IPL 2024 LSG vs DC Highlights: Delhi thrash Lucknow by six wickets

IPL Live Score 2024 LSG vs DC, Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: Nicholas Pooran is LSG's top run scorer despite playing in the finisher's role for them this season. He has scored 178 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 169.52. He has been especially impactful in the death overs, where his six-hitting abilities takes his strike rate up to 180. Pooran has been dismissed only once so far this season.

IPL Live Score 2024 LSG vs DC, Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: Since 2022, LSG have won nine of their 18 home games, the third highest win-loss ratio among all teams. By contrast, DC have won only six out of 17 away games, the fewest by any team.

IPL Live Score 2024 LSG vs DC, Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: MS Dhoni's last over assault for CSK and Romario Shepherd's last over assault for MI. They both had one thing in common - the bowler was Anrich Nortje. It has meant that Nortje's economy rate this season is soaring 13.43, the highest economy rate for any bowler to have bowled at least 90 balls this season. Umesh Yadav, second on the list, has conceded at 10.55 per over.

IPL Live Score 2024 LSG vs DC, Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: The 23-year-old South African's uptick in form this season is in keeping with the memorable year he has had overall. He made his Test debut for South Africa, playing in the Newlands Test against India which had lasted just two days but couldn't do much in that. However, he followed that up by finishing the SA20 2024 as Sunrisers Eastern Cape's highest run-getter, helping them secure a second straight title. Then he became the 11th batter to score a first class triple century in South Africa, the eighth since readmission.

IPL Live Score 2024 LSG vs DC, Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: Tristan Stubbs T20 prowess is common knowledge but it wasn't something we saw too much of in the IPL, until this season that is. Stubbs smashed an unbeate 44 off 23 balls in DC's second game of the season. Then came a 54 off 32 balls against KKR in Vizag and finally, an extraordinary knock of 71 not out against the Mumbai Indians which came in just 25 balls in DC's last game.

IPL Live Score 2024 LSG vs DC, Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: David Warner hasn't really got any big scores this season but he has been pretty effective in the powerplay. Warner has struck at 157.53 in the first six overs this season.

IPL Live Score 2024 LSG vs DC, Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: One of the big reasons for LSG's success has been the way Pandya has starved batters for runs in the middle overs. He has an economy rate of 4.98 between overs seven and 15 this season and is the leading wicket taker for LSG.

IPL Live Score 2024 LSG vs DC, Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: Kuldeep Yadav picked up a groin injury last week. There has been no indication from DC as to whethere he will be available today. His unavailability is a huge blow for DC considering Kuldeep has now well and truly rediscovered his mojo in every format.

IPL Live Score 2024 LSG vs DC, Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: Khaleel Ahmed has made an excellent start to this season, despite his team not doing that well. He has recorded figures of 2/43, 1/24, 2/21, 1/43 and 1/39 this season thus far.

IPL Live Score 2024 LSG vs DC, Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: It seems quite clear now that Delhi Capitals were making a mistake by not picking Prithvi Shaw in their first two games. When he was finally brought in for the game against CSK in Vizag, Shaw scored 43 in 27 balls and DC won that match. He could only score 10 against KKR but then smashed 66 in 40 balls against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium.