upstairs to challenge the on-field decision for Wide. UltraEdge shows a flat line and Delhi burn a review here.

SIX! Into the crowd! He's playing a good cameo here! Short in length, on middle, Arshad Khan picks the length early and deposits it behind deep square leg for a biggie.

Neat toe-crushing yorker on the boots, Arshad Khan hits it to the boots and loses his balance and falls on the ground.

Strategic-Break! Arshad Khan and Yudhvir Singh are trying their best but it is still a tough ask for Lucknow and only something extraordinary can get them over the line. Delhi have a great chance to wrap things up early and improve their NRR to give them the best possible chance of qualification. Also, Khaleel Ahmed to bowl after the break.

Knee-length full toss outside off, Arshad Khan lofts it towards long off for a single to end the over. 60 runs needed off the last 24 deliveries.

Full in length, outside off, Arshad Khan swings and misses.

DROPPED! That was an absolute sitter shelled by Stubbs! Nice back-of-the-hand slower one, on a shortish length, Yudhvir Singh swipes it over square leg, and the ball carries flat towards Tristan Stubbs at deep square leg who drops it. One taken. A slice of luck for Yudhvir Singh.

Hard length, pace off, on middle, Yudhvir Singh flicks it away off the back foot towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

SIX! WHAT A SHOT! Bangs it short in length, on the stumps at the chest level, Yudhvir Singh picks it up and pulls it well over deep backward square leg for a maximum.

FOUR! Hammered away! Bowls it on a tight length, on the top of off, Yudhvir Singh executes an agricultural heave across the line, and gets it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Rasikh Dar is introduced for the first time into the attack.

Looped up, full and on middle, Yudhvir Singh chips it towards long on for one.

BEATEN! A googly now, full and on middle, turns away, Yudhvir Singh looks to play but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Yudhvir Singh is in at number 9.

OUT! STUMPED! Kuldeep Yadav strikes now! He drags his length back a bit and bowls it a little wide, turns away sharply, Krunal Pandya skips down the track to go over extra covers but misses and Rishabh Pant executes another simple stumping. Lucknow seven down now!

Tossed up, full and on middle, Arshad Khan tucks it through square leg for a run.

FOUR! Another one! Kuldeep Yadav fires this one full and down the leg side, Arshad Khan tries to sweep but gets a bottom edge as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

A low full toss, on middle, Krunal Pandya sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! HAMMERED! Ishant Sharma goes fuller and on off, in the slot as well, Arshad Khan gets into a good positon and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie.

Another bouncer now around off, angling away, Arshad Khan misses out on his pull again.

Ishant Sharma follows up the bouncer with a fine wide yorker, Arshad Khan fails to dig it out.

Ishant Sharma bangs in a good bouncer now, on off, Arshad Khan tries to pull it away but misses.

FOUR! Good shot! Back of a length and around off, Arshad Khan stands tall and swats it down the ground towards the long off fence for a boundary.

Short of a length and well outside off, slower too, Krunal Pandya slaps it through point for a single.

Ishant Sharma (3-0-23-3) is back.

Shortish and on off, Arshad Khan pats it back to the bowler.

Lopped up, full and around off, Arshad Khan tries to sweep it away but misses.

SIX! BANG! Arshad Khan goes big now! Flighted, full and around middle, Arshad Khan with a nice follow-through dispatches it over the long off fence for a biggie.

Quicker, short and on middle, Krunal Pandya nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! Much-needed boundary! Floated, full and on middle, Krunal Pandya drills it down the ground wide of long on, Shai Hope runs to his right but lets it through for four runs. Sloppy!

Short and around off, Arshad Khan punches it through covers for a single.

Overpitched and on off, Krunal Pandya drives it firmly but straight to extra covers.

Short and on middle, slower too, Krunal Pandya pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket, Gulbadin Naib runs to his right and dives to get a hand on it, parries it away but Tristan Stubbs is aware and backs up well to collect it. Two runs taken.

On a length but well outside off, Krunal Pandya leaves it alone. Wided.

Fuller and on middle, Arshad Khan knocks it towards mid off, there is a bit of a mix-up between the batters but they complete the run in the end.

A bouncer now, on off, Arshad Khan leaves it alone.

Oh..wow! How did that miss the stumps? Mukesh Kumar lands this on a hard length and on middle, nips back in viciously, Arshad Khan gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball just goes over the stumps, Rishabh Pant leaps up and gets a hand on it to stop it.

Arshad Khan is in at number 8.

OUT! ABSOLUTE SCREAMER! Mukesh Kumar gets the huge wicket of Nicholas Pooran. He lands this short of a length and outside off, Nicholas Pooran tries to reach it and slaps it aerially wide of extra covers, Axar Patel puts in a full-length dive to his right and gets his hands under the ball to take a fantastic catch. Nikky P goes back after an amazing knock and Lucknow are in deep trouble now.

Is that a clean catch? Axar Patel stationed at covers takes a stunning low catch diving to his right just a few centimeters above the grass. The replay confirms that his fingers are well underneath the ball. Pooran walks back.

Slows it up, full and on middle, turns away, Krunal Pandya steers it towards point.

Flatter, full and down the leg side, Nicholas Pooran looks to paddle it away but toe-ends it through mid-wicket for one.

Looped up, full and on leg, Nicholas Pooran tucks it through mid-wicket for a brace.

Flighted, full and on off, Krunal Pandya lofts it towards long off for a single.

Floated, full and on off, Krunal Pandya uses his feet but misses and gets hit on the pads as the ball goes nowhere.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Krunal Pandya knocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Oh, what a shot! Slants it across off on a hard length, Nicholas Pooran half-squats at it and slams it beating Axar Patel at covers and fetches another boundary. Halfway done into the chase, Lucknow is 97/5.

Takes the pace off from it, full and on off, Krunal Pandya steers it down to long on for one.

FOUR! Straight down the ground! Injects a full toss on the middle, Krunal Pandya stands tall and drives it behind the bowler, straight down the ground for a boundary.

WIDE! Over-the-head bumper, outside off, Krunal Pandya goes for an upper cut but misses. Wide given.

Over the wicket, slower one, slanting across off, on a length, Nicholas Pooran reaches out to it and hits it through cover-point for a single.

Pulls his length, and keeps it on the top of off, Krunal Pandya cuts it to the sweeper covers for a single.

Guns a yorker from around the wicket, right on the middle, Krunal Pandya is quick enough to jam his willow down in time.

Strategic-Break! Delhi are still much ahead in the game but Nicholas Pooran is standing in their way with some exceptional batting. The home team knows that if they get him out, the match is theirs and they can also try to bowl their opposition out early to help their NRR. Lucknow will hope that Pooran can stand there till the end and take them over the line but he will need support from the other end from Krunal Pandya. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us.

Sees the batter skipping down the track, Gulbadin Naib adjusts his line, lands it outside off, and shortens his length as well. Nicholas Pooran is early on the shot and inside edges it back to the keeper to end the over.

Yorker on pads, Krunal Pandya flicks it to deep backward square leg for a single and gets off the mark.

Back of a length, outside off, Nicholas Pooran drags it to long on for one.

FOUR! 50 for Pooran in no time and he is batting on a completely different track as compared to other Lucknow batters! Errs in line and sprays a length ball on the pads, Nicholas Pooran flicks it through deep fine for a boundary.

FOUR! Pulled away! Lands it short and on off, Nicholas Pooran detects the length early, gets in position and transfers the weight on the back foot before pulling it nicely through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Loopy slower ball on the leg stump, Nicholas Pooran flicks it to forward square leg for a brace.

Spins away a bit from off on a fullish length, Nicholas Pooran plays it off the inside edge that trickles towards long on and runs a single.

Full and on off, Krunal Pandya knocks it straight towards long on for a single.

Angles on the pads, on a fuller length, Krunal Pandya misses the flick and wears it on the thigh pad.

Krunal Pandya comes out to the middle now.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! STUBBS CAN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG! Nice and full, just on off, dropped right underneath the bat, Ayush Badoni gets on the front foot but doesn't get the desired power and distance on the loft shot and slices it up in the air. The ball flies straight towards Gulbadin Naib at long off who takes a sharp catch just before the boundary ropes. Lucknow lose half of its side now and they are further going down the drain as Badoni walks out.

Across off on a fuller length, Ayush Badoni gets it off the cue-end of the blade in an attempt to slog it over the leg side.

Around the wicket, slower and on the middle, Ayush Badoni tucks it through mid-wicket for a brace.

Length ball, at the stumps, Nicholas Pooran defends it solidly to end the over. 10 runs from Kuldeep's first over.

On a length, just outside off, Nicholas Pooran hangs back and drops it to deep square leg for a couple of more runs.

SIX! Audacious! Kuldeep drops it full and on the middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran employs the switch-hit well and over deep extra cover for a maximum.

Slower through the air, on the middle and full, Nicholas Pooran is early on the sweep shot and gets it off the inner half of the willow towards short fine.

Flatter trajectory on the middle, Ayush Badoni tucks it through the leg side for one.

Over the wicket, right ahead of the stumps on the full, Nicholas Pooran sweeps it along the carpet towards deep backward square leg for a single.

Hard length again, on the top of the off, Ayush Badoni tucks it with soft hands towards mid-wicket to ed the over. End of the mandatory Powerplay and Lucknow is 59/4.

Hits the deck hard on off, Ayush Badoni walks down a couple of steps and gets squared up. The ball brushes off his thigh pad and rolls straight to short third.

Cannoned right on the boots on the full, Nicholas Pooran flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! He is just dealing in boundaries and sixes at the moment! Angling into the batter from the middle, full in length, Nicholas Pooran flicks it off the inside half of the bat and purposely finds the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

Around the wicket now, on a length, shade outside off, Nicholas Pooran chops it off to point.

SIX! There she goes! Over the wicket, right into the hitting range of Pooran, Nicholas Pooran clears the front foot and makes some room, and picks the bones out of it and deposits over the fence behind deep mid-wicket for a maximum. 50 up for Lucknow.

Mukesh Kumar is introduced into the attack now.

Pitched up, on middle, shaping away, Ayush Badoni blocks it towards short covers. Another successful over from the veteran Ishant Sharma.

Slower, length again and around off, Ayush Badoni steers it towards point where the fielder fumbles and allows the second run.

On a length and on off, Nicholas Pooran dabs it towards point for a run.

Ishant Sharma bangs in a fiery bouncer now, on middle, Nicholas Pooran looks to hook it away but misses.

Fuller and on middle, Ayush Badoni knocks it wide of mid off for a single.

Ayush Badoni is in at number 6 for Lucknow. Will he and Pooran bail the tourists out from this deep trouble? Let's find out...

OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! Ishant Sharma is on fire here! His third in his third over and Deepak Hooda goes back for a duck now. This is pitched up, on middle, angling in a bit, Deepak Hooda tries to work it to the leg side but misses the ball completely and gets hit on his pads right in front of the stumps. There is a huge shout and up goes the finger. Hooda starts walking back but Pooran says to take the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking indicates three reds here. Lucknow four down now!

SIX! My word, Nikky P is showing some intent here! Flighted, full and around middle again, Nicholas Pooran does not get all of it, the ball goes off the top edge but still flies over the deep mid-wicket fence for another maximum.

FOUR! Streaky but Lucknow won't mind that! This one is quicker, full and on middle, Nicholas Pooran tries to heave it across the line but gets an inside edge as the ball races through square leg or four more runs.

Clever bowling! Axar Patel slows it up, full and on off, angling away, Nicholas Pooran goes for the slog again but misses this time as the ball just zips past the stump. Very close!

SIX! BANG! Nicholas Pooran goes big now! Tossed up, full and on middle, Nicholas Pooran goes down on one knee and nails his slog-sweep way over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Nicholas Pooran gets off the mark in fine fashion! Axar Patel drags his length back and around middle, Nicholas Pooran picks up the length early and swipes it towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Nicholas Pooran is in at number 5.

OUT! STUMPED! Axar Patel strikes straightaway! Delhi is well and truly on top now. He starts with a floated delivery, full and on off, and turns away a bit, Marcus Stoinis tries to attack and skips down the track to go for the big one, but the spin takes it past the outside edge and Rishabh Pant behind the stumps does the rest. The umpire wants to check whether the collection is clear or not and the replay shows that it is fine. Lucknow is in huge trouble now!

Is that stumped? The side-on replay shows that Rishabh Pant has collected the ball fairly behind the wickets and Marcus Stoinis is well outside the popping crease. OUT loads up on the giant screen.

Hits the hard length and around off, shaping away, Deepak Hooda slashes hard at it but misses it completely.

Early introduction of spin from Delhi as Axar Patel replaces Khaleel Ahmed.

Deepak Hooda is in at number 4.

OUT! TAKEN! Ishant Sharma has his second now! He cleverly rolls his fingers and takes the pace off, full and on middle, Quinton de Kock tries to go over mid on but fails to get under it and hits it much flatter, Mukesh Kumar there times his jump to perfection and takes another good catch. Lucknow lose both their openers now!

Full again and on the pads, Marcus Stoinis works it through square leg for a run.

Touch fuller, on leg, Quinton de Kock turns it to the leg side for a single.

DROPPED AND FOUR! A tough chance though! Back of a length and around leg, Quinton de Kock hooks it hard wide of short fine leg, Khaleel Ahmed sticks out his left hand but the ball hits his hand before he could even realise and deflects away for a boundary.

FOUR! Nicely played! Ishant Sharma pulls his length back a bit, angling into leg, Quinton de Kock backs away early and heaves it towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Goes fuller but down the leg side again, Quinton de Kock tries to swipe it away but misses. Wided again!

Ishant Sharma loses is line and bowls this on a good length but way, way down the leg side, Quinton de Kock leaves it alone, Rishabh Pant behind the stumps dives to his right to stop it well.

Touch fuller, on off, Marcus Stoinis pushes it to short covers.

FOUR! Hulk gets up and running now! Khaleel Ahmed lands this back of a length and around off again, Marcus Stoinis this time stays back and swats it over and wide of mid off for a boundary.

Khaleel Ahmed pulls his length back a bit this time, on the sixth stump line, angling away, Marcus Stoinis decides to leave it alone.

Very full and around off, Marcus Stoinis drives it firmly but straight to short covers.

On a length and on leg, Quinton de Kock pats it to the leg side for a single.

Khaleel Ahmed begins with a full delivery, on middle, Quinton de Kock drills it straight to mid on.

Khaleel Ahmed to operate from the other end for Delhi.

Fullish and on off, shaping in, Marcus Stoinis nudges it towards short mid-wicket.

Marcus Stoinis walks in at number 3.

OUT! TAKEN! Ishant Sharma draws first blood! A huge blow for Lucknow as they lose their skipper early. This one is a slower one, full and around off, shapes away with some lateral movement, KL Rahul gets deceived by it and over-commits on the shot, goes through his lofted shot a bit early, mistimes it high in the air behind cover-point, Mukesh Kumar runs backward, keeps his eyes on it, fumbles on his first attempt but manages to hold on to it on the second one. Delhi gets a much-needed early breakthrough! A good set-up from Ishant Sharma as he first bowled into the batter and swings this one away to deceive KL Rahul.

Ishant Sharma lands this on a good length, on middle, shaping away, Quinton de Kock guides it towards point for another run.

On a length and on middle, KL Rahul drives it a bit uppishly but safely towards mid on for a run.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Ishant Sharma goes full again, angling into leg, KL Rahul glances it nicely off his pads towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Quinton de Kock and Lucknow are underway straightaway! Ishant Sharma starts with a full delivery, on off, Quinton de Kock taps it in front of covers for a quick single.

A couple of runs to end the innings then! Yudhvir Singh takes pace off again and lands this back of a length, well outside off, Tristan Stubbs moves across and slashes at it but chops it down wide of short third man, the fielder dives to his right and parries it away as the batters get the time to complete the second run. Delhi finishes on 208/4!

Full again and outside off, Axar Patel slices it wide of long off for just one.

FOUR! SMASHED! Pitched up and around middle, Axar Patel backs away a bit and thrashes it past the bowler and wide of long off for a boundary.

DROPPED AGAIN! It is Ravi Bishnoi again, would you believe it? Another slower one, full and on middle, Axar Patel mistimes his slog this time, and the ball goes miles in the air towards deep mid-wicket, Ravi Bishnoi tries to get under it but in the end he does not even get a hand to it. Two runs taken,

Yudhvir Singh bangs in a slower bouncer now, on off, Axar Patel tries to ramp it away but misses. The umpire does not signal anything but Axar takes the review for a wide. After a few replays, the umpire deems that it is a fair delivery.

DROPPED! A tough chance but should have been taken! Slower one, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs goes for the slog but mistimes it in the air towards extra covers Ravi Bishnoi tries to settle under it but spills it out as the ball goes away. The batters take three here.

Yudhvir Singh (1-0-16-0) to wrap up first innings with the last over.

Overpitched and outside off, Tristan Stubbs squeezes it through point for one.

SIX! FIFTY FOR STUBBS! An absolutely smashing knock from him and he will look to finish on a high now. Naveen-ul-Haq serves another slower one, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs reads it early, presents the full face of the bat and dispatches it way over the long off fence for another maximum.

Touch fuller and around off, Tristan Stubbs drives it on the up firmly through covers, Marcus Stoinis covers a lot of ground to his right and dives to make a fine stop. Two more runs added to the total.

SIX! MASSIVE! That is absolutely humongous! Naveen-ul-Haq bangs this short again and on middle, slower too, Tristan Stubbs is expecting that length and waits for it on his back foot, launches it high and handsomely over the long on fence for a biggie. That almost went out of the stadium!

FOUR! Top shot! Naveen-ul-Haq lands this short of a length and around middle, Tristan Stubbs backs away a bit, gets on top of the bounce and clubs it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

On a length and angling into leg, Tristan Stubbs tucks it with soft hands through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.

Naveen-ul-Haq (3-0-30-2) to bowl the penultimate over. Also, Mohsin Khan has been subbed out and Ayush Badoni is swapped in his place by Lucknow.

FOUR! Gets it through! Mohsin Khan lands this back of a length and outside off, off-pace again, Axar Patel uses his feet, reaches out for it and slaps it through extra covers for a boundary.

Brilliant stuff! Mohsin Khan nails the yorker this time, on middle, angling in, Axar Patel only manages to dig it out on the pitch.

Mohsin Khan bangs this into the pitch, on middle, no pace again, Tristan Stubbs forces it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

SIX! Just gets enough! Mohsin Khan serves this full and outside off, slower once more, Tristan Stubbs goes for the slog but does not get from the middle, slices it a bit but generates enough power for it to go over the long off fence for a biggie.

Slower again, short and on middle, Axar Patel pats it to the leg side for a single.

Oh..so close! Back of a length and on middle, rolls his fingers again, Axar Patel goes through his pull way early and misses, the ball hits his ribcage and rolls towards the stumps but Axar is aware and stops it with his bat.

Another slower delivery, on a length and on middle, Tristan Stubbs nudges it through mid-wicket for a brace. Despite going for a boundary on the first ball, this has been a good over from Naveen-ul-Haq. Just 9 runs and the big wicket of Rishabh Pant from it!

Naveen-ul-Haq takes al the pace off again, short and outside off, Axar Patel steers it down to third man for one.

Short again and on middle, slower too, Tristan Stubbs pulls it through mid-wicket for a run.

Back of a length and outside off, Axar Patel cuts it towards deep point for a single.

Axar Patel is in at number 6.

OUT! TAKEN! Naveen-ul-Haq with the perfect response! The dangerous Rishabh Pant goes back to the hut now. This is a slower one, full and outside off again, Rishabh Pant tries to slog it away but loses his bottom hand once again, gets it from the toe-end of the bat as the ball goes high in the air towards long on where Deepak Hooda settles under it and pouches it safely. Pant is disappointed but he has played his part for his team.

FOUR! How has he done that? Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a good wide yorker, outside off, Rishabh Pant throws his bat at it, quite literally, loses it once again but still manages to squeeze it away from third man for a boundary.

Naveen-ul-Haq (2-0-21-1) is back into the attack.

FOUR! Clever, really clever! Pitched up and o off again, Tristan Stubbs changes his stance, gets into a great position and executes the reverse scoop to perfection over short third man for four more runs. 18 runs off the over and Delhi needed this to gain back the momentum.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Full again from Arshad Khan and just around off, Tristan Stubbs gets underneath the ball nicely and lofts it wide of long off for a boundary. 150 up for Delhi!

Good comeback from the bowler! He nails the wide yorker ths time, outside off, Tristan Stubbs has a wild swing at it but fails to connect.

Goes fuller but way outside off, Tristan Stubbs leaves it alone. Wided. Arshad Khan under a bit of pressure now.

SIX! Up, up and away! Tristan Stubbs finally joins the party here. Arshad Khan lands this one on a good length and on off, Tristan Stubbs clears his front leg away and thumps it over the long on fence for a biggie.

Good work in the deep! Short of a length and around leg, Rishabh Pant helps it on its away towards fine leg, Mohsin Khan does well to judge the bounce and stop it. Just one run.

Back of a length and on middle, Rishabh Pant steps across but mistimes his heave towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Good running!

On a hard length, outside off, Tristan Stubbs backs away from the line of the ball.

Fuller in length, outside off, Rishabh Pant tries to hit it too hard across the line but he loses the grip off the bat, and the willow flies towards the leg side. The ball takes the leading outside edge and lands just ahead to the right of chasing deep third fielder for a single.

On the good length, slower outside off, Rishabh Pant punches it straight to covers.

Keeps the line on the leg stump and shortens his length, Tristan Stubbs moves to his left and pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Width on offer, good length, wide of off, Rishabh Pant stands tall and slashes it over the cover-point for a single.

Short and slower on the leg stump line, Tristan Stubbs hops on the back foot and nudges it to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.

Strategic-Break! Lucknow have pulled things back a bit in the last few overs with the help of their spinners. However, they know that they need to break this partnership as quickly as possible to put pressure on the home side. Delhi will still believe that they can post a massive total as skipper Rishabh Pant has just started to get going while Tristan Stubbs is setting himself up to go big in the death overs. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us with both teams trying to outthink the other. Also, Mohsin Khan to bowl after the break.

Changes the pace and drops it just outside off, on a good length, Rishabh Pant attempts to play the cut shot but misses.

Around the wicket, short and on off, Tristan Stubbs knocks it towards long off for a single.

Pushed full in length, just under the bat, and on the stumps, Rishabh Pant whips it towards long on for a single.

FOUR! Two in two for Pant! Short and wide of off, Rishabh Pant gets the desired width and length, cuts it and bisects the point and cover gap for a boundary.

FOUR! Powerful and effective! Drops it short, turning in from middle, Rishabh Pant reads the length well, gets in position and heaves it half-squatting at it, and gets it through deep mid-wicket for a cracking four.

Drifting in on the pads on a length, Tristan Stubbs works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Krunal Pandya replaces Naveen-ul-Haq.

Short and quick outside off, Rishabh Pant goes to cut it away but misses. An excellent spell of bowling from Ravi Bishnoi as he completes his quota of four overs, conceding just 26 runs with an important wicket of Shai Hope.

FOUR! A crucial boundary for Delhi! Short and wide of off, Rishabh Pant transfers the weight on the back foot and punches it through the mid off and cover gap for a boundary. The long off fielder puts in a dive to cut the ball before the ropes but fails to do so.

Flatter trajectory outside off and short in length, Rishabh Pant rushes to the back foot and cuts it straight to point.

On off and full, Tristan Stubbs gets on the front foot and knocks it straight to long off for a single.

Pushed fuller and outside off, Rishabh Pant slices it over covers for a single in the deep.

Quicker and flatter, turning back in from off, Rishabh Pant gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Angling on off, shade full in length, Tristan Stubbs prods and defends the ball straight to covers to end the over. The runs have dried up since a last few overs. Another successful over for Lucknow. Just 4 runs and a crucial wicket from this one.

Short and on the shoulder level on middle, Rishabh Pant pulls it but loses the balance and falls on the pitch. The ball rolls towards deep fine for a single.

Short, slow in pace, nipping back in on off, Tristan Stubbs waits the ball to come at him, and hops before pulling it with a flat-bat towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short and angling on the top of the middle, Rishabh Pant pulls it off the back foot towards deep backward square leg for a single.

Over the wicket, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs drives it presenting a full face of the bat towards widish mid off and fetches a quick single to get off the mark.

It looks like the ball has lost a bit of shape and the umpires are looking for a replacement. They have found it and we are good to continue now. Also, Tristan Stubbs is the next batter in.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! What an absolute stunner from Pooran in the deep! Naveen-ul-Haq takes the pace off and lands it on the good length, in front of the stumps, Abishek Porel doesn't quite get the right timing on it and pulls it from the bottom end over mid-wicket. The ball flies straight towards deep mid-wicket where Nicholas Pooran initially runs forward but judges the ball in time and moves back, and to his right, takes a reverse-cup over his head, just near the border of the boundary ropes but sort of loses his balance in the process and the momentum. He tosses the ball up and moves forward, completes the catch. Abishek Porel departs after a fantastic inning of 58 runs.

Lands it full and on the middle, Abishek Porel gets on the front foot and spanks the ball straight down to Ravi Bishnoi who gets a hand on it and deflects it in front of long on. A single taken to end the over. Another superb over from Bishnoi, just 5 runs from it.

Pushed through quicker and short, wide of off, Abishek Porel goes for the cut shot again but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Drifts it well outside off, on a slightly fullish length, Abishek Porel misses out to cut.

Slider, outside off, short in length, Abishek Porel rocks back and cuts it past point for a couple of runs in the deep.

Full and pitching on the middle, Rishabh Pant steers it towards deep square leg for a single.

Pushed through quick and flat, on off, Abishek Porel cuts it towards short third for a quick single.

Another short delivery, on off, Abishek Porel stabs it towards sweeper covers for one.

Quicker, short and around off, turns away a bit, Abishek Porel tries to cut but misses.

Short again and on off, Rishabh Pant punches it through covers for another run.

FOUR! Good shot! Deepak Hooda drags this short again and on middle, Rishabh Pant rocks back and pulls it away wide of deep square leg for a boundary.

Floated, short and angling down the leg side, Rishabh Pant goes down to swipe it away but misses. Wided.

Tossed up, full and on leg, Abishek Porel works it towads deep mid-wicket for a run.

Deepak Hooda sees the batter advance and fires this down the leg side, Rishabh Pant adjusts well and tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Lucknow introduces the third spinner. Deepak Hooda replaces Krunal Pandya.

Quicker one, short again and outside off, Abishek Porel misses his cut this time.

Short and outside off, Abishek Porel cuts it wide of deep point for a brace.

Floated, full and on off, Rishabh Pant lobs it towards long off for a single.

The Delhi skipper, Rishabh Pant strides out to the middle at number 4.

OUT! TAKEN ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT! Ravi Bishnoi gets the breakthrough here! He pushes it through quicker, short and outside off, Shai Hope goes inside out to go over extra covers but hits it hard and flat towards the fielder, KL Rahul fails to grab it on the first try, the ball loops up to his left, Rahul keeps his eyes on it, dives and completes the catch brilliantly. Lucknow needed this wicket. Hope goes back after a decent knock!

Quicker, short and on middle, Shai Hope moves back to pull it away but misses, Quinton de Kock does well to get something behind it to stop it.

SIX! BOOM! Lovely shot! Flatter, full and on middle, Shai Hope clears his front leg away and smacks it flat and hard over the wide long on fence for a biggie.

Shortish and on middle, Abishek Porel only manages to pat it back to the bowler.

Quicker, full and on middle, Shai Hope works it off the inside half of the bat through square leg for one.

Darts this one full and on the pads, Shai Hope glances it to short fine leg.

Shorter in length and on middle, Shai Hope nudges it through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run quite comfortably.

Flatter, full and down the leg side, Shai Hope tries to flick but misses, Quinton de Kock once again collects and breaks the stumps. It is called a wide but the umpires send it upstairs to check for the stumping. The replay clearly shows that Hope has his foot grounded when the bails were taken off.

FIFTY FOR POREL! A fine knock from the youngster and Delhi needed someone to step up in this game. Tossed up, full and on middle, Abishek Porel tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Nice shot! Krunal Pandya starts with a short delivery, outside off, Abishek Porel stays back, gets on top of it and cuts it away nicely through point for a boundary.

Spin in tandem now. Krunal Pandya comes into the attack and replaces Naveen-ul-Haq.

Short again and on middle, Abishek Porel punches it towards long on for one.

Nicely bowled! Ravi Bishnoi serves another googly, full and on off, turns away, Abishek Porel looks to drive it away but misses, Quinton de Kock collects and breaks the stumps in a flash. The umpire sends it upstairs to check for the stumping. The replay shows that for a moment Porel's foot was outside but he got back in time.

Tossed up, full and on off, Shai Hope lofts it on the bounce to long off for one.

Goes short and outside off, Shai Hope cuts it away wide of deep point, Krunal Pandya runs to his right and dives to stop it well. Two runs taken.

A googly now, full and on middle, turns away a bit, Abishek Porel stays back to play but gets an outside edge along the ground towards point, Nicholas Pooran there fumbles a bit and allows the run.

Ravi Bishnoi begins with a flatter delivery, full and outside off, Shai Hope drills it through point for a single.

Strategic Break! Well, Delhi is right on the top as Abishek Porel and Shai Hope haven't let the pressure of an early blow creep in. Both the batters counterpunched ruthlessly and took on the pacers, attacking every poor delivery thrown at them. The two would be aiming to further zoom up the scoring rate and dominate the mid-overs. On the other hand, Lucknow after an early breakthrough in the form of Jake Fraser-McGurk, has let the momentum slip. They would be eyeing to get a couple of wickets and stem the flow of runs now. Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack now.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Naveen-ul-Haq serves a full toss on the pads, Abishek Porel flicks it away well past short fine leg for a boundary now. 17 runs off the over. Delhi are 73/1 at the end of the Powerplay!

Back of a length and on middle, slower again, Abishek Porel tries to heave it away but toe-ends it down the pitch.

SIX! BANG! He connects this time alright! Naveen-ul-Haq goes pace on this time, bangs this into the pitch and on leg, Abishek Porel swivels nicely and hooks it way over the fine leg fence for another biggie.

Halt! Once again the physio has been summoned for a mandatory concussion check as Abishek Porel got struck on the forearm. Gets the requisite treatment and is ready to continue.

Another slower bouncer around leg, Abishek Porel tries to hook it away but misses as it hits his forearm and rolls to the off side. That will sting a bit!

Gets it right this time! Naveen-ul-Haq bangs in a good bouncer, takes pace off as well, Abishek Porel goes through his pull way early and misses.

On a length but down the leg side again, Abishek Porel misses his flick. Wided.

SIX! Welcome to the game, Naveen-ul-Haq! He errs in his line and starts with a short delivery way down the leg side, Abishek Porel just helps it away with on hand as the ball flies over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

Four dots in a row! A bit of a tease from the bowler! Short again, pace off, on the stumps Shai Hope again fails to connect the ball. A comparatively good over for Lucknow, just 5 from it.

Another change of pace, on a shortish length, on the top of the stumps, Shai Hope looks to pull but the ball flicks off his helmet and carries to the keeper. KL Rahul is interested and queries to the keeper whether it has come off the bat. But eventually aborts to take the review.

Sees the batter shuffling to the leg side, Mohsin Khan angles it on the leg stump line, on a shorter length with an extra bit of bounce, Shai Hope again misses to pull it away.

Short and nipping sharply away from off, Shai Hope goes for a pull shot but misses out on the connection.

FOUR! Streaky but will do! Outside off on a length, Shai Hope throws the kitchen-sink at it and gets the thickish leading edge that flies over the short third fielder for a boundary.

Full and outside off, Abishek Porel drives it to widish mid off and fetches a quick single.

Takes the pace off from the leather, short and on off, Shai Hope waits and pulls it through square leg for a couple of runs to end the over. 50 up for Delhi in no time. A good start for the hosts after an early blow.

SIX! Mayhem, absolute mayhem! Persists on the hard length again, on the top of the off and middle, Shai Hope picks it up over long on for half a dozen. He made this shot look so easy.

FOUR! Runs are flowing at the moment! Marginally short than the previous delivery, on the stumps, Shai Hope lofts it over the cover again for another boundary.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Touch on a good length, at the stumps, Shai Hope stays leg side of the ball, and drives it on the up through the inner circle for a boundary at deep extra covers.

Hits the deck hard, on the top of the middle, Shai Hope is deep in the crease and punches it straight to covers.

Bangs it short and wide of off, Shai Hope throws his bat at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

FOUR! Porel is in no mood to stop! Gee, that's a glorious drive! Overpitched from Arshad Khan, outside off, Abishek Porel gets the desired width and length, gets his front foot ahead and drives it crisply through cover-point for a boundary to end the over. 21 runs off this.

Shade full again, at the stumps, Shai Hope prods ahead and knocks it down the ground for a single.

Fuller and angling away from the middle, Abishek Porel watches it closely and drives it to mid off on the front foot for a single.

WIDE! Good bumper but over the batter's head. Abishek Porel sits underneath it and gets out of the way by dropping his bat down. Wided.

SIX! Porel and Delhi are up and running now! Bangs it into the pitch, on off, Abishek Porel lifts his front leg in the air before pulling it well over deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum.

FOUR! Oh, this is punished! Slightly outside off, on a hard length, Abishek Porel reads the length early, skips down the track and slaps it through the cover-point gap for a cracking boundary.

FOUR! Not exactly where he intended to hit but he will take it! Angles it on the pads, on a length, Abishek Porel is a bit late on the shot and the bat twists in his hands as well. It flies up over the inner ring and lands in the vacant deep mid-wicket region before breaching the fence.

On the middle and on a length, Shai Hope pushes it back to the bowler. Another one with an extra bit of bounce.

Extra bounce on that one as this is on a hard length, just around off, Abishek Porel arches back and pats it towards deep backward point for an easy single.

SIX! First maximum of the game! Nice shot! Mohsin Khan bangs it short and outside off, Abishek Porel moves to the off stump, climbs up on the bounce and cuts it aerially over deep backward point for a maximum.

Angles it across off on a fuller length, Shai Hope goes for a drive but slices it towards deep backward point for a single.

A bit more fuller, straight on the pads, Shai Hope doesn't connect his flick and the ball pings his front pad and rolls to the leg side.

Starts off from over the wicket, lands it on a hard length, on middle and leg, Shai Hope hops back and pushes it back to Mohsin Khan.

Mohsin Khan to share the attack.

Swing and a miss! Gets a good shape away from the left-hander, on a fuller length, outside off, Abishek Porel plants his front foot ahead and goes for an expansive drive but gets beaten on the outside edge. 6 from the first over including three wides.

On the back of a length shaping away outside off, Abishek Porel taps it to point off the back foot.

Full in length, swinging in a bit, around off, Shai Hope drives it down to mid off for a single.

WIDE! Angling down the leg side on a fuller length, Shai Hope misses to flick and the Umpire doesn't give it a Wide. Hope straightaway challenges the decision and opts for a review. UltraEdge shows there's no bat involved and the ball hasn't brushed off the pads either. A good review from Shai Hope. The on-field decision is overturned and a Wide is given.

Back of a length, shaping in from middle, Shai Hope flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace and gets off the mark. First runs off the bat for Delhi.

Shai Hope walks out to bat number 3,

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A rare failure for Jake Fraser-McGurk and Lucknow players are delighted! Arshad Khan bowls this one on a hard length, with minimal inward movement on the top of the stumps, Jake Fraser-McGurk clears the front leg again and goes for a biggie over the leg side with a flat-bat but doesn't time it well, and hits it off the top half of the bat straight up in the air and into the hands of Naveen-ul-Haq at long on.

Nice comeback! Bowls it closer to the body and gets the ball to shape in a bit on the top of the middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk clears his front leg for a big heave but misses.

WIDE! Oops! He will have to reload that one again! Down leg again, swinging further away. Wided.

WIDE! Starts off spraying it down leg, on a length, Jake Fraser-McGurk misses out to flick and the ball, with a good carry, flies back to Quinton de Kock who grabs it over the chest level.

The bell has been rung at the Arun Jaitley Stadium! We can see the two umpires walk out to the middle followed by the Lucknow players who spread out to take their respective field positions. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel are the two openers for Delhi. Arshad Khan has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

Rishabh Pant, the captain of Delhi says that they would have batted first anyways. Adds that they will look to score as much as possible and give a big target to the away team. Tells that in the last game, if they didn't lose that many wickets they would have chased the target but it is difficult to judge from the outside. Mentions that the fielding has been a concern throughout the season and dropping that many catches can cost any game. Praises Jake Fraser-McGurk and says that his fearless attitude has impressed him and as a captain, you want that in this format. Informs they have made a couple of changes as he himself comes back in and Gulbadin Naib replaces David Warner.

KL Rahul, the skipper of Lucknow wins the toss and elects to bowl first. He says it's how their team is placed and feels that bowling first has helped their team. Adds that they have experienced batters in the side and says they need to win both their remaining games. Says they have made some mistakes in the past few games, and it's just that they need to be brave enough with the bat and ball. Adds it's about coming out and figuring out what's the best for the team. Further adds that as a bowling unit, you need to stick to good lines and lengths and be brave in trying out variations. Informs Yudhvir Singh and Arshad Khan come into the side.

Impact Players for Delhi - Ishant Sharma, Kumar Kushagra, Pravin Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Swastik Chikara.

Delhi (Playing XI) - Abishek Porel, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (C/WK) (In place of Kumar Kushagra)​​​​​, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Gulbadin Naib (In place of David Warner), Rasikh Dar, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed.

Impact Players for Lucknow - Ayush Badoni, Devdutt Padikkal, Prerak Mankad, M. Siddharth, Krishnappa Gowtham.

Lucknow (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Arshad Khan (In place of Yash Thakur), Yudhvir Singh (In place of Krishnappa Gowtham), Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan (In place of Ayush Badoni).

TOSS - The coin lands in favour of KL Rahul and Lucknow have elected to BOWL first.

PITCH REPORT - Graeme Swann and Murali Kartik are at the 22 yards. Swann initiates by mentioning the dimensions that it is 60 meters and 66 meters respectively on both the squares and 70 meters downtown. States there's a gentle breeze around as well. Says that Pitch number 6 is being used for this clash and it has been a high-scoring track. Kartik joins him and adds there's a bit of sheen and the captain who wins the toss would like to bat first as he reckons batting first has proven to be beneficial here. Swann wraps up by saying the average score on this track has been around 250 which is insane and a lot of runs will be scored here as well.

Lucknow had a solid tournament overall, staying in the top 4 for the most part. However, they've hit a rough patch lately with a couple of significant losses in their recent games, which has definitely dented their NRR. Losing by 10 wickets against Hyderabad and a 98-run margin defeat against Kolkata previously, Lucknow will be eager to bounce back, especially with a couple of games left where they could potentially reach 16 points. However, it's all going to come down to a lot of permutations and combinations, with their focus solely on winning the remaining games and improving their NRR, and also hoping for the other teams to lose. It's a challenging uphill task for the tourists. Will KL Rahul and Co. do the trick or will Delhi execute the double over the visitors? Stay tuned as the toss and the team updates are up next in a few moments.

The hosts, Delhi, had a scratchy initiation to this edition but they did cover up midway through with crucial wins. They slipped in their previous match against Bengaluru and also missed the services of their full-time skipper Rishabh Pant due to a one-match ban. But now, he is available for selection. Jake Fraser-McGurk has been a standout, with his ability to go bonkers from the get-go and inflate the run rate massively, but finding a reliable opening partner for him has been a challenge. The middle order needs to step up their batting game as well. Axar Patel though, has proved to be a valuable all-rounder, especially with his recent batting performances. Kuldeep Yadav's bowling is key too and holds a pivotal role for the side. However, the maximum Delhi can reach is 14 points and then they will have to depend on the other teams for their berth in the Playoffs.

Greetings and a warm welcome to our coverage of Match 64 in the Indian T20 League. We're now into the final stretch of the tournament, with just one team secured for the Playoffs. It's a tight race, with five teams battling it out for the remaining three spots. It's Delhi taking on Lucknow at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Although, these teams will have to do a lot of math and ultimately, the NRR will play a huge role in the end. 

... MATCH DAY ...

With six teams still vying for a coveted spot in the playoffs, the Indian T20 League's final stage of group matches has reached its apex, igniting unparalleled excitement and anticipation. Following a swift turnaround from their previous encounter, Delhi now braces itself for a high-stakes clash against Lucknow in their conclusive group stage battle of the season at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, marked as match number 64. Delhi currently find themselves at the precarious 6th position on the league table with 12 points. Following their recent setback against Bengaluru, their hopes of clinching a playoff berth are now dangled by a slender thread. To keep their aspirations alive, Delhi must secure a crucial victory against Lucknow, amplifying their focus on improving their net run rate. However, even this won't assure them a spot in the playoffs, as they must also rely on several other match outcomes swinging in their favour. The absence of their skipper, Rishabh Pant, proved to be a significant blow in their previous outing against Bengaluru. Despite a promising start with the ball, Delhi's bowlers faltered, allowing Bengaluru's middle order to capitalize and post a daunting total of 187 runs. In the chase, Delhi's batting line-up struggled to find momentum, losing wickets at regular intervals under mounting pressure. Although Jake Fraser-McGurk and Shai Hope showed glimpses of promise, they failed to convert their starts into substantial innings. Skipper Axar Patel, however, showcased resilience, notching up a well-deserved half-century in an attempt to steer the team towards victory. Unfortunately, the lack of support from the other end resulted in Delhi succumbing to a hefty 47-run defeat, further denting their net run rate and intensifying the challenge ahead. On the flip side, Lucknow finds itself in the 7th spot with 12 points and two games left to play. Their mission is clear, win both matches and significantly boost their net run rate, a potential decider for playoff contention. However, Lucknow enters this crucial encounter following two consecutive defeats, particularly their recent loss against Hyderabad, a match they'd prefer to erase from memory. Despite the top order's stumble, Lucknow managed to post a competitive total of 165 runs, courtesy of a spirited effort from the middle order. Yet, their momentum was short-lived as the opposition's openers unleashed a relentless assault, effortlessly chasing down the target in a mere 9.4 overs. Now facing adversity, Lucknow must regroup swiftly, aiming to stage a commanding comeback and secure victories with substantial margins to bolster their chances of making it to the playoffs. With so much on the line for both teams, this game promises to be yet another captivating cricketing spectacle in this Indian T20 League.