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Delhi Capitals  continue to keep their slim play-offs hopes alive as they beat Lucknow Super Giants by 19 runs in Tata IPL 2024 encounter at the Arun Jaitley, stadium , Delhi.

LSG skipper K L Rahul won the toss and opted to bowl at first . DC got off to a horror start with power hitter opener Jake Fraser-McGurk out for 0 . Abishek Porel put the innings back on track with an attacking 58 ( 33 balls, 5 fours, 4 sixes) .

Giving Porel good support was Shai Hope who chipped in with aggressive 38 ( 27 balls , 3 fours, 2 sixes) . After missing the previous match due to ban Skipper Rishabh Pant scored  33 ( 23 balls 5 fours) .

Tristan Stubbs gave the DC innings the power finish with a blistering unbeaten 57 ( 25 balls , 3 fours , 4 sixes), Axar Patel  was the other not out batsman 14 ( 10 balls  2 fours) . DC total an imposing  208/ 4  in their 20 overs

LSG bowling  :  Arshad Khan 1/ 45 ( 3 overs), Mohsin Khan 0/ 29 ( 4 overs), Yudhvir Singh Charak 0/ 28 ( 2 overs), Naveen-ul-Haq 2/ 51 ( 4 overs), Ravi Bishnoi 1/ 26 ( 4 overs), Krunal Pandya 0/ 20 ( 2 overs), Deepak Hooda 0/ 9 ( 1 over)

Chasing the big total , LSG were rocked early . Skipper  KL Rahul Out for  5 . Fellow opener  Quinton de Kock dismissed for 12 . Both fell to seasoned  Ishant Sharma . Big -hitting Aussie Marcus Stoinis was out stumped off Axar Patel  for  5 .

Deepak Hooda was the  third victim of impressive Ishant Sharma without disturbing the scorers for  0.  DC were tottering  at 44-4, 4.1 overs. Ayush Badoni soon fell for 6 putting LSG in deep trouble at 71/ 5  in 7.3  overs  .

Nichloas Pooran with   a blazing 61  ( 27 balls , 6 fours, 4 sixes)  just delayed the inevitable  for a  while . Arshad Khan  played a stunning innings to give  LSG some hope with an unbeaten 58  ( 33 balls , 3 fours, 5 sixes) .

But the target of DC was just too much .   Krunal Pandya ( 18) Yudhvir Singh Charak (14) , Ravi Bishnoi ( 2) , Naveen-ul-Haq not out 2 .  LSG finally managing 189 / 9 in their 20 overs, losing match by 19 runs.

Delhi Capitals bowling  : Vastly experienced Ishant Sharma was brilliant up front with 3/ 35 ( 4 overs) and rightly bagged the man of the match . Khaleel Ahmed 1/ 22( 2 overs), Axar Patel 1/ 20 ( 1 over) , Mukesh Kumar  1/ 32 ( 4 overs), Kuldeep Yadav 1/ 32 ( 4 overs) , Tristan Stubbs 1/ 4 ( 1 over) , Gulbadin Naib 0/ 12 ( 1 over) , Rasikh Dar Salam 0/ 30 ( 3 overs)

After the loss in their penultimate league game, LSG are all but out of the play-off race. DC’s win paved the way for Rajasthan Royals qualification to the play-offs.

Delhi moved to 14 points, same as Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, and their playoff chances depends on a sequence of other results.

LSG Impact Player: Ayush Badoni replaces Mohsin Khan DC Impact Player: Ishant Sharma replaces Abishek Porel