Ashutosh Sharma has etched his name in the record books as the star batter led the Delhi Capitals (DC) to victory against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the IPL 2025 season. He smashed 66 runs in 31 balls which resulted in the 1 wicket victory against the Lucknow franchise. He was also awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ for his stellar performance after which he thanked Shikhar Dhawan, former DC captain. He performed exceptionally well in the previous season when he used to play for the Punjab Kings and played a crucial knock of 31 runs in a mere 15 balls against the Gujarat Titans resulting in the former being emerged as victories.
“Took the lessons from last year. Missed out on finishing the game on a couple of occasions in the previous season. The whole year I focussed and visualised about it. Had the belief that if I play till the last over, anything can happen. Well played to Vipraj. I asked him to keep hitting. He was very calm under pressure. Want to dedicate this award to my mentor Shikhar paaji.” Ashutosh said.
Early Life
In a chat with Sportstar, Sharma revealed that he is a huge admirer of Naman Ojha, former India cricketer who belonged to Madhya Pradesh. Sharma was born in Ratlam and raised in Indore who later appeared for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket.
“As a kid, I would watch Naman bhai play a lot, and that’s how I fell in love with the sport. I made my T20 debut for MP under Naman bhai’s captaincy, and I owe him a lot for all the support,” Ashutosh said.
DC Vs LSG Match Summary
A half-century from Ashutosh Sharma allowed Delhi Capitals to start their season by winning against Lucknow Super Giants through a one-wicket victory. Lucknow played at Visakhapatnam on Monday for an opening inning total of 209 runs that reduced the team to eight wickets in 20 overs through the batting prowess of Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh. Delhi Capitals reached the winning score of 211 runs by scoring nine wickets before losing in 19.3 overs.
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