IPL 2023 LSG vs DC Highlights: Mark Wood, Kyle Mayers Guide Lucknow Super Giants to Clinical Win

Two morale-shattering blows by English pacer Mark Wood in his first five-wicket haul (5-14) as Lucknow Super Giants rode on some disciplined efforts by their bowlers to overpower Delhi Capitals by 50 runs in their first match of IPL 2023 on Saturday. Lucknow skipper K.L Rahul brought Mark Wood in the fifth over and the English pacer made an immediate impact as he bowled Prithvi Shaw (12) and Mitchell Marsh (0) off successive deliveries, beating the batsmen with sheer pace. He came back to claim the wickets of Sarfaraz Khan (4), Axar Patel (16) and Chetan Sakariya (4), getting his first fifer for Lucknow Super Giants as they restricted Delhi Capitals to 143/9 after Kyle Mayers had slammed a 38-ball 73 to help the hosts reach 193/6 in 20 overs.

Sensational performance with the ball from Lucknow Super Giants as Mark Wood led the bowling attack with a five-wicket haul in his first match for the franchise. He ran riot with his pace as Delhi Capitals kept losing wickets at regular intervals. It was a big chase but gettable on that surface and Delhi started strong but lost three quick wickets which derailed their chase completely and they failed to bounce back after that. Lucknow Super Giants (193/6) beat Delhi Capitals (143/9) by 50 runs

Mark Wood gets the better of Axar Patel and Chetan Sakariya in his final over. Both players went for big shots but failed to read the pace of the ball and mistimed completely. Five-wicket haul for Mark Wood. DC 143/9 in 19.5 overs

Eight runs came off the penultimate over as Jaydev Unadkat finished his spell with 39/0 in three overs. Delhi now look to collect big runs from the final over to work on their NRR despite a loss which is inevitable from here. DC 139/7 in 19 overs

Axar Patel broke the shackles against Avesh Khan to hit a six and a four, both of them were top shots. Delhi Capitals should look to collect as many runs as possible to improve their NRR. DC 131/7 in 18 overs

Another fine over from Krishnappa Gowtham as four runs came off it. Impactful performance from him tonight and it seems like Lucknow Super Giants have cracked the Impact Player puzzle. DC 117/7 in 16 overs

David Warner went for a big shot but didn’t get it right and got caught near the boundary rope by Impact Player Krishnappa Gowtham. Delhi Capitals seven down as David Warner departs for 56. Nothing has gone in Delhi Capitals’ favour in this chase. DC 113/7 in 16 overs

Another player bites the dust for Delhi Capitals as Aman Khan departs for 4. Avesh Khan gets his first wicket of the season. The young batter went for a big shot but failed to get the timing right and got caught by Nicholas Pooran. DC 112/6 in 15.3 overs

David Warner completes his fifty but Delhi Capitals are in big trouble here. 14 runs came off the over and the pressure is still mounting on Capitals as the required run rate is 16.8. It has been a slow knock from Warner up to his standards. DC 110/5 in 15 overs

OUT! Ravi Bishnoi gets the big man here as Rovman Powell departs for just 1. It’s a big wicket for the leg-spinner Powell could have been dangerous in the slog overs. Delhi Capitals are held down and only a special knock can pull them back into the game. DC 94/5 in 13.4 overs

Mark Wood returned to the attack and he delivered another fine over. Only seven runs came off it. The required run rate is well over 14 and the pressure is now mounting on David Warner to break the shackles here. DC 93/4 in 13 overs

OUT! Ravi Bishnoi gets the last laugh here as he finally gets the better of Rilee Rossouw. The southpaw went for a sweep shot but fails to put him in a good position to play it as he edged it and Kyle Mayers took an easy catch. Big wicket for LSG. DC 86/4 in 12 overs

Another tidy over from Krishnappa Gowtham. He has certainly made an impact as an Impact Player so far. Five runs came off his third over. Delhi Capitals now have to put the foot on the accelerator from here to get closer to the target. DC 80/3 in 11 overs

Rilee Rossouw breaks the shackles here as he hit a six and a couple of boundaries. 17 runs came off Ravi Bishnoi’s second over and Delhi Capitals are trying to rebuild the chase with two southpaws in middle. They need to continue this momentum. DC 75/3 in 10 overs

A couple of tight overs from Lucknow Super Giants spinners Ravi Bishnoi and Krishnappa Gowtham as 10 runs came of the last two. The required run rate is now over 12 about double of the current. The onus is on David Warner to play a special knock here. DC 58/3 in 9 overs

OUT! No stopping for Mark Wood here as this time he gets the better of Sarfaraz Khan. It was a sharp bouncer from the English paceman and Sarfaraz somehow managed to get a bat on it and which flew over keeper’s head but got caught near the boundary line by Krishnappa Gowtham. DC 48/3 in 7 overs

Another good over from Avesh Khan as only five runs came off it. Sarfaraz Khan opened his account with a boundary but the pressure is still there on Delhi Capitals courtesy of Mark Wood who unleashed fire in his first over. DC 47/2 in 6 overs

OUT! Mark Wood on Fire! The English paceman gets two in two here as he gets the better of Mitchell Marsh for a golden duck. Absolutely brilliant from Wood as he beat in-form Marsh with his raw pace. He pitched it a bit full this time and Marsh went for a drive but got beaten completely and hit the timber. DC 41/2 in 4.4 overs

OUT! Mark Wood gets the better of Prithvi Shaw as there was a big gap between bat and pad as the English paceman breached it to hit the timber. Excellent bowling from Wood to provide his team an all-important breakthrough in powerplay. Shaw departs for 12. DC 41/1 in 4.3 overs

Avesh Khan into the attack and seven runs came off it. David Warner has already hit five boundaries and is leading the team from the front in this chase. DC 40/0 in 4 overs