‘UP walo se zara bach ke’ – Fans react as Lucknow thrash Delhi by 50 runs in ITL 2023, Mark Wood takes five wickets

In the second game of the super Saturday in the Indian T20 League 2023, David Warner led- Delhi faced KL Rahul’s Lucknow at the iconic Ekkana Stadium. The hosts thrashed Delhi by runs to start their campaign on a winning note. With the amazing performances from batter Kyle Mayers and pacer Mark Wood, Lucknow managed to start well in the tournament. 

Earlier, after winning the toss, Delhi skipper David Warner opted to bowl first. After being asked to bat first, Lucknow didn’t start well as their skipper KL Rahul departed after scoring 8 runs off 12 balls. After his departure, West Indies super start Kyle Mayers hammered Delhi bowlers all around the park. Along with Deepak Hooda, he added 79 runs for the second wicket in just 42 balls. Mayers, in his innings, scored 73 runs off 38 balls with the help of seven 6s and two boundaries. 

In the end, Nicholas Pooran added quick 36 runs to help Lucknow to post a hefty total of 193/6 in 20 overs. Pacer Khaleel Ahmed and Chetan Sakariya shined with the bowl for Delhi as they clinched two wickets each. Meanwhile, spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel also clinched one wicket each. 

David Warner failed to control the run chase 

While Chasing 194, Delhi started very well as opener Prithvi Shaw and David Warner added 41 runs in just four overs. However, in his very first over, Mark Wood dismissed Shaw and Mitchell Marsh on consecutive balls to derail the run chase. In his next over, Wood clinched another wicket as he dismissed wicketkeeper-batter Sarfaraz Khan for just 4 runs off 9 balls. 

Latter, Warner, along with Rilee Rossouw, tried to make the game for Delhi but they failed as the required run rate was out of their control. Rossouw, in his innings, scored 30 runs off 20 balls, while Warner scored 56 runs off 48 balls. In the last, over of the game, Wood dismissed Chetan Sakariya to complete his five wickets haul.

Meanwhile, fans react to his amazing performance and praise Lucknow for their victory. A Twitter user said, “David Warner was the impact player for LSG.”

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