DC held LSG to 189/9 and successfully defended 208. Arshad Khan’s final-wicket burst was in vain, despite Ishant Sharma taking three wickets.
Tristan Stubbs and Abishek Porel hammered half-centuries for Washington.
The Rajasthan Royals became the second team to qualify for the playoffs despite DC’s victory.
A gander at match outline
DC lost Jake Fraser-McGurk right on time after LSG chose for field. Porel and Trust added a 92-run stand.
DC dialed back before Stubbs’ 57*(25) controlled them to 208/4.
LSG had an ideal beginning as Ishant evacuated both KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock.
They were diminished to 71/5, with Nicholas Pooran remaining solitary. Arshad’s unbeaten 58(33) took it close, however LSG fell 19 runs low.
Porel pummels his second IPL fifty
The hazardous Fraser-McGurk left in the first more than (2/1).
Porel didn’t capitulate to the strain and sent off his counter-assault. He took on Arshad Khan, crushing 3 fours and a six.
Porel and Trust took DC past 90 preceding Ravi Bishnoi excused the last option.
He later tumbled to Naveen-ul-Haq for a 33-ball 58 (5 fours and 4 sixes). It was his subsequent fifty.
Stubbs adds his final detail
Stubbs came to the center after DC were down to 111/3.
They lost Jake Fraser-McGurk early, yet Porel and Trust got them past 90. The couple died in the center over stage before Stubbs dominated.
He joined captain Rishabh Gasp, who withdrew for a 23-ball 33.
Yet again stubbs possessed the passing overs, pummeling 57* (3 fours and 4 sixes).
Stubbs achieves these accomplishments
Stubbs has been pummeling the bowlers in the last four overs in IPL 2024. According to Cricbuzz, his count of 252 runs in this stage (Overs 16-20) is the most for a hitter.
Eminently, Stubbs has a strike-pace of 262.50 in such manner.
His strike-rate in the last two overs (18-20) in IPL 2024 shoots to 320.40. The count incorporates 15 sixes.
Joint-most 200+ sums in a season
The continuous IPL season has seen a whirlwind of 200+ sums and record-breaking run-pursues. Upwards of 37 200+ sums have been kept in IPL 2024, the joint-most in a season. The 2023 season saw as many such scores.