Rizvi and Stubbs rescue Delhi Capitals from 26 for 4 to beat Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets
It looked done and dusted at 26 for 4. Pant gone to a freak run-out in the third over, the top order folding around him, and the Ekana crowd starting to believe LSG's bowlers had this wrapped up. Then Sameer Rizvi walked to the crease and decided otherwise.
LSG's innings never found its rhythm
Delhi Capitals won the toss and chose to bowl first, a decision that quickly backfired for Lucknow Super Giants. Lungi Ngidi set the tone early and finished with 3 for 27 off 3.4 overs, while T Natarajan matched him at the other end with 3 for 29 from his four. Kuldeep Yadav picked up two middle-order wickets for 31 runs as LSG lost their way after a steady start from Mitchell Marsh (35 off 28) and Abdul Samad (36 off 25). Nobody else hung around long enough to push beyond 141 all out in 18.4 overs.
Pant's experiment ends in three overs
Rishabh Pant promoted himself to open the batting against his former team, a move that lasted exactly nine balls. Marsh drove a delivery straight back at Mukesh Kumar, who got a hand to it, deflecting the ball onto the stumps at the non-striker's end with Pant out of his ground. He walked off for 7, and things got worse from there as DC slumped to 26 for 4.
Rizvi takes control
What followed was a rescue act that swung the match completely. Rizvi and Stubbs put together 119 runs for the fifth wicket without being separated. Rizvi hit five fours and four sixes in his 47-ball knock, timing the acceleration well. Stubbs provided the anchor at the other end, grinding out 39 off 32 balls with three fours and a six. Rizvi sealed the win with a six, finishing on 70 not out as DC reached 145 for 4 in 17.1 overs.
What it means
For Delhi, this is the kind of win that builds confidence early. Being 26 for 4 in a chase and still winning by six wickets tells you something about the depth in that middle order. For Lucknow, the Pant opening experiment and a below-par total of 141 raise questions that will need answering quickly.
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