IPL 2025: DC vs LSG: One cannot ask for a better game than this that Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants produced at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vizag. Both teams gave their best, and eventually, Ashutosh Sharma became the difference between the win and LSG.
He took the win from the jaws of defeat and took his team home with only one wicket in hand. He remained unbeaten at 66 off just 31 balls with five fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 212.90 to help DC register an incredible win. DC made 211/9 in 19.3 overs and registered their highest successful run chase in IPL history.
Faf du Plessis (29 off 18), Axar Patel (22 off 11), and Vipraj Nigam (39 off 15) also played important cameos. Earlier, Axar Patel won the toss and put LSG to bat first. They had a great start and were 161/2 in 13.3 overs at one stage.
But from there, they only scored 48 runs in the last 39 balls and finished at 209/8. Mitchell Marsh (72 off 36) and Nicholas Pooran (75 off 30) played brilliant innings for LSG, but they went in vain. Mitchell Starc (3/42) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/20) were the stars with the ball.
List of all IPL 2025 award winners for the DC vs LAG Match 4
Delhi Capitals were not anywhere near a win, but Vipraj Nigam and Ashutosh Sharma showed that the IPL is called the Incredible Premier League. These youngsters helped DC get off to a winning start in the IPL 2025 and handed LSG a close defeat. Here is a list of awards distributed in the IPL 2025 DC vs LSG Match 4.
DC vs LSG Curvv Striker of the Match award
There were five batters who played with a strike rate of 200 or more in the game. And the highest was Vipraj Nigam, who scored 39 off just 15 balls, with 5 fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 260. His knock turned the game in favor of Delhi Capitals. As a result, Vipraj won the Curvv Striker of the Match award.
DC vs LSG Fantasy Player of the Game
Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran both earned 150 or more fantasy points in the DC vs LSG game. However, Pooran earned the most fantasy points. He earned 179, while Marsh earned 150 points. Hence, Pooran won the Fantasy Player of the Match award.
DC vs LSG: Angel One Super Sixes Award
It was a six-hitting game, and a total of 28 sixes were hit in the game. LSG hit 16 sixes and DC hit five. Three batters hit five or more sixes in the game. But it was Pooran who hit seven sixes in his knock of 30 off 75. As a result, he won the Angel One Super Sixes Award.
DC vs LSG: Rupay On-the-go Four award
Just like sixes, there were plenty of boundaries in the game. Four batters hit five or more boundaries in their innings. Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran hit six fours each. But because Pooran hit more runs, he won the Rupay On-the-Go Four award in the DC vs LSG game.
DC vs LSG: Man of the Match award
There were some great batting performances in the game. Pooran and Marsh played two blistering knocks, but Ashutosh Sharma was the game that made the difference with his fifty. He scored an unbeaten 31-ball 66 and hit the winning run. Hence, he won the Player of the Match award.
Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants, Ashutosh Sharma Stats and Records
The table below shows overall Ashutosh Sharma Stats and records for the DC vs LSG match 4 in IPL 2025
Runs | Balls | Sr | 4s | 6s |
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66* | 31 | 212.90 | 5 | 5 |