Twitter Reactions: Mark Wood's fifer derails Delhi Capitals' chase as Lucknow Super Giants win season opener

The exciting action continued in the Indian Premier League 2023 on Saturday, April 1 as the fans got treated to a doubleheader on Day 2 of the tournament. After Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by seven runs (DLS method) in the first match of the day, Delhi Capitals locked horns with Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

Delhi captain David Warner won the toss and invited Lucknow to bat first. The hosts didn’t get off to the best of the starts as captain KL Rahul was dismissed in the fourth over after scoring just 8 runs off 12 balls. Following his wicket, Kyle Mayers took the innings forward and took the attack to Delhi’s bowlers after a slow start.

He went on to play a scintillating knock of 73 off 38 balls smashing two fours and seven sixes in his innings. Following his dismissal Nicholas Pooran (36 off 21) and Krunal Pandya (15* off 13) added 48 runs for the fifth wicket off 26 balls.

Ayush Badoni (18 off 7) and the Impact Player Krishnappa Gowtham (6* off 1) gave the perfect finish to the innings as Lucknow posted a massive 193/6 in their allotted 20 overs.

Khaleel Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers for Delhi who picked up 2/30 in four overs while Chetan Sakariya also picked up 2/53 in his four overs.

Mark Wood derails Delhi's chase with his five-wicket haul

In reply, Delhi got off to a decent start as openers Warner and Prithvi Shaw added 41 runs for the first wicket off 27 balls. However, Mark Wood destroyed the timbers of Shaw and Mitchell Marsh on consecutive deliveries in the fifth over to bring his side back into the game. The speedster further dismissed Sarfaraz Khan in the next over leaving Delhi Capitals reeling at 48/3 after seven overs.

Warner and Rilee Rossouw tried to stabilise the innings, however, couldn’t extend their partnership beyond 38 as Ravi Bishnoi sent Rossouw packing for 30 off 20 balls. Warner was trying his best to keep his side in the game, however, he couldn’t keep up with the required run rate and was dismissed trying to up the ante in the 16^th over.

Following his dismissal, there was nothing left in the game for DC as they finished their innings at 143/9 in their allotted 20 overs. Mark Wood returned in the final over and picked up two more wickets to complete his five-wicket haul to finish with figures of 5/14 in four overs.

As a result, Lucknow got their IPL 2023 campaign off to a winning start defeating Delhi by 50 runs.

Here's how Twitter Reacted:

BBL, SA20, ILT20, BPL@Cricketmemes202

#KLRahul𓃵 #IPL23 #IPL #TATAIPL #JioCinema #LSGvsDC #LSGvDC #DCvLSG #DCvsLSG #DavidWarner

11:11 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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alekhaNikun@nikun28

Catching of Indian youngsters & players. 👎 Improvement is needed in Indian cricket circuit. #CricketTwitter #IPL

11:11 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Amit uniyal@AmitUniyal32

Congratulations on your 50 @davidwarner31 but sorry to say you were batting for your own not for team,if captain will bat for his own then team can’t win.Everybody tried there best and even sacrificed their wicket, nobody was looking for his individual performance except you.#ipl

11:11 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Kartik Sreekumar@KartikSreekumar

Fear the #LucknowSuperGiants. They’re one of the most complete and competitive teams in this year's IPL. They’ve every chance to win it all. Believe it. #IPL #IPL2023 #LSGvsDC #LucknowSuperGiants #CricketTwitter

11:10 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Tollywood'ian@Not_extremist_

Even after introducing the concept of Impact players 3 teams bowled 5 bowlers ONLY despite one of them being bashed badly CSK KKR DC all of them Lost! The Trend is going to continue may be,Except for #SRH coz our bowlers rock🤟 #IPL2023 #IPL #LSGvDC #cskvsgt #KKRvsPBKS

11:08 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Kartik O 🏏⚽🔗@KOCricket528

Was it a great innings by Warner? No way but considering what was going on at the other end, it wasn't the worst thing out there. Yep maybe he was quicker it would have definitely helped but losing almost all of your power options for close to nothing was more disappointing #IPL

11:08 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Anish Ojha@AnishOj37211495

Watch #ipl in Bhojpuri language on #JioCinema ✨😅😅 #ipl #IPL2023OpeningCeremony #IPL2023

11:05 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Bhawana@bhawnakohli5

Unadkat can fastly take the game away from his team.

Vineet Chawla@vineetrajouri

@bhawnakohli5 For DC to qualify for the playoffs will hv to play extremely well & Nortje needs to make an impact as soon as he arrives without him having a good year DC might be heading for a wooden spoon I hope m wrong Pant galvanises the whole DC team....#IPL2023 #IPLonJioCinema #IPL

11:05 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Aditya chaudhary@is_Aditya029

Mei bata raha hun, Yeh deforestation ka badla lene aya hai @MAWood33 sabke balle jalaega ye!! Sabka badla lega re tera @MAWood33 #ecofriendly #saveearth #dontcuttrees #DC #BCCI #IPL23 #DelhiCapitals #LucknowSuperGiants #Cricket #ViratKohli #MSDhoni #MSDhoni𓃵 #IPL2023 #ipl

11:03 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Crictrack3r@Crictrack3r

This impact player rule just kill the excitement of game, IPL and T20 is known for excitement, crunch situations, thin margins, nail biting finishes.#ipl #impactplayer #t20 #ipl2023 #BCCI

11:03 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Rudransh sharma@author_sharma

#LSGvsDC Mark Wood starts his run up😱 DC batters😂 #LSGvsDC #DCvLSG #ipl #ipl2023 #Cricket

11:01 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Ankit Kumar@indianankit1

I think, Instead of this unreasonable impact player rule, @BCCI should have brought in a rule that would have allowed teams to have 5 foreign players in playing XI. Competitiveness in the IPL would have touched a whole new level if that had been done. #LSGvsDC #IPL #impactplayer

10:55 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Sai Suraj@saisuraj143

There are so many boxes ticked for @LucknowIPL. Credit to Gambhir,Andy Flower, who worked so hard, and @klrahul. Bowlers were brilliant today, and so is fielding. Credit to Morne for working so hard with young Champs.What are your thoughts so far on this match ?@sthalekar93. #IPL

10:52 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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VaibhavVashishtha@vaiby110786

Kids are watching IPL for RCB Men are watching IPL for CSK Legends are watching IPL for Bhojpuri commentary #bhojpuricommentary #JioCinema #IPL #ipl #IPLbhojpuri

11:20 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Alex@AbhishekJ1798

Unadkat bowled 5 wides in his last ball! This fool just can’t stop giving runs😂😂 why is even selected?? While smith and roy are unsold lol, kl rahul is dumb af too to not bowl wood #ipl #ipl2023 twitter.com/AbhishekJ1798/…

Alex@AbhishekJ1798

#ipl2023 kl rahul doesn’t want mark wood to get 5 wickets?? He keeps bowling unadkat and gowtham, what a fool😂 gotham is ok but unadkat?? Lol

11:17 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Cricket_crazzzyy@shrish_xoxo

Excellent bowling performance by Lucknow Super Giants 👏👏 Mark Wood was on 🔥 today . #LSGvsDC

11:24 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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purple Indie@DarwinTshirt

Shear PACE PACE PACE PACE PACE First fifer for Mark Wood in T20 cricket #LSGvsDC

11:24 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Apoorva Naivedyam@IamNaivedyam

Delhi capitals every Season 😭😭 Show me a better loyalty test than supporting this team for 16 years ☠️😂😭 @DelhiCapitals @IPL #LSGvsDC #IPL2023

11:24 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Ekansh Sharma@Ekansh_Sharma21

Pace of Mark Wood’s dismissals today📷📷 Prithvi Shaw - bowled - 147.3 kph Mitchell Marsh - bowled - 147.8 kph Sarfaraz Khan - caught - 137.4 kph 😮 #IPL2023 #LSGvDC #LSGvsDC #KLRahul𓃵 #RishabhPant #LucknowSuperGiants #DC #IPLonJioCinema #DavidWarner #AprilFoolsDay #kylemayers

11:24 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Aditya Gupta@profiledekhlo

5 wickets for #Markwood unreal pace and talent #LSGvsDC #IPL2023 #CricketTwitter twitter.com/profiledekhlo/…

Aditya Gupta@profiledekhlo

Here’s more of Mark Wood under anaesthetic for you 😂😂😂 💬 I’ll still bowl fast… He picked up 3 wckts in 2 overs today on his debut #IPL2023 #LSGvsDC

11:24 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Amit Shakya@AmitShakya9083

Kya Gautam bhaiya Delhi wala hoke Delhi ki Baja rahe ho 😂😂 not fair 😭 #LSGvsDC #IPL2023 #IPL2023OpeningCeremony

11:24 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Chandraprakash@iamCPkapla

#LSGvsDC The problem with DC is that, they have Ricky Ponting and Saurav Ganguly as Decision Makers

11:33 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Nordic CricPundits@CricPundits

Strange tactic by #DelhiCapitals to bring in Aman Khan as the impact player in the 20th over of the bowling innings since he’s a bowler who can bat. Expected specialist batter in Manish Pandey or Yash Dhull or even Ripal Patel to come in place of Khaleel…… #LSGvsDC #IPL2023

11:33 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Ravi pant@ravipant_07

#LSGvDC #IPL2023 #IPLonJioCinema #markwood #LSGvsDC #KLRahul𓃵

11:33 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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its gonna be fine@urmommyfan_

#LSGvDC #LSGvsDC #markwood #DCvsLSG #DCvLSG #klrahul Gautam gambhir going to party With lsg team members after win

11:33 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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Narendra Rawat@narendra_rawat_

3 in 3(GT, PK, LSG )for the home team to the victory. Mark Wood was at his best. Kyle Mayers has given some short of a headache to the LSG management when QDK will be available. #LSGvsDC

11:33 PM · Apr 01, 2023

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