Lucknow, April 23 -- After a rare defeat in their previous clash, the Delhi Capitals franchise bounced back in style as they registered a comprehensive eight-wicket win against Lucknow Super Giants in their eighth encounter of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday.

Opting to bowl first, the Axar Patel-led side put up a clinical show with the ball, courtesy a four-wicket haul from pacer Mukesh Kumar and restricted the opposition to 159/6 in 20 overs. Later, Delhi Capitals rode on some fine batting display from youngster Abishek Porel (51 off 36), wicket-keeper batter KL Rahul (57* off 42) and skipper Axar (34* off 20) to go over the line in the 18th over.

Reflecting on the win, Porel, during the ...