DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 Highlights: Ashutosh Sharma shine as Delhi Capitals beat Lucknow Super Giants by 1 wicket

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• 24 Mar 2025, 11:07 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: Delhi Capitals won by 1 wkt

  Shahbaz bowled the last over with Mohit Sharma on strike. There was a DRS appeal but Mohit survived as the ball was missing the off stump. Ashutosh Sharma hits a six down the ground and Delhi wins the match with a heist. Ashutosh finished unbeaten on 66 off 31 balls.

  LSG 209/8 (20)

  DC 211/9 (19.3)

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 11:05 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: DC 188/8 in 18 overs

  The fielder fumbled the ball, missing a run out opportunity. Ashutosh hit a six, a four, and another six in quick succession, taking advantage of the fielder's mistakes.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 10:58 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: DC 171/7 in 17 overs

  Digvesh gets Vipraj out by pitching the ball into his body, causing him to edge it to short fine leg while attempting a ramp shot.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 10:48 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: DC 168/6 in 16 overs

  Ashutosh hit a six and a four off the first two deliveries from Prince, then Vipraj hit two more boundaries to finish the over.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 10:37 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: DC 133/6 in 14 overs

  Bishnoi bowls a wide ball which Vipraj hits for four over short third. A single is taken on the next ball. Ashutosh hits a four to deep midwicket, followed by another four by Vipraj to sweeper cover. Vipraj then hits a six over cover. 

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 10:19 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: DC 101/5 in 12 overs

  Stubbs hits the ball to deep midwicket for one run, then a bouncer to Ashutosh who pulls it to fine leg for another run. There is a wide down the leg side so the bowler has to re-bowl that ball. Stubbs then hits a single to long off on the fourth delivery, followed by two more singles on the last two balls. In total, six runs were scored in this over.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 10:12 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: DC 83/5 in 9 overs

  Stubs hits a six off Bishnoi, then Ashuthosh hits a four over extra cover. DC needs more big hits like this.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 10:06 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: DC 66/5 in 7 overs

  New bowler Ravi Bishnoi starts poorly, getting hit for a six by Faf. He then gets Faf out with a catch by Miller. This wicket puts pressure on DC.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 09:55 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: DC 58/4 in 6 overs

  Digvesh gets a second chance in the PowerPlay and takes a wicket by getting Axar out with a sweep shot caught by Pooran. This is Digvesh's first wicket in the IPL.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 09:49 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: DC 32/3 in 4 overs

  Axar hits a six off Siddharth's fuller delivery and Faf follows with a four straight down the ground. He then hits another four over covers. DC is gaining momentum in the game.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 09:43 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: DC 8/3 in 2 overs

  M Siddharth bowled the second over of the innings. He made a sharp delivery that spun away from Rizvi, causing him to edge the ball. Pant then made a great catch. DC's chances of winning are decreasing.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 09:24 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: DC 6/2 in 1 over

  Jake Fraser-McGurk and Faf du Plessis start the chase for Delhi Capitals, with Shardul Thakur bowling the first over for LSG. After a couple of singles, JFM skied a shot which was caught by Badoni. Shardul then forced a miscue from Abhishek Porel, resulting in a catch by Pooran at mid off.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 09:16 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: LSG 209/8 in 20 overs

  Mohit bowled the last over, with a wide and two runs on the second ball. Miller missed a slower ball, but then hit two consecutive sixes to bring LSG's score to 200.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 09:04 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: LSG 194/8 in 19 overs

  Starc bowls his final over, Shahbaz picks up a run but almost gets caught at fine leg. Miller gets a single and Shahbaz hits a four to deep midwicket. Shahbaz is out after top-edging a bouncer to square leg.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 08:50 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: LSG 178/6 in 17 overs

  Badoni attempted a big shot but mistimed it, resulting in him being caught by Stubbs at long on.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 08:45 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: LSG 170/4 in 15 overs

  Starc takes a wicket on his third over after Pooran manages to hit a four. 

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 08:39 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: LSG 162/3 in 14 overs

  Kuldeep bowled three dot balls in a row to Pant, who then hit the fourth ball to long off and was caught out. Pant had a disappointing innings, scoring zero runs in six balls.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 08:38 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: LSG 161/2 in 13 overs

  Tristan Stubbs bowled a full over to Pooran, who hit three consecutive sixes, followed by a four, scoring a total of 28 runs in the over. This enabled Pooran to reach his fifty runs milestone.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 08:17 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: LSG 133/2 in 12 overs

  Mukesh bowled a slower delivery which Marsh hit for a six over deep covers. Pooran only managed to get one run off a short delivery. Mukesh then got Marsh out with another pace off delivery, caught by Stubbs at long on.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 08:12 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: LSG 108/1 in 9 overs

  Mohit Sharma enters the game and DC is in need of a breakthrough. However, Mohit gives away wides to Pooran and Marsh, with Marsh eventually hitting a four off of a wide ball.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 08:07 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: LSG 98/1 in 8 overs

  Kuldeep Yadav is bowling and Pooran hits him for two sweep shots, resulting in two boundaries. DC is struggling to come up with a plan to stop Pooran's aggressive batting.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 08:02 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: LSG 89/1 in 7 overs

  Vipraj had a tough over, giving up multiple sixes to Marsh and Pooran, as well as a dropped catch by Rizvi. Pooran ended the over with another six.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 07:53 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: LSG 64/1 in 6 overs

  Mukesh Kumar bowls his first over of the season, starting with a wide on the leg side. He then bowls a short delivery that Marsh hits for a six. Mukesh follows it up with a back of a length delivery that Marsh pulls for a four.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 07:42 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: LSG 50/1 in 5 overs

  Vipraj Nigam takes a wicket in his first over in the IPL by forcing Markram to hit a catch to long off.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 07:41 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: LSG 33/0 in 3 overs

  Markram hits a six over long off, followed by Marsh hitting a four and two sixes off Starc.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 07:10 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: LSG 7/0 in 1 over

  Mitchell Starc opens the bowling for LSG against Markram and Marsh. Markram defends two balls before missing a bouncer from Starc. Marsh hits a six off a delivery on his pads.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 07:05 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: Teams

  Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel(w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar

  Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant(w/c), David Miller, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 06:43 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: Delhi Capitals opt to bowl

  Axar Patel: We are going to bowl first. It's the dew factor, we don't want to take any risk, that's why we are bowling first. I have played with Pant before, he knows me and I know him. We know our tricks. I have played a lot for the Capitals, we have a well balanced side. There's dew sometimes, not always. I have been with DC since three years, I have been with the leadership group. I need to work accordingly. Need to think like a leader. Faf du Plessis, Stubbs, Starc and Fraser McGurk are our four overseas.

  Rishabh Pant: I wanted to bowl first but It's a good wicket so we can bat well. I have played for DC all my life, so lot of emotions there. Preparations have been well, everyone is in the right shape and in the right frame of mind. Markram, Marsh, Pooran and Miller are our four overseas players.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 06:42 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: Head-to-head record

  Lucknow Super Giants, a new team in the IPL since 2022 have won 3 out of 5 head-to-head matches against the experienced Delhi Capitals.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 06:41 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: Players to watch out for

  Rishabh Pant is in the spotlight as he moves to Lucknow for a record Rs 27 crore in the IPL and is now the captain of the team. How he performs against his old team, Delhi Capitals, will be interesting to watch. Meanwhile, Australian bowler Mitchell Starc, who helped Kolkata Knight Riders win the IPL title last year, will now play for Delhi and will be eager to prove himself after being let go by KKR.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 06:37 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: Will KL Rahul play today?

  There is speculation surrounding KL Rahul's availability to play against his former franchise on Monday, as Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel is keeping his plans undisclosed.

  “Obviously, he joined the team and we all know that he has a personal problem. So, we don't know yet. So, if he comes back, we ask him if he is okay and we'll let you know tomorrow morning. I think we've got to know and so, now we don't know if he is available or not,” Axar Patel said in the press conference. 

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 06:36 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: 

  In IPL 2024, DC played two home games in Visakhapatnam, winning one and losing the other. Both games at the venue were won by the team batting first. Rishabh Pant last opened the batting in T20s in Nov 2022 and in the IPL in 2016. Since 2023, KL Rahul has the third lowest strike-rate among openers in IPL and the second lowest powerplay strike rate among openers. He may be moved to the middle order this season.

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 06:35 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: Squads

  Lucknow Super Giants: Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, RS Hangargekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph, Akash Deep, Shahbaz Ahmed, Manimaran Siddharth, Akash Maharaj Singh, Aiden Markram, Avesh Khan, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Aryan Juyal, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi

  Delhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Karun Nair, Mohit Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Darshan Nalkande, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar L, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari

  
• 24 Mar 2025, 06:34 PM

  DC vs LSG Live Score Updates: Hello and Welcome!

  Welcome to the 18th edition of our live match blog for the Indian Premier League. Today, we’re all set to watch the Delhi Capitals go head-to-head with the Lucknow Super Giants as they launch their IPL 2025 journey at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.