Delhi Capitals endured a horrid top and middle-order collapse in their IPL 2025 season opener that left them reeling at 65/5 while chasing a mammoth target of 210 against the Lucknow Super Giants. However, the pair of Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma kept the hosts in the hunt with a steady partnership of 48-runs with the latter playing anchor and the Proteas playing aggressor. Even so, the required rate kept rising given the early struggles of the team, and when the duo tried to change the course of play with some time-wasting tactics, exhilarating action followed.
Stubbs was up against Prince Yadav in the 12th over and after one of the deliveries, Ashutosh walked up to his partner to have a chat hoping to perhaps disrupt the pacer’s rhythm. However, the umpires were having none of it, as the at-crease umpire immediately asked Ashutosh to return to his mask while the square-leg umpire walked up to Stubbs to deliver a warning about his antics. While the Capitals must have felt the intervention as a positive move from their perspective, they had little idea of how the little incident was backfire. Stubbs, clearly frustrated, took Manimaran Siddharth to the cleaners in the very next over, launching two massive maximums to begin the over. The second stroke was particularly lethal, played with a straight bat down the ground and travelled 98 meters before being deposited into the stands.
Ironically, the shot led to an even bigger break since the umpires had to call for a replacement ball, causing much amusement amongst Twitterati.
Whts Happening!
Massive!
Big Hits 🙌
Stumps Shattred☝️
Tristan Stubbs 🆚 M.Siddharth
🎥 Enjoy the captivating battle 🍿
Updates ▶ https://t.co/aHUCFODDQL#TATAIPL | #DCvLSG | @DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/XmrnMCANMG— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 24, 2025
True!
WHAT A COMEBACK FROM M SIDHARTH AFTER 2 BACK TO BACK SIXES FROM STUBBS CLEAN BOWLED STUBBS THAT WAS CRAZY DELIVERY 👏#IPL2025 #LSGvsDC pic.twitter.com/bPCt8E23l3
— 100rav (@Saurav6394) March 24, 2025
Manimaran Siddarth breaks the Stubbs-Ashutosh partnership to leave LSG on top 🔥#DCvsLSG #wicket #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/LfGZNMtfzp
— Babulal Jyani (@BabulalJyani14) March 24, 2025
Ashutosh on strike!
Stubbs is gone. Now everything is on ashutosh.
— Yash mishra (@yashM67) March 24, 2025
Masterclass!
Seated for this Stubbs and ashutosh masterclass
— Abhishek Upadhya (@FudgeTalbott) March 24, 2025
Ashutosh Sharma the impact player making an impact by scoring 17 runs in 17 balls when RRR is over 13. Comedy hori
— Indic (@HaryanviBhrata) March 24, 2025
Hope!
waiting!
It’s time for Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma to switch gears if Delhi wants to win this match. #DCvLSG #TATAIPL
— Ammar Khanani (@AmmarKhanani) March 24, 2025
Welcome Manimaran #Siddharth in #IPL2025 #LSGvsDC #DCvsLSG #TATAIPL2025 pic.twitter.com/Tpmsagi7fy
— Info india (@IndEnfo) March 24, 2025
Yeah!
