Sameer Rizvi IPL 2026: The pitch of Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium on which a batsman like KL Rahul could not open his account. On the same pitch where batsmen like Pathum Nissanka got out after scoring only 1 run, 22 year old batsman Sameer Rizvi scored an amazing half-century on the same 22 yard strip. This half-century of Rizvi is special because at one time Delhi had lost 4 wickets for just 26 runs and in such a bad time, this batsman showed his batting prowess.
Amazing innings of Sameer Rizvi
When Sameer Rizvi came to the crease, the team was under pressure, which is why this player decided to take time at the crease. Rizvi did not hit a single boundary for 13 balls. But he made his intentions clear by hitting a six on the 14th ball. Rizvi changed the gear of his batting in the 10th over. He hit three excellent fours in Shahbaz Ahmed’s over. In the 14th over, this player completed his half-century by hitting a six and a four off Aiden Markram.
Rizvi made a century partnership
Sameer Rizvi not only scored a half-century but also made a century partnership with Stubbs. This player completed 100 runs in 72 balls. Stubbs’ contribution in this was 32. Rizvi was earlier in Chennai Super Kings but was later released. After this, Delhi Capitals showed trust in him and now this player is living up to that trust.
Rizvi made Delhi win by playing an unbeaten innings.
Sameer Rizvi scored unbeaten 70 runs in the match. He hit a total of 5 fours and 4 sixes in this innings of 47 balls. Along with him, Tristan Stubbs also played an unbeaten inning of 39 runs. Let us tell you that Lucknow Supergiants team was all out for 141 runs in 18.4 overs. For Lucknow, Samad scored 36 runs and Mitchell Marsh scored 35 runs. Apart from these two, no batsman could stay on the crease. Delhi’s bowlers also played an important role in the victory. Natarajan and Ngidi took 3 wickets each, while Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets and Akshar Patel took one wicket.