IPL Fever Grips City as the last laugh of the capital of Delhi

Spectators tried to catch up with the 76ers in an IPL cricket match between the Delhi Capital and the Lucknow Super Giants on March 24, 2025 at the YSR ACA VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Image source: KR Deepak

A large number of cricket enthusiasts from all over Andhra Pradesh are packed with the YSR ACA VDCA stadium in Visakhapatnam, and the doctor hosted the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between the Delhi capital and the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Monday (24 March 2025). This is the first time that the two teams met in the IPL season.

The atmosphere in the stadium is exciting. Three hours before the game started, people began to pour into the stadium in hopes of inspiring cricket and exciting clashes. Famous singers Neeti Mohan and Siddharth Mahadevan welcome the audience’s performances. The newly renovated stadium was painted “blue” and was adorned with a large number of DC players.

The city streets leading to the stadium were filled with heavy traffic and excitement as vendors sold T-shirts with team logos and popular players’ names.

Not only are the jerseys from DC or LSG, but also the jerseys from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Superkings (CSK) are sold for Rs 100 to 200 each. The demand for hats and boundary boards is also high.

Cricket mania caught the stadium as the crowd welcomed the DC team, which made Visakhapatnam the second home court. Cricket fans are happy to see their favorites such as Mitchell Starc, Faf du Plessis and other actions. The audience drowns social media with selfies, short videos and reels during the game.

Singer Neeti Mohan performed ahead of the IPL competition held on March 24, 2025 at the YSR ACA VDCA Stadium (YSR ACA VDCA Stadium) in Visakhapatnam. Image source: KR Deepak

“Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran, who watched LSG, stabbed DC bowling when they flew into the shelf in every other delivery. College, watching the game with his friends.

Eventually, Ashutosh Sharma’s half-century bubbled man pulled the capital of Delhi from the dead and helped them defeat the Lucknow Super Giant with 1 wicket in an exciting encounter. Vipraj Nigam’s 39 goals and 15 goals, and Tristan Stubbs’ 34 goals also played a role in the team’s victory. Earlier, the Lucknow Super Giants had a total of 209 wickets.

Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer, who witnessed the game, was received by Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) President Kesineni Sivanath and Secretary Sana Satish. ACA members serve the governor. League Minister K. Rammohan Naidu also witnessed the game.