LSG vs DC, IPL 2025: KL Rahul haunts old team as Delhi Capitals crush Rishabh Pant’s LSG | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: After a rollercoaster run of their final three IPL 2025 fixtures — a loss to Mumbai Indians, a nail-biting Super Over win towards Rajasthan Royals, and a defeat to Gujarat Titans — Delhi Capitals lastly discovered stability, cruising to a dominant eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
The highlight was firmly on KL Rahul, going through his former team for the primary time, and the elegant right-hander delivered with trademark composure and sophistication. Rahul performed a match-winning knock, anchoring the chase with an unbeaten 57 off 42 balls, laced with 4 boundaries and three sixes. His fluent innings was an announcement — not simply towards his former facet, but additionally to these questioning his T20 credentials.

Adding to the event, Rahul reached a monumental private milestone — changing into the quickest Indian and the second-fastest total to 5000 IPL runs, attaining the feat in simply 130 innings. He surpassed the likes of Virat Kohli (157 innings), AB de Villiers (161), and Shikhar Dhawan (168), whereas trailing solely David Warner, who took 135 innings.
Rahul discovered a dependable companion in Abishek Porel, who stole the early present with a cultured 51 off 36 balls. The pair shared a century stand that successfully took the sport away from LSG. Porel’s constructive intent and timing set the tone within the powerplay, whereas Rahul performed the proper anchor.

Earlier, Mukesh Kumar’s good spell arrange the victory. The right-arm pacer wreaked havoc within the center overs, scalping 4/34 in 4 overs, together with the important thing wickets of Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, and Rishabh Pant. His strikes derailed LSG’s cost simply as they seemed to push previous 180.
Despite a stable basis laid by Aiden Markram (52 off 33) and Mitchell Marsh (45 off 36), LSG stuttered within the loss of life overs to finish on 159/6. Axar Patel and Mitchell Starc supported Mukesh with tight spells, whereas Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with one wicket.

Chasing 160, DC misplaced Karun Nair early, however the Rahul-Porel partnership took management, and Axar Patel’s unbeaten 34 off 20 utilized the ending touches. Rahul fittingly sealed the win with a towering six over mid-wicket off Prince Yadav.
With this win, Delhi Capitals solidified their second spot on the factors desk with 12 factors from 8 matches — six wins and simply two losses.