On Friday, Rishabh Pant, captain of the Delhi Capitals, struck 3000 runs in the Indian Premier League, becoming the third youngest player to accomplish the feat Dafabet. Leading his team to its second victory of the season, the left-handeder scored an impressive 41 runs off 24 deliveries against the Lucknow Super Giants. The 2020 runners-up qualified for ninth place in the standings with this triumph, having previously finished in last place.
Pant reached the milestone when he hit Marcus Stoinis for four off the final delivery of the twelfth over. Notable among his extraordinary assortment of shots were the exquisite leg and scoops he executed over third man. Following Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, the DC captain became the third youngest player to surpass 30,000 runs.
With the return of Kuldeep Yadav, who took three wickets, the DC bowlers effectively dismantled the LSG batting order at 94/7. Despite this, the Super Giants managed to post a respectable total of 167/7 thanks to the valiant effort of rookie Ayush Badoni, who amassed 55 runs off 35 deliveries.
The DC batters were then in control of the run pursuit and did not stumble. Jake Fraser-McGurk, making his IPL debut, tied with Rishabh Pant as he scored his first fifty after the opposition lost both of their openers for 63 runs by the sixth over. Five sixes and four fours greeted Fraser-McGurk’s 55-run innings off of 35 deliveries. In the interim, KL Rahul stranded Rishabh Pant off a delivery from Ravi Bishnoi as he approached his fifty offeight at forty-one.
Nevertheless, their combined efforts facilitated DC’s effortless achievement of the objective; furthermore, they became the first group to triumph over Lucknow this year by successfully chasing a total of 160+ runs.
