IPL fever grips city as Delhi Capitals has the last laugh

Spectators making an attempt to catch a sixer throughout the IPL cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Tremendous Giants at Dr. YSR ACA VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on March 24, 2025.
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An enormous crowd of cricket lovers from throughout Andhra Pradesh thronged the Dr YSR ACA VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam, which hosted the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) on Monday (March 24, 2025). That is the first encounter for each the groups this IPL season.

The environment in the stadium was electrifying. Individuals started pouring into the stadium three hours earlier than the recreation, hoping for thrilling cricket and an exciting conflict. The spectators have been welcomed with an enthralling efficiency by famous singers Neeti Mohan and Siddharth Mahadevan. The newly renovated stadium was painted ‘blue’ and adorned with massive posters of the gamers from the DC.

The city streets resulting in the stadium have been abuzz with heavy visitors and pleasure as distributors bought T-shirts that includes the staff logos and the common gamers’ names.

Not simply the jerseys of DC or LSG, however these of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Superkings (CSK) have been bought for someplace between ₹100 and ₹200 every. Caps, boundary-boards have been additionally in good demand.

Cricket frenzy gripped the stadium as the crowd welcomed DC staff which has made Visakhapatnam their second residence floor. Cricket followers have been excited to see their favourites such as Mitchell Starc, Faf du Plessis and others in motion. The spectators flooded the social media with selfies, quick movies and reels shot throughout the match.

Singer Neeti Mohan performing earlier than the IPL match that includes Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Tremendous Giants, at Dr. YSR ACA VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on March 24, 2025.
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Ok.R. Deepak

“It was a bliss to observe LSG’s Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran pummelling the DC bowlers as balls flew into the stands in each different supply. Pooran was a magnificence every time he hit DC’s Tristan Stubbs. However, Ashutosh Sharma’s knock sealed the victory for the DC. Sharma gave goosebumps to the total stadium,“ stated M Karthik, a scholar from Dr. L. Bullayya Faculty, who watched the match alongside along with his associates.

Lastly, Ashutosh Sharma’s blistering half-century pulled the Delhi Capitals from the useless and helped them defeat Lucknow Tremendous Giants by 1 wicket in the thrilling encounter. Vipraj Nigam’s 39 off 15 balls and Tristan Stubbs’ 34 additionally performed their half in the staff’s win. Earlier, the Lucknow Tremendous Giants posted a complete of 209 for eight wickets.

Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer, who witnessed the match, was acquired by Andhra Cricket Affiliation (ACA) president Kesineni Sivanath and secretary Sana Satish. The ACA members felicitated the Governor. Union Minister Ok. Rammohan Naidu additionally witnessed the match.