Starc has edge over Marsh in IPL's Aussie Mitch battle

Mitch Starc has bowled another tight spell in the Indian Premier League to help Delhi Capitals beat Mitch Marsh's Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets.

Starc took 1-25 in four overs, and while he did not dismiss Marsh, he kept his namesake in check as his Capitals side limited the Super Giants to 6-159 batting first in Lucknow.

Marsh made a decent 45 from 36 balls, but was five from five against Starc, a return any bowler would be happy with in the run-soaked IPL, as the 35-year-old helped squeeze a home innings that had begun promisingly.

Lucknow were 0-75 after eight overs, heading towards 200, with Marsh and Aiden Markram (52 off 33 balls) racing along. But they scored 84 off the last 12 overs to set Delhi 160 to win. 

With captain KL Rahul making an unbeaten 57, the Capitals chased the target down with 13 balls and eight wickets to spare.

Marsh faced balls from Starc across the second, ninth and 12th overs, and could only score singles off each.

Starc's main impact, however, was the slower-ball bouncer that Nicolas Pooran chopped onto his own stumps at 1-99 in the 12th over.

The West Indian is the second highest scorer in the tournament with 368 runs at a strike rate above 200, with his dismissal for nine a crucial blow.

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IPL 2025

Player	Total
1 Sai Sudharsan B Sudharsan	759
2 Suryakumar Yadav S Yadav	717
3 Virat Kohli V Kohli	657
4 Shubman Gill S Gill	650
5 Mitch Marsh M Marsh	627
6 Shreyas Iyer S Iyer	604
7 Prabhsimran Singh P Singh	599
8 Yashasvi Jaiswal Y Jaiswal	559

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It was the fifth time in 14 balls across seven innings Starc had dismissed the Trinidadian.

Marsh, who is the fourth highest run-maker this season with 344, fell two overs later, missing an inswinging yorker from Mukesh Kumar as the pressure to score rose, with the innings taking the Australian past 1000 runs in his IPL career.

Mukesh ended with 4-33, including a final over that went 4, 4, 4, wicket, 0, wicket.

With opener Abishek Porel making a 36-ball 51, Delhi were always on course and after he went, Axar Patel (34no off 20) helped Rahul take them to victory and a share of the lead with Gujarat Titans.

Australians at IPL 2025

Chennai Super Kings: Nathan Ellis ($365k)

Delhi Capitals: Mitch Starc ($2.15m), Jake Fraser-McGurk ($1.65m)

Kolkata Knight Riders: Spencer Johnson ($510k)

Lucknow Super Giants: Justin Langer (coach), Mitch Marsh ($623k)

Punjab Kings: Ricky Ponting (coach), Marcus Stoinis ($2m), Glenn Maxwell ($770k), Josh Inglis ($475k), Aaron Hardie ($228k), Xavier Bartlett ($146k)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Josh Hazlewood ($2.29m), Tim David ($547k)

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins ($3.7m), Travis Head ($1.2m), Adam Zampa ($440k)

2025 IPL standings

Team	Matches played M	Wins W	Losses L	Ties T	No results N/R	Net Run Rate NRR	Deductions Ded.	Total points PTS
1 Punjab Kings KXI	14	9	4	0	1	0.372	0	19
2 Royal Challengers Bengaluru Men RCB	14	9	4	0	1	0.301	0	19
3 Gujarat Titans GUT	14	9	5	0	0	0.254	0	18
4 Mumbai Indians MI	14	8	6	0	0	1.142	0	16
5 Delhi Capitals Men DEL	14	7	6	0	1	0.011	0	15
6 Sunrisers Hyderabad SUN	14	6	7	0	1	-0.241	0	13
7 Lucknow Super Giants LSG	14	6	8	0	0	-0.376	0	12
8 Kolkata Knight Riders KKR	14	5	7	0	2	-0.305	0	12
9 Rajasthan Royals RAJ	14	4	10	0	0	-0.549	0	8
10 Chennai Super Kings CSK	14	4	10	0	0	-0.647	0	8

Legend

M: Matches played

W: Wins

L: Losses

T: Ties

N/R: No results

NRR: Net Run Rate

Ded.: Deductions

PTS: Total points