IPL 2022: LSG Defeat DC by 6 Runs

By S. Sinha May 1, 2022

Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals faced each other off in the 45th match of IPL 2022 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

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Having won the toss, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) decided to bat first against their opponent Delhi Capitals (DC).

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Captain K. L. Rahul made 77 off 51 balls with 4 fours and 5 sixes and Deepak Hooda scored 52 off 34 balls with 6 fours and 1 six for LSG.

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Lucknow Super Giants, after losing only 3 wickets in 20 overs, set a target of 196 runs for Delhi Capitals.

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Delhi Capitals were unable to chase the target and faced defeat to LSG as the latter defeated DC by 6 runs.

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Rishab Pant (44 off 30 balls), Mitchell Marsh (37 off 20 balls), and Axar Patel (42 not out off 24 balls) were the top performers for Delhi Capitals.

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