Watch: Axar Patel's Magical Spin Bamboozles Lucknow Super Giants Star Kyle Mayers, Rattles His Stumps

02.04.2023 - 06:45 sports.ndtv.com

In their first match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Delhi Capitals lost to Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday. Batting first, LSG notched up 193/6 in 20 overs primarily due to a 38-ball 73 from IPL debutant Kyle Mayers.

His innings was laden with seven sixes and two fours. It seemed like the West Indies player would become the maiden centurion of the IPL 2023, but a magical delivery by Axar Patel in the 12th over cut short his stay.

The star left-arm spinner spun one in, that turned towards off after landing as Mayers stood stunned. Watch: Axar Patel's Magical Spin Bamboozles LSG Star, Rattles Stumps !Only a special delivery like this one could have got Kyle Mayers out todayFollow the match https://t.co/086EqX92dA #TATAIPL#TATAIPL | #LSGvDC pic.twitter.com/ka9JIO2KD1 Talking about the match, Kyle Mayers made a grand entry on the IPL stage with a scintillating 38-ball-73 to lead Lucknow Super Giants to an imposing 193/6 against Delhi Capitals in their season-opener on Saturday.

The left-hander from Barbados, who was included in absence of South African opener Quinton De Kock, made Capitals pay a heavy price for dropping him on 14, by blazing his way to a 28-ball fifty as his knock had as many as seven sixes.

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Lucknow Super Giants will be squaring off against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL 2023 match on Wednesday, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The KL Rahul-led side will be coming to this clash after facing a two-wicket defeat against Punjab Kings. During the match, skipper KL Rahul smashed his maiden half-century of the season but the team got restricted to 159/8. Later, PBKS chased down the target with three balls to spare. LSG have been showing faith in their opener Kyle Mayers, resulting which South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock has been benched.

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Lucknow Super Giants take on Punjab Kings at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday. The KL Rahul-led side has won its last two games, and another win on Saturday will take it to the top spot in the IPL standing. While skipper Rahul has struggled with his strike-rate so far, the Super Giants have found new heroes to take the team home. If Krunal Pandya produced an all-round show against Sunrisers Hyderabad, West Indian Nicholas Pooran's breath-taking 19-ball 62 helped them to chase down a difficult 212 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last match.

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Delhi Capitals on Tuesday saw two very contrasting half-centuries in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 game against Mumbai Indians. While Dc vice-captain Axar Patel scored his maiden IPL fifty in just 22 balls, Dc skipper scored his 58th half-century in the league in 43 balls. Ultimately, Warner fell on 51 off 47 balls as Delhi were all out for 172. Several experts criticised Warner for his slow knock. There was another strange aspect during Warner's innings. The left-handed opener changed his stance to a right-handed one in the eighth over while facing MI's Hrithik Shokeen.

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Watch: Kaviya Maran's Reaction To Kyle Mayers' Dismissal Sets Internet Ablaze

Sunrisers Hyderabad had little to celebrate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Lucknow Super Giants. After only managing to put 121 runs on the board, the SRH bowling unit did a fine job in removing 5 LSG batters. Though the bowlers tried their bit to keep the team in the game, it wasn't enough in the end, with Lucknow running away with a 5-wicket win. But, the dismissal of the dangerman Kyle Mayers did instill some hope in the team, and that was visible from the reaction of Kaviya Maran, the owner of the Sunrisers franchise.