IPL 2024, DC vs LSG Highlights: Delhi Capitals beat Lucknow Super Giants by 19 runs to keep slim playoffs hopes alive

Spin in tandem now. Krunal Pandya comes into the attack and replaces Naveen-ul-Haq.

Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Short again and on middle, Abishek Porel punches it towards long on for one.

Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, Nicely bowled! Ravi Bishnoi serves another googly, full and on off, turns away, Abishek Porel looks to drive it away but misses, Quinton de Kock collects and breaks the stumps in a flash. The umpire sends it upstairs to check for the stumping. The replay shows that for a moment Porel's foot was outside but he got back in time.

Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Tossed up, full and on off, Shai Hope lofts it on the bounce to long off for one.

Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Goes short and outside off, Shai Hope cuts it away wide of deep point, Krunal Pandya runs to his right and dives to stop it well. Two runs taken.

Ravi Bishnoi to Abishek Porel, A googly now, full and on middle, turns away a bit, Abishek Porel stays back to play but gets an outside edge along the ground towards point, Nicholas Pooran there fumbles a bit and allows the run.

Ravi Bishnoi to Shai Hope, Ravi Bishnoi begins with a flatter delivery, full and outside off, Shai Hope drills it through point for a single.

Strategic Break! Well, Delhi is right on the top as Abishek Porel and Shai Hope haven't let the pressure of an early blow creep in. Both the batters counterpunched ruthlessly and took on the pacers, attacking every poor delivery thrown at them. The two would be aiming to further zoom up the scoring rate and dominate the mid-overs. On the other hand, Lucknow after an early breakthrough in the form of Jake Fraser-McGurk, has let the momentum slip. They would be eyeing to get a couple of wickets and stem the flow of runs now. Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack now.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Easy pickings! Naveen-ul-Haq serves a full toss on the pads, Abishek Porel flicks it away well past short fine leg for a boundary now. 17 runs off the over. Delhi are 73/1 at the end of the Powerplay!

Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Back of a length and on middle, slower again, Abishek Porel tries to heave it away but toe-ends it down the pitch.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, SIX! BANG! He connects this time alright! Naveen-ul-Haq goes pace on this time, bangs this into the pitch and on leg, Abishek Porel swivels nicely and hooks it way over the fine leg fence for another biggie.

Halt! Once again the physio has been summoned for a mandatory concussion check as Abishek Porel got struck on the forearm. Gets the requisite treatment and is ready to continue.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Another slower bouncer around leg, Abishek Porel tries to hook it away but misses as it hits his forearm and rolls to the off side. That will sting a bit!

Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, Gets it right this time! Naveen-ul-Haq bangs in a good bouncer, takes pace off as well, Abishek Porel goes through his pull way early and misses.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, On a length but down the leg side again, Abishek Porel misses his flick. Wided.

Naveen-ul-Haq to Abishek Porel, SIX! Welcome to the game, Naveen-ul-Haq! He errs in his line and starts with a short delivery way down the leg side, Abishek Porel just helps it away with on hand as the ball flies over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Four dots in a row! A bit of a tease from the bowler! Short again, pace off, on the stumps Shai Hope again fails to connect the ball. A comparatively good over for Lucknow, just 5 from it.

Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Another change of pace, on a shortish length, on the top of the stumps, Shai Hope looks to pull but the ball flicks off his helmet and carries to the keeper. KL Rahul is interested and queries to the keeper whether it has come off the bat. But eventually aborts to take the review.

Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Sees the batter shuffling to the leg side, Mohsin Khan angles it on the leg stump line, on a shorter length with an extra bit of bounce, Shai Hope again misses to pull it away.

Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Short and nipping sharply away from off, Shai Hope goes for a pull shot but misses out on the connection.

Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, FOUR! Streaky but will do! Outside off on a length, Shai Hope throws the kitchen-sink at it and gets the thickish leading edge that flies over the short third fielder for a boundary.

Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, Full and outside off, Abishek Porel drives it to widish mid off and fetches a quick single.

Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Takes the pace off from the leather, short and on off, Shai Hope waits and pulls it through square leg for a couple of runs to end the over. 50 up for Delhi in no time. A good start for the hosts after an early blow.

Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, SIX! Mayhem, absolute mayhem! Persists on the hard length again, on the top of the off and middle, Shai Hope picks it up over long on for half a dozen. He made this shot look so easy.

Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, FOUR! Runs are flowing at the moment! Marginally short than the previous delivery, on the stumps, Shai Hope lofts it over the cover again for another boundary.

Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, FOUR! Lovely shot! Touch on a good length, at the stumps, Shai Hope stays leg side of the ball, and drives it on the up through the inner circle for a boundary at deep extra covers.

Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Hits the deck hard, on the top of the middle, Shai Hope is deep in the crease and punches it straight to covers.

Yudhvir Singh to Shai Hope, Bangs it short and wide of off, Shai Hope throws his bat at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Porel is in no mood to stop! Gee, that's a glorious drive! Overpitched from Arshad Khan, outside off, Abishek Porel gets the desired width and length, gets his front foot ahead and drives it crisply through cover-point for a boundary to end the over. 21 runs off this.

Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Shade full again, at the stumps, Shai Hope prods ahead and knocks it down the ground for a single. 

Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Fuller and angling away from the middle, Abishek Porel watches it closely and drives it to mid off on the front foot for a single.

Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, WIDE! Good bumper but over the batter's head. Abishek Porel sits underneath it and gets out of the way by dropping his bat down. Wided.

Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, SIX! Porel and Delhi are up and running now! Bangs it into the pitch, on off, Abishek Porel lifts his front leg in the air before pulling it well over deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum.

Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Oh, this is punished! Slightly outside off, on a hard length, Abishek Porel reads the length early, skips down the track and slaps it through the cover-point gap for a cracking boundary.

Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Not exactly where he intended to hit but he will take it! Angles it on the pads, on a length, Abishek Porel is a bit late on the shot and the bat twists in his hands as well. It flies up over the inner ring and lands in the vacant deep mid-wicket region before breaching the fence.

Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, On the middle and on a length, Shai Hope pushes it back to the bowler. Another one with an extra bit of bounce. 

Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, Extra bounce on that one as this is on a hard length, just around off, Abishek Porel arches back and pats it towards deep backward point for an easy single.

Mohsin Khan to Abishek Porel, SIX! First maximum of the game! Nice shot! Mohsin Khan bangs it short and outside off, Abishek Porel moves to the off stump, climbs up on the bounce and cuts it aerially over deep backward point for a maximum. 

Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Angles it across off on a fuller length, Shai Hope goes for a drive but slices it towards deep backward point for a single.

Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, A bit more fuller, straight on the pads, Shai Hope doesn't connect his flick and the ball pings his front pad and rolls to the leg side.

Mohsin Khan to Shai Hope, Starts off from over the wicket, lands it on a hard length, on middle and leg, Shai Hope hops back and pushes it back to Mohsin Khan.

Mohsin Khan to share the attack.

Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Swing and a miss! Gets a good shape away from the left-hander, on a fuller length, outside off, Abishek Porel plants his front foot ahead and goes for an expansive drive but gets beaten on the outside edge. 6 from the first over including three wides.

Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, On the back of a length shaping away outside off, Abishek Porel taps it to point off the back foot.

Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Full in length, swinging in a bit, around off, Shai Hope drives it down to mid off for a single.

Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, WIDE! Angling down the leg side on a fuller length, Shai Hope misses to flick and the Umpire doesn't give it a Wide. Hope straightaway challenges the decision and opts for a review. UltraEdge shows there's no bat involved and the ball hasn't brushed off the pads either. A good review from Shai Hope. The on-field decision is overturned and a Wide is given.

Arshad Khan to Shai Hope, Back of a length, shaping in from middle, Shai Hope flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace and gets off the mark. First runs off the bat for Delhi.

Shai Hope walks out to bat number 3,

Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A rare failure for Jake Fraser-McGurk and Lucknow players are delighted! Arshad Khan bowls this one on a hard length, with minimal inward movement on the top of the stumps, Jake Fraser-McGurk clears the front leg again and goes for a biggie over the leg side with a flat-bat but doesn't time it well, and hits it off the top half of the bat straight up in the air and into the hands of Naveen-ul-Haq at long on.

Arshad Khan to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Nice comeback! Bowls it closer to the body and gets the ball to shape in a bit on the top of the middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk clears his front leg for a big heave but misses.