LSG vs DC, IPL 2023: 3 records that were broken during Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals match
The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) kicked off their IPL 2023 campaign with a marvelous win against the Delhi Capitals (DC) on Saturday, April 1. Playing at the Bharat Ratna Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium for the first time, LSG defeated DC by 50 runs, riding on Mark Wood and Kyle Mayers' heroics.
The Delhi Capitals captain David Warner won the toss and decided to bowl first. DC bowlers bowled well in the powerplay overs, with Chetan Sakariya dismissing KL Rahul. The young left-arm seamer almost got the wicket of Mayers as well but Khaleel Ahmed dropped a simple catch when the southpaw was batting on 14.
The West Indian batter took advantage of the dropped catch and made the entire DC bowling attack pay for that mistake. He whacked two fours and seven sixes for his 38-ball 73. Nicholas Pooran played a fantastic cameo of 36 runs as well, helping LSG finish with 193/6 in 20 overs.
Chasing 194 for a win, Delhi could not build any big partnerships. David Warner held one end and scored 56 runs off 48 deliveries but couldn't up the ante, while the rest of the DC batters could not impress much. In the end, DC managed only 143/9, losing by 50 runs.
Mark Wood stole the show in the second innings with a five-wicket haul. He won the Player of the Match award, returning with figures of 5/14.
It was an eventful night in Lucknow, and here's a list of the three records that were broken during the IPL 2023 game between the Lucknow Super Giants and the Delhi Capitals.
#1 Khaleel Ahmed broke Amit Mishra's record in IPL 2023 last night
Khaleel Ahmed bowled a tidy spell of 2/30 against the Lucknow Super Giants. He opened the bowling for the Delhi Capitals and troubled the LSG batters with his swing and pace. The left-arm pacer picked up the big wickets of Nicholas Pooran and Marcus Stoinis.
Courtesy of his two scalps, Khaleel now owns the record for being the quickest Indian bowler to complete 50 IPL wickets. He achieved the feat in his 35th match, breaking Amit Mishra's record, who reached the landmark in 37 matches.
#2 Mark Wood broke Mohsin Khan's record in IPL 2023 last night
Mark Wood became the first bowler to take a five-wicket haul for the Lucknow Super Giants in IPL history. The England fast bowler scalped the wickets of Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel, and Chetan Sakariya to end with figures of 5/14 in four overs.
Courtesy of this spell, Wood now owns the record for the best bowling figures by a Lucknow Super Giants bowler. Left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan previously held the record for his spell of 4/16 against Delhi Capitals in IPL 2022.
#3 Mark Wood broke Dimitri Mascarenhas' record in IPL 2023 last night
Mark Wood became the second England bowler to take a five-wicket haul in the IPL last night, joining former England all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas in an elite club.
Mascarenhas picked up a five-wicket haul for the Kings XI Punjab (now known as Punjab Kings) against Pune Warriors in 2012.
The former English all-rounder held the record for the best figures (5/25) by an England player in the IPL. Wood broke his record with figures of 5/14 last night.