Lucknow Super Giants endured a stuttering innings as Delhi Capitals’ pace attack, led by the crafty Mukesh Kumar, reduced them to a modest 159 for 6 in their IPL clash on Tuesday. Despite being well-placed at 87 for 1 after 10 overs, LSG faltered dramatically, managing just 72 runs in the back half of their innings, marking their lowest team total in the tournament so far.

Delhi’s pace trio, Mukesh Kumar (4/33), Mitchell Starc (1/25), and Dushmantha Chameera (1/25), executed their variations with surgical precision, exploiting the pitch’s nuances with clever changes in pace and length. Each of them adapted brilliantly, shifting from fuller deliveries to off-pace cutters, choking the flow of runs and inducing errors from the LSG batters.