It was good score, we could have done basics right: LSG skipper Rishabh Pant

He credited DC’s middle-order resurgence, particularly Tristan Stubbs, who laid the foundation for the late assault.

“One with Stubbs, with Ashutosh, and one with one other guy (Vipraj Nigam). I think he (Nigam) did a pretty good job and took the game away from us. There was enough for the bowlers, but I think we could have done the basics right.

“We felt the pressure, we are still settling in, but there are a lot of positives to take from this match.”

An ecstatic DC skipper Axar Patel, revelling in his leadership style, said his tenure would be a rollercoaster ride.

“Be prepared for it now. It’s going to be like this only under my captaincy. Things will be up and down a little. Now that we have won, people won’t complain about why I gave that over to Stubbs (28 runs).”

With batters increasingly dominating the format, Axar pointed out that this trend began last year.