DC Rejoice as Veteran Ishant Sharma Dimisses Both KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock - WATCH

Ishant Sharma turned back the clock as he masterfully dimissed KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock on the fifth balls of his first two overs during the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) clash between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday.

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Ishant first dismissed KL Rahul on the fifth ball of the first over. He bowled it slower, full and around off with the ball shaping away. The LSG skipper was deceived by the swing and pace of the ball and ended up over-committing to the shot. He went through with his lofted shot a bit early, mistimed it high Mukesh Kumar ran backward and fumbled it on his first attempt but managed to hold on to it at behind cover-point.

Then again on the fifth ball of the third over, Ishant got the wicket of Quinton de Kock. He rolled his fingers to take the pace off of the ball as the batter tried to go over mid-on. He failed to get under the ball and ended up hitting it much flatter as Mukesh timed his jump to perfection to take another catch.

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Ishant then returned to send back Deepak Hooda for a duck on the first ball of his third over.

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Earlier, Delhi Capitals posted 208/4 from their 20 overs as opener Abhishek Porel scored a 33-ball 58 at the top while a rearguard act by Tristan Stubbs (57 not out off 25 deliveries).

Naveen-ul-Haq (2/41) was the most successful bowler for the visitors while Ravi Bishnoi (1/26) was the most economical.

(With inputs from Agencies)