Right then! That is it from the coverage of this game! The action from Indian T20 League continues on Friday, 8th April 2022 and it will be Punjab taking on Gujarat at the Brabourne Stadium. The first ball will be bowled at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). But as you know, our build-up will begin much earlier. Do join us for the same. Till then, cheers and goodbye!

Quinton de Kock is in for a chat. He wins the MAN OF THE MATCH award for his exceptional hitting with the blade. He says that he aims to keep playing in the same manner, be it any bowler. Mentions, they focused on getting a solid start and they made sure to do that. Adds that Shaw did make it look easy with the blade. Says, the wicket was slow, the slower balls were gripping, but he is glad he worked through it really well.

KL Rahul, the skipper of Lucknow, says that they were brilliant with the ball. Adds their bowlers need to get better in the Powerplay. Tells that they like knowing what to chase. Says that dew factor does play on the minds of the teams and every team likes to chase. Although, one cannot expect anything about the dew prior to the match. Applauds Ayush Badoni by saying that he has held his nerves in crunch situations and showed a lot of maturity. Signs off by saying that it has been a great team effort so far.

Rishabh Pant, the skipper of Delhi, says that when the dew is such they cannot do anything about it. He feels that they fell short by 10-15 runs in the end. Adds, the Powerplay was decent but they could not pick up any wickets. Mentions, the spinners did well in the middle overs and yet again stresses on being short by 10 runs or so with the bat.

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Ravi Bishnoi is up for a quick chat. He says, he always believed in the depth of their batting department. Mentions, the match turned out to be a nail-biter and the atmosphere was super tense in the end. Adds, Narendra Hirwani helps him a lot with his bowling.

Delhi didn't start well with the ball and it was their premier pacer Anrich Nortje who was taken to the cleaners by his fellow South African. Quinton de Kock. The spin duo of Lalit Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav kept things tight in the middle overs and both of them got into the wickets column. Apart from Nortje, every other bowler had their moments in the game and Delhi's bowlers executed their wide yorkers to perfection in the last 5 overs. However, in the end, they would feel that they were certainly 10-15 runs short with the bat.

Lucknow got off to a great start and the opening stand between KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock put pressure on the Delhi bowlers upfront. It was Quinton de Kock who was the aggressor, while the skipper played the second fiddle. Once Rahul perished, Lucknow lost a bit of momentum and they lost wickets at regular intervals. Apart from QDK, every other batter struggled to time the ball cleanly but then came the pocket-sized dynamo, Ayush Badoni who ensured that are no more hiccups and took his side over the line.

Whoaaa! What a thriller of a game it turned out to be in the end! Lucknow was cruising along nicely at one point but things did get a little spicy in the end. Although, it was the impressive, young Ayush Badoni who held his nerves and made sure that he takes his side over the line. Credit to Delhi's bowlers for fighting till the very end, in spite of dew playing a major part in the second innings.

Ayush Badoni walks out to bat.