Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants LIVE Scorecard, IPL 2025 LIVE: Who Is Vipraj Nigam? 20-Year-Old Keeping DC Alive In Chase vs LSG

DC vs LSG LIVE: Who is Vipraj Nigam?

Vipraj Nigam is a 20-year-old player who was bought in the 2025 IPL auction for Rs 50 lakh after good show in domestic cricket, where he plays for Uttar Pradesh. Before his DC debut, he played 15 professional games, including seven T20s.

He is a leg-spinner who has scalped eight at an average of 21.37 and an economy of 7.12. Nigam is an impactful batter with a strike-rate of 156.09.

IPL 2025 LIVE: Vipraj Nigam, wow!

More runs! Vipraj Nigam is playing an absolute gem of a knock here. Coming in at No. 8, Vipraj has kept DC firmly in the hunt. He’s on 30 off 11 balls, and has just smashed another 6 and 4 off Bishnoi. 15 off the over.

DC 148/6 (15)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: VIPRAJ GOES HAM!

Vipraj Nigam is taking Ravi Bishnoi to the cleaners on his IPL debut! Two fours and a six. Big over for DC, 17 off it. They’re keeping themselves in the hunt for a miraculous win here.

DC 133/6 (14)

DC vs LSG LIVE: New ball does the trick!

OUT! LSG take a new ball after the two massive sixes, with the umpires deciding that the old one is wet enough to warrant a change. Next ball, Stubbs misses, Pant stumps, Siddharth celebrates with aplomb! What a twist. DC now 6-down, and it seems very unlikely from here.

LSG 113/6 (12.3)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: SIX! SIX!

DC need some big hits, and seems like Tristan Stubbs has decided that M Siddharth is the man to go after. Two awesome hits by Stubbs, back over the bowler’s head. Much more of this needed, but welcome runs for DC.

DC 113/5 (12.2)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: This won’t bother LSG!

Just 7 runs off M Siddharth’s third over. The asking rate is climbing now, and the big shots have tried up a little. Lot of responsibility on Stubbs and Ashutosh to take the game deep, and understandably, they’re playing it safe.

DC 95/5 (11)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Mix-up!

Big confusion between Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma! Ashutosh went for a single when there wasn’t one, sent back by Stubbs. Lucky for them, LSG did not get a direct hit. Great first over by Prince, DC are 29 runs behind LSG at this stage.

DC 88/5 (10)

IPL 2025 LIVE: Prince Yadav comes in

Time for another IPL debutant! Pacer Prince Yadav brought into the attack by Rishabh Pant. LSG have had to resort to their reserve pacers following injuries to Mayank, Mohsin, Avesh and Akash Deep. Can Prince take his opportunity?

DC 84/5 (9.1)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Stubbs, Ashutosh hit boundaries

Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma at the crease, and they have to take all the pressure now. No recognized batter to come for DC after these two. Not only do they need to stitch a big partnership, but they need to be there till the end for DC to have any hope!

DC 83/5 (9)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: DC need a miracle

Delhi Capitals need a miracle to win this game from here. Still more than 143 runs needed in 13 overs. The required run-rate is far from impossible, but DC have shot their own foot by losing 5 wickets inside 7 overs.

DC 66/5 (7)

IPL 2025 LIVE: FAF GONE! All hope gone?

FAF DU PLESSIS IS GONE! Could that be game over? Faf had already hit a six in the over, tried to take Ravi Bishnoi to the cleaners once more, but finds the fielder at long-on. David Miller in the deep, safe hands. DC are 5-down!

DC 65/5 (6.4)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: OUT!

Axar Patel departs! Disaster for Delhi Capitals! Wicket for Digvesh Singh on his IPL debut! Right after finding a boundary, Axar tries the sweep shot, picks out Nicholas Pooran at square leg. Delhi Capitals, oh dear oh dear.

DC 50/4 (5.3)

IPL 2025 LIVE: DC continue rebuild

Faf du Plessis and Axar Patel continue the rebuilding process. A boundary for Axar and a six for Faf in Shardul’s second over. 13 off it. They will need to carry on this momentum for a lot of overs to keep the target and the required run-rate in sight.

DC 45/3 (5)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Boundaries by Faf!

15 off the over! Faf du Plessis picks up two boundaries. End-to-end game here. So much is happening. Top notch entertainment. How will Pant and LSG respond to these two?

DC 32/3 (4)

IPL 2025 LIVE: SIX! Axar!

Captain Axar Patel takes responsibility! Fantastic shot, over long-off for a maximum. Welcomes M Siddharth in his second over with the perfect hit. He’ll have to stitch a big partnership here with Faf du Plessis.

DC 24/3 (3.2)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Mental scenes

Utterly bonkers start by LSG. Never mind the fact that they’re missing pacers worth a combined Rs 34.75 crore, Shardul Thakur and M Siddharth have done the magic! Erratic powerplay batting by DC, Faf du Plessis must be watching on in horror from the other end. 

DC captain Axar Patel is out at No. 5 to try and stabilize things.

DC 8/3 (2)

IPL 2025 LIVE: GONE, DC are 3-down!

I don’t believe my eyes! DC are 3-down inside the first 10 balls! M Siddharth strikes, the left-arm off-spinner. DC took a gamble, sent Sameer Rizvi up the order at No. 4. That’s gone down horribly. Takes a knick, Pant grabs the catch. Insane stuff.

DC 7/3 (1.4)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: SHARDUL AGAIN!

WOW! Shardul Thakur departs! Wicket, dot, wicket. Abhishek Porel goes for a duck. Shardul is breathing fire. Incredible, incredible opening over. Drama. Porel tries to go big too, but perishes. Poor timing, easy catch for Pooran.

DC 2/2 (0.5)

IPL 2025 LIVE: Shardul strikes, JFM gone!

What a start for LSG! Shardul Thakur gets Jake Fraser-McGurk on ball 3! The Australian brute trie to go big, but only made it as far as the fielder at long-off. Shardul has been in great form in domestic cricket, and will be eyeing an India comeback.

DC 2/1 (0.3)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Shardul to open the bowling

What a few days for Shardul Thakur. Some days back, he did not have an IPL franchise. Now, he is the lead bowler for LSG, after all four of their frontline Indian pacers – worth a combined Rs 34.75 crore – were unfit to play.

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: DC out to bat!

Delhi Capitals are out to bat. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Faf du Plessis the duo. The target in front of them – 210. LSG bring on spinner M Siddharth as an Impact Sub. This will be a closely-fought game, it seems.

IPL 2025 LIVE: DC well in the game

Delhi Capitals will take a target of 210, and will enter the dressing room high on confidence after pulling things back late on. LSG were 161 after 13 overs, meaning they managed only 48 runs in the next 42 balls. With the pitch being a belter, DC will fancy their chances at victory.

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: SIX, SIX to finish!

Miller ends with a bang! Mohit Sharma had bowled an excellent final over, but David Miller ends with two huge maximums. LSG finish on 209. Not a bad total, by any means, but they were well on course for 220-230 at one stage.

LSG 209/8 (20 overs)

DC Target: 210

IPL 2025 LIVE: STARC BANG!

Excellent! Mitch Starc picks up Wicket No. 3! Right in the blockhole, Starc nails the yorker. Ravi Bishnoi tries to come out, give himself room, but misses it completely. Delhi Capitals continue their good end to the game.

LSG 194/8 (19)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Shahbaz hits 4, then departs!

Shahbaz Ahmed with a lusty blow, picking up a boundary. Next ball, Mitch Starc switches up with a sharp bouncer, Shahbaz mistiemes his pull and gives an easy catch. LSG 7-down now.

LSG 194/7 (18.4)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Worry for LSG!

Rishabh Pant’s failure and LSG’s capitulation will worry them even more when you remember that they are without their four frontline Indian bowlers. Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan and Akash Deep were bought for Rs 34.75 crore combined, but none of them are fit.

IPL 2025 LIVE: What a spell by Kuldeep!

In a high-scoring game, Kuldeep Yadav completes four overs of pure class. 4-0-20-2. Two big wickets of Rishabh Pant and Ayush Badoni, the first one arguably starting the comeback. Unbelievable work by the chinaman.

LSG 178/6 (17)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: LSG falling apart

Another one gone! Shardul Thakur walks back for a duck. Tries to take a run, terrible mix-up, and has to depart! Run out, excellent work by Axar Patel and Abhishek Porel. DC have made an incredible comeback into the game.

LSG 177/6 (16.4)

IPL 2025 LIVE: OUT!

Ayush Badoni flops! Comes down the track, tries to get a maximum. Straight down the throat of Tristan Stubbs at long-on. Half the LSG team is back in the dugout, and Delhi Capitals continue their comeback into the game.

LSG 177/5 (16.2)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Great over by Axar

Back to the game, excellent over by DC captain Axar Patel. Six singles, and nothing more. LSG have the platform to get a score of 220+, but Badoni and Miller must deliver. 

LSG 176/4 (16)

IPL 2025 LIVE: KL Rahul becomes father!

Meanwhile, a massive congratulations to Delhi Capitals star KL Rahul, who has just become a father, with partner Athiya Shetty giving birth to a girl. Rahul is missing this game for the same reason.

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Starc cleans up Pooran!

GONE! Mitchell Starc, you beauty! Nicholas Pooran, CLEAN BOWLED. Two stumps dismantled! Delhi Capitals are pulling things back. Mitchell Starc has delivered, and two new batters at the crease now for the final 5 overs.

LSG 169/4 (14.5)

IPL 2025 LIVE: Injury for Mukesh Kumar

Mukesh Kumar seems to have twisted his ankle while fielding at deep extra cover. He has left the pitch for some treatment on the sidelines.

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: PANT DUCK!

SIX-BALL DUCK FOR PANT! Oh dear, Rishabh Pant has failed badly. Five dots and then OUT! Tries to smash one for six over long-off, and finds the fielders. Major, major disappointment for the man signed for Rs 27 crore. Drama upon drama!

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: NICKY P GOES WILD!

Axar Patel trying part-timer Tristan Stubbs to bowl his off-spin. Guess how Nicholas Pooran invites him? FOUR SIXES! FOUR! Utterly unbelievable hitting by the Carribean monster. 28 RUNS OFF THE OVER! 50 for Nicholas Pooran!

LSG 161/2 (13)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Here comes Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant. Rs 27 crore. LSG captain. Out on the pitch for the first time in his new colours. A lot expected and anticipated. Front foot defence on ball one.

IPL 2025 LIVE: MARSH GONE!

Huge wicket! Much-needed wicket for Delhi Capitals! Mitchell Marsh tries to go big yet again, doesn’t get the ideal timing, finds Tristan Stubbs at long on. Mukesh Kumar’s slower ball has done the trick. Time for Rishabh Pant!

LSG 133/2 (11.4)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: SIX!

Mitch Marsh into the 70s! Impeccable power-hitting once again. Width offered by Mukesh Kumar, and hit over third man for a maximum by the Australian. LSG continue the merry flow of runs.

LSG 132/1 (11.2)

IPL 2025 LIVE: 9 more off Mohit

Mohit Sharma concedes a boundary off the first ball, but comes back really well. Mixing up his pace and length. Lots of inside edges as Marsh and Pooran struggled to get the connection. 9 off the over, but DC still searching for the wicket.

LSG 125/1 (11)

DC vs LSG, IPL 2025 LIVE: Ideal start for LSG

Must be said, it is a perfect start for LSG. They have 9 wickets in hand, and they’re flying at 11.7 runs per over. Marsh and Pooran are well set too. But don’t count DC out just yet. Even if LSG put on a big total, Delhi Capitals will be in the game due to the nature of the pitch.