IPL 2025: Impact Sub Ashutosh Sharma's Superhero Knock Helps DC Beat LSG In Stunning Run Chase

Delhi Capitals found a new hero in Ashutosh Sharma, who singlehandedly left Lucknow Super Giants gobsmacked and sealed a narrow one-wicket win for his side in the ongoing Indian Premier League on Monday. The crowd at Visakhapatnam was on a rollercoaster ride they hardly anticipated. They sat on the edge of their seats, witnessed the nerve-wracking events, and slowly fathomed what 26-year-old Ashutosh had achieved at the end as DC completed its biggest run-chase in the cash-rich league. From being down and out at 65/5, Ashutosh played the decisive role in a game where the pendulum swung in favour of both sides. He put on a show for cricket lovers across the globe, stayed till the end, struck the winning six and returned with a match-winning unbeaten 66(31).

Despite lining up with a depleted pace attack, the Super Giants rattled DC early, who were in pursuit of a herculean 210-run target. Shardul Thakur pegged Jake Fraser-McGurk cheaply on the third ball of the second innings.

Abishek Porel sliced it to Nicholas Pooran on the penultimate delivery of the opening over, to leave DC tottering at 6/2. Sameer Rizvi, who was guilty of dropping Nicholas Pooran's catch in the first innings, returned cheaply to the dugout with a score of 4(4).

The duo of captain and vice-captain Faf du Plessis and Axar Patel tried to stitch up DC's innings with a quick-fire 43-run partnership. Faf flexed his prowess to find the boundary rope while Axar too joined the party with a couple of flashy hits.

As the partnership tried to threaten LSG's dominance, Digvesh Rathi found the breakthrough by dismissing Axar on 22(11) in the final over of the powerplay.

In the next over, LSG captain Rishabh Pant instructed goggly spinner Ravi Bishnoi, which