DC vs LSG / Ashutosh Sharma snatched victory from Lucknow - Delhi won the match by 1 wicket

In the fourth match of IPL 2025, Delhi Capitals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by one wicket. Chasing the target of 210 runs, Delhi won in the last over. Ashutosh Sharma (66*) gave the team victory by hitting a six. The innings of Mitchell Marsh (72) and Nicholas Pooran (75) went in vain.

DC vs LSG: Delhi Capitals registered a thrilling one-wicket win in the fourth match of IPL-18 played at the VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Chasing the target, Delhi achieved the target of 210 runs on the third ball of the 20th over. Ashutosh Sharma's brilliant six gave the team victory, due to which he returned unbeaten after scoring 66 runs.

Lucknow's aggressive batting

After losing the toss, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), who came to bat first, scored 209 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Explosive innings of Nicholas Pooran (75) and Mitchell Marsh (72) put the team in a strong position. Aiden Markram (15) and Mitchell Marsh shared a 46-run partnership for the first wicket. Vipraaj Nigam gave Delhi the first success by dismissing Markram.

The 87-run partnership between Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh took Lucknow's score forward rapidly. Marsh hit a half-century in 21 balls and scored a total of 72 runs, while Pooran played a quick innings of 75 runs in 30 balls.

For Delhi, Mitchell Starc took three wickets, Kuldeep Yadav took two, while Vipraaj Nigam and Mukesh Kumar took one wicket each.

Delhi's bad start, then great comeback

Chasing the target of 210 runs, Delhi had a very bad start. Three wickets fell within 7 runs—Jack Fraser-Magark (1), Abhishek Porel (0), and Sameer Rizvi (4) were out early. After this, the team's score slowly picked up pace.

Ashutosh Sharma showed finisher avatar

When Delhi lost 5 wickets for 65 runs, Ashutosh Sharma, who came at number 7, took charge. He played a brilliant innings of 66 runs not out in 31 balls, which included 5 fours and 5 sixes. He played a crucial partnership with Tristan Stubbs (48-run partnership) and Vipraaj Nigam (55-run partnership).

Excitement of the last over

In the last over, Delhi needed 6 runs to win and only one wicket was left. Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant missed the chance to stump Shahbaz Ahmed on the first ball. After this, Ashutosh Sharma hit a six to give Delhi the win and won this exciting match.