INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Fiery fifties from Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs helped Delhi Capitals sign off their IPL league phase on a high as they beat Lucknow
Super Giants by 19 runs on Tuesday.The win took Delhi to 14 points in 14 matches and they remain technically in the mix to reach the
play-offs of the T20 tournament, but a run-rate in the negative keeps their chances slim, AFP reported.&We are still in contention even
after the last game,& Delhi skipper Rishabh Pant said after he returned to lead the side following a one-match ban for slow over-rate.&We
had a better chance of qualifying if I would have had a chance to play in the last game (which Delhi lost).&The left-handed Porel hit 58
before Stubbs smashed an unbeaten 57 off 25 balls to steer Delhi to 208-4 after being invited to bat first at their high-scoring home venue,
Arun Jaitley Stadium.Pant, a left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman, made 33 to cap off an impressive season after he came back in the IPL from a
horror car crash in December 2022.&Personally, it was fantastic to come back,& said Pant, who has been picked in India&s squad for the T20
World Cup next month.&It was heartening to see the support from entire India
Was a long time to wait after one-and-a-half years
I want to be on the field all the time
Don&t want to miss any action.&KL Rahul-led Lucknow have 12 points with one more match to play and have their hopes hanging by a thread.The
result confirmed a play-off spot for Rajasthan Royals, who became the second team to enter the final four alongside table-toppers Kolkata
Knight Riders, AFP reported.The top four teams make the play-offs
The final is on May 26 in Chennai.The post Stubbs gives Delhi IPL play-off hope with win in last league match first appeared on Ariana News.
