Warner out cheaply after bizarre opening partnership

David Warner has not enjoyed his return to action with his old Indian Premier League franchise, dismissed for just four off 12 balls after a bizarre opening partnership on Thursday.

In a match that was billed as a 'homecoming' for the 35-year-old Sydneysider, who had last played for Delhi nine years ago at the end of a successful four-year spell, Warner's Capitals side were sent in to bat by Lucknow in Mumbai.

The left-handed Warner struggled for 12 balls while seeing only a third of the strike before he was eventually put out of his misery after an unconvincing 42-minute stay, caught at backward point.

At the other end, Prithvi Shaw seemed to be playing a completely different game as he pummelled 61 of their 67-run partnership, with the hard-hitting Australian left-hander totally overshadowed by his fellow opener.

Warner seemed to have lost all his rhythm by the time Shaw departed in the eighth over following his dazzling knock off 34 balls, which included nine fours and two sixes.

The score was 1-67 when Shaw departed, with Warner on four off 11 balls at the time.

The left-hander was eventually dismissed by Ravi Bishnoi, who sent down a wide one which Warner stretched for and steered straight into the hands of Ayush Badoni.

It's the third time in the space of six balls the 21-year-old spinner has nabbed the Aussie's wicket in T20s.

It was not the return Warner, the fifth-highest scorer in the history of the IPL, had been looking for after his time at Sunrisers Hyderabad had ended on a sour note when he was dropped from the captaincy, the team and the squad last season.

Lucknow's Aussie paceman Andrew Tye got smacked for 28 off his three overs but the excellent Bishnoi grabbed 2-22 to help restrict Delhi to 3-149.

That never looked enough as South African Quinton de Kock powered the Super Giants' reply, cracking 80 off 52 balls as Lucknow finished on 4-155.

Still, they only managed to win with a couple of balls to spare, with the 22-year-old Badoni hammering the winning six over extra cover off Shardul Thakur.

It was a third successive win for new franchise Lucknow, who have former Australia allrounder Andy Bichel as their bowling coach, but a second straight defeat for the Ricky Ponting-coached Capitals.

The 2022 Indian Premier League will be broadcast live in Australia on Fox Sports and live streamed on Kayo

Australians in IPL 2022

Delhi Capitals: Mitchell Marsh, David Warner

Gujarat Titans: Matthew Wade

Kolkata Knight Riders: Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch

Lucknow Super Giants: Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye

Mumbai Indians: Tim David, Daniel Sams, Riley Meredith

Punjab Kings: Nathan Ellis

Rajasthan Royals: Nathan Coulter-Nile

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood, Jason Behrendorff