IPL 2025: The Indian Premier League 2025 season has produced a contender for one of the matches of the season in the form of Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants, as the Axar Patel-led side spoil the party for former teammate Rishabh Pant's side, with an iconic 1-wicket win in Visakhapatnam on Monday.
Ashutosh Sharma dragged his side from 65/5 to a 210-run chase, by scoring an unbeaten 66 off 31 balls, and was well-complemented by the likes of Vipraj Nigam, Axar Patel, and Tristan Stubbs.
With the win, DC are 4th in the table, and have made a positive start to their season.
"Yes, I have got back my breath. Well, I have learnt this since last season. There were 2-3 occasions last season when I took the gap deep but left it out there and got out at the wrong time. I have focused on it in the entire year and I have worked on it very closely. I tried finishing games in Domestic Cricket too," said Ashutosh Sharma, who was awarded the Player of the Match.
"Well, I have a lot of a believe on myself. I knew that if I can take the game till the last over, anything is possible. If you can narrow the equation, anything is possible in T20 cricket. Whatever I did in the nets, I wanted to play the same shots and backed myself," said the DC player.
"(On Vipraj Nigam) Firstly I would like to tell Vipraj, Well played! I just told him one thing that if you are confident that you can hit boundaries then keep on going. I was constantly chatting with him," said the Indian batter.
"I just wanted to execute whatever I have worked hard so far in the practice sessions. I am very pleased and I want to dedicate this award to my mentor, Shikhar Paaji (Dhawan) who is not here at the moment," he added.
IPL 2025 Points Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Net Run Rate | Points |
| 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.200 | 2 |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.137 | 2 |
| 3 | Chennai Super Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.493 | 2 |
| 4 | Delhi Capitals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.371 | 2 |
| 5 | Gujarat Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Punjab Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Lucknow Super Giants | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.371 | 0 |
| 8 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.493 | 0 |
| 9 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.137 | 0 |
| 10 | Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.200 | 0 |
IPL 2025 Most Runs
| Player | Team | Runs |
| Ishan Kishan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 106 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | 75 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Lucknow Super Giants | 72 |
| Dhruv Jurel | Rajasthan Royals | 70 |
| Travis Head | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 67 |
IPL 2025 Most Wickets
| Player | Team | Wickets |
| Noor Ahmed | Chennai Super Kings | 4 |
| Krunal Pandya | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 3 |
| Khaleel Ahmed | Chennai Super Kings | 3 |
| Vignesh Puthur | Mumbai Indians | 3 |
| Mitchell Starc | Delhi Capitals | 3 |