POWER PLAY UPDATE: Lucknow Super Giants 48‑2 vs Delhi Capitals

Lucknow Super Giants reached 48‑2 at the end of the Power Play in their Tata Indian Premier League clash against Delhi Capitals in Lucknow after being asked to bat first.

Rishabh Pant’s return to the top of the order ended in bizarre fashion when Mitch Marsh’s straight drive deflected off Mukesh Kumar’s wrist and onto the non‑striker’s stumps, running the captain out for seven off nine balls. Marsh had earlier set the tone by cracking Lungi Ngidi to the point boundary twice in the opening over.

Axar Patel tightened things up immediately after Pant’s dismissal, though Marsh still launched the first six of the night. Aiden Markram briefly countered with a maximum of his own before Axar struck back next ball, bowling him for 11 to leave LSG needing to rebuild at the six‑over mark.

‘Match report to follow’

LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS: Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (Capt, wk), Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Mohsin Khan, Mohammed Shami, Anrich Nortje, Prince Yadav.

IMPACT OPTIONS: Digvesh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akshat Raghuvanshi.

DELHI CAPITALS: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Vipraj Nigam, Axar Patel (Capt), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar.

IMPACT OPTIONS: Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair.