NEW DELHI: Australia’s Jake Fraser-McGurk made an emphatic assertion with a dynamic half-century in an exhilarating IPL debut, whereas spinner Kuldeep Yadav showcased his brilliance with the ball as Delhi Capitals clinched a morale-boosting six-wicket victory over Lucknow Tremendous Giants on Friday.Ayush Badoni’s blistering unbeaten 55 off 35 balls salvaged the Tremendous Giants to a decent complete of 167/7 after Kuldeep’s spectacular three-wicket haul of three/20.Fraser-McGurk’s aggressive type got here to the fore as he hammered a quickfire 55 off 35 balls, forming a pivotal 77-run partnership with skipper Rishabh Pant (41), in the end steering DC to their second win of the season.The 22-year-old Australian showcased his attacking prowess by dispatching a shot off a size supply from Yash Thakur over deep mid-wicket for his inaugural IPL runs, following it up with one other six within the subsequent over.Prithvi Shaw (32) was trying in good nick however Ravi Bishnoi made an on the spot affect as he entered the sport, eliminating the opener, as DC fell to 63/2. The LSG bowlers have been in a position to dominate the guests for someday as Fraser-McGurk additionally struggled to search out the boundaries.However Pant hoisted the ball over Bishnoi’s head for a straight six to not solely attain the three,000-run milestone in IPL but additionally collected Delhi’s first boundary in 29 deliveries within the eleventh over.The dashing wicketkeeper-batter gave a glimpse of his classic self, enjoying some audacious photographs, together with a reverse scoop off Marcus Stoinis.Pant’s power-hitting eased the stress of Fraser-McGurk who slammed compatriot Stoinis for a hat-trick of sixes to deliver the equation to nearly a run a ball.Earlier, returning to the aspect after lacking three matches as a consequence of a groin niggle, Kuldeep picked three wickets whereas freely giving 20 runs and conceding no boundaries in his quota of 4 overs.His victims included skipper KL Rahul (39), Marcus Stoinis (8) and the harmful Nicholas Pooran (0).Khaleel Ahmed (2/41), who landed the early blow, Ishant Sharma (1/36) and Mukesh Kumar (1/41) additionally took wickets to go away LSG reeling at 94/7.However then Badoni took the onus upon himself to resurrect the LSG innings. He smashed 5 boundaries and a six and alongside Arshad Khan (20 off 16 balls) stitched a 73-run unbeaten stand.Opting to bat, Quinton de Kock (19) had began robust with 4 boundaries however was dismissed by Khaleel with a leg-before wicket resolution within the third over.Devdutt Padikkal’s (3) wretched run continued as he grew to become Khaleel’s second sufferer of the day. The pacer pinned Padikkal in entrance of center and leg for his fifth consecutive single-figure rating.Khaleel had the chance to make it two out of two however the pacer dropped Stoinis on 0 off his personal supply within the very subsequent ball.Nonetheless, Rahul continued to gather boundaries on the different finish, taking his aspect to 57/2 within the powerplay.However the introduction of Kuldeep within the eighth over helped set off a batting collapse,The left-arm spinner first bowled a properly tossed up supply with Stoinis throwing his arms at it solely to get a vanguard that flew straight to Ishant at backward level.He then bamboozled the in-form Pooran, who regarded clueless because the ball uprooted the off stump.The batting collapse pressured the hosts to ship Deepak Hooda (10) as an Impression Substitute however Kuldeep picked up his third wicket in eight balls to get journey of Rahul, fully deflating the LSG batting.Delhi bowlers choked the LSG batters because the boundaries dried up.Ishant and Mukesh, who additionally returned to the Delhi enjoying XI after recovering from an damage, joined the act accounting for Hooda and Krunal Pandya (3) respectively. (With inputs from PTI)
