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Australian batter Jake FraserMcGurk scored a half century on his IPL debut as Delhi Capitals beat Lucknow Tremendous Giants by six wickets with 11 balls remaining on Friday.
LUCKNOW, India: Australian batter Jake Fraser-McGurk scored a half century on his IPL debut as Delhi Capitals beat Lucknow Tremendous Giants by six wickets with 11 balls remaining on Friday.
The 22-year previous Fraser-McGurk smacked 55 runs off solely 35 balls, together with 5 sixes, as Delhi scored 170-4 in 18.1 overs in reply to Lucknow’s 167-7.
Delhi wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav returned from damage to select up 3-20 in 4 overs and helped to limit the hosts to a sub-par whole.
Opting to bat first on a spin-friendly wicket, Lucknow made a good begin with openers Quinton de Kock (19) and skipper Lokesh Rahul placing on 28 runs off 17 balls.
Rahul hit 39 off 22, with 5 fours and one six, whilst Lucknow began to lose wickets often on the different finish.
Left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed offered a double breakthrough by trapping each de Kock and Devdutt Padikkal (3) leg earlier than wicket.
Yadav ran by Lucknow’s center order. He had Marcus Stoinis caught for eight, and bowled Nicholas Pooran for a golden duck however missed his probability of a hat trick. Lucknow was all the way down to 77-5 in 9.3 overs after Rahul was caught behind off Yadav.
Affect substitute Deepak Hooda fell for 10, whereas Krunal Pandya (3) couldn’t make a lot affect both.
Ayush Badoni got here to the rescue with a well timed 55 not out off 35 balls. He hit 5 fours and one six and helped his workforce to an inconceivable 160-plus whole.
In reply, Delhi misplaced opener David Warner when pacer Yash Thakur bowled the Australian for eight runs.
Prithvi Shaw (32) and Fraser-McGurk shared 39 runs for the second wicket. Shaw was out to leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi (2-25) however Fraser-McGurk saved Delhi transferring alongside. The spotlight got here within the thirteenth over when he smacked Pandya for 3 successive sixes. His half-century got here off 31 balls.
He placed on 77 off 46 balls for the third wicket with skipper Rishabh Pant (41).
Pant fell earlier than the tip — stumped off Bishnoi — however Fraser-McGurk accomplished the job for Delhi, ending a two-match shedding run.
Lucknow is fourth within the standings with six factors following its first loss after three straight wins. Delhi stays ninth with 4 factors from six video games.
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