Jake Fraser-McGurk, making his debut, deserves a great deal of credit for the victory when he scored an impressive 55 runs off of just 35 balls. With 168 needed to win, DC needed an early wicket-taker to disrupt LSG’s game, and the young Australian delivered, hitting five sixes and two boundaries in his innings.
The Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by six wickets on Friday, resuming their IPL 2024 campaign. Following two consecutive losses that left them floundering at the bottom of the standings, the Capitals won their second game with a strong all-around performance.
“Jake Fraser-McGurk had an amazing inning. He was hitting beautifully in the nets and we could tell that he has the x-factor—the capacity to hit sixes.
As you can see, he scored two runs in the first two innings and finished with five sixes. In this structure, that’s what we want. The past two games we were playing well, but we weren’t going overboard. We needed someone to make an effect on the game, and I believe he did so,” DC assistant coach Pravin Amre stated at the news conference following the game, as cited by Cricbuzz.
Jake Fraser-McGurk is a hitter in the top order. Warner is with us, and Shai Hope, who batted third in the first game for us, did a good job before getting hurt. We were aware that he would get a chance, which he did today, and he seized it wholeheartedly “.
Our spin department, Pravin Amre, deserves recognition.
Amre also commended spinner Kuldeep Yadav for his effort, citing statistics of 3/20 to help limit LSG to 167/7. A pivotal point in the game, according to the coach, was when Kuldeep removed dangerous hitter Nicholas Pooran from the game.
“Kuldeep bowled today and gave Nicholas Pooran a ball of dreams.” Getting him out was essential to limiting them to 160 runs (167), as he is a batter who wins games. Yes, Badoni struck a fifty off of 31 balls, but we had control of the game and Kuldeep helped us cut the advantage from 160 to 190. We were able to have a nice spell in the middle overs, and I also believe that Axar [Patel] played a significant part. We took control of the game after they had a solid powerplay. Our spin department deserves credit,” Amre remarked.
With the victory, DC moved up to the ninth spot in the standings. Although the outcome was disheartening for LSG, teenage batsman Ayush Badoni gave them some hope with a valiant 55 not out off 35 balls.
DC managed to chase down the goal in 18.1 overs, despite Badoni’s best attempts. Fraser-McGurk and Kuldeep Yadav’s outstanding performances made it possible for DC to overcome their previous losses and secure a much-needed victory.
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