NEW DELHI: Opener Abishek Porel and KL Rahul struck confident half-centuries and shared a 69-run partnership as Delhi Capitals thrashed Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets in an Indian Premier League match on Tuesday. Chasing 160 for victory, Porel scored a fluent 51 off 36 balls, while the in-form Rahul remained unbeaten on 57 off 42 deliveries, guiding DC to a comfortable win in 17.5 overs. Skipper Axar Patel added the finishing touches with an unbeaten 34 off just 20 balls. Rahul also reached the 5,000-run milestone in IPL, becoming the fastest Indian to do so.
With this win, Delhi Capitals remained second place on the points table with 12 points from 8 matches, having won six and lost two. Their net run rate of +0.657 is second only to Gujarat Titans, who also have 12 points from 8 games and sit on top courtesy of a superior net run rate (+1.104).
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Royal Challengers Bengaluru occupy third place with 10 points from 8 matches and a healthy NRR of +0.472, closely followed by Punjab Kings, who also have 10 points but a lower NRR of +0.177.
Lucknow Super Giants, after their loss to Delhi Capitals, remain on 10 points from 9 games, but their negative NRR of -0.054 sees them slip to fifth.
Mumbai Indians are placed sixth with 8 points and a positive NRR of +0.483, keeping them in playoff contention.
Kolkata Knight Riders are seventh with 6 points from 8 games and a modest NRR of +0.212.
The bottom three teams — Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Chennai Super Kings — all sit on 4 points, with RR having the best NRR among them at -0.633, followed by SRH (-1.217) and CSK (-1.392), who are languishing at the bottom of the table.
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