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News India Live, Digital Desk: Young batsman was the hero of Delhi Capitals (DC)’s first win in IPL 2026 Sameer Rizvi Created a stir in Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium with his explosive batting. In the match played against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Wednesday, April 1, Rizvi played an unbeaten inning of 70 runs in just 47 balls and helped Delhi win the lost game. But the surprising thing is that despite this ‘Man of the Match’ performance, Sameer Rizvi is not happy and has said that he should forget this innings as soon as possible.
After all, why does Rizvi want to forget his biggest innings? Sameer Rizvi expressed his feelings openly in an interview given after the match. He said that even though his team won and he scored a half-century, his struggles at the beginning of the innings are troubling him. Rizvi said, “To be honest, I would rather forget this innings than remember it. My start was very bad. I had scored only 5 runs in my first 13 balls. At that time I felt that I was putting my team in more trouble.”
Mentioned the initial struggle and pressure When Sameer Rizvi came to bat, the Delhi team was in deep trouble after losing 4 wickets for 26 runs. Rizvi admitted that there was a lot of pressure on him at that time and he was not able to time the ball. He said, “There was a time when I was not even able to rotate the strike. Tristan Stubbs showed confidence in me from the other end and gave me time to set myself. I need to work more on my technique and initial approach.”
The real story behind 70 runs Even though Rizvi was unhappy with his start, the change in gear he made later on made the Lucknow bowlers sweat. After scoring 5 runs in 13 balls, Rizvi scored 65 runs in the next 34 balls. His innings included 5 fours and 4 skyscraper sixes. He along with Stubbs (39*) made an unbeaten partnership of 119 runs and gave Delhi the victory with 17 balls remaining.
Management and captain got along well Rizvi also gave credit for his success to captain Rishabh Pant and coach Ricky Ponting. He said that the management has given him full opportunity to prove his ability as an ‘impact player’. However, Rizvi’s statement that he wants to forget this innings shows his seriousness towards the game and his hunger to improve himself further.
