<p>Delhi Capitals spinner Kuldeep Yadav made a match-winning contribution in his return to action in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday to ease any concerns around his form or fitness.</p><p>The left-arm wristspinner, almost certain to be part of the India squad for the T20 World Cup in June, missed Delhi's previous three matches with a groin injury.</p><p>On his return against Lucknow Super Giants, the 29-year-old Kuldeep showed his bag of tricks, claiming 3-20 as he bowled Delhi to their second win in six matches.</p><p>He sent down back-to-back googlies to dismiss Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran and also accounted for the wicket of Lucknow captain KL Rahul to lay the foundation for Delhi's six-wicket victory.</p><p>"It was an important win for us after the back-to-back losses," player-of-the-match Kuldeep told the IPL website after Delhi lifted themselves from the bottom of the points table in the 10-team league.</p> .IPL 2024: Badoni takes LSG to 167 after Kuldeep sizzles with three-wicket haul.<p>"Hopefully this win will give us the momentum. The middle overs are very important for any team. If you get wickets in those eight-nine overs, you stay in the game.</p><p>"Getting those wickets was important for my team and also for my own confidence."</p><p>The delivery with which he cleaned up Lucknow's leading run-scorer Pooran stood out.</p><p>"It was a good ball, a proper googly, which I landed on the good length and it spun a bit as well," Kuldeep said.</p><p>"That was precisely my plan, and I had set the field accordingly. Luckily I landed in the right area."</p>
<p>Delhi Capitals spinner Kuldeep Yadav made a match-winning contribution in his return to action in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday to ease any concerns around his form or fitness.</p><p>The left-arm wristspinner, almost certain to be part of the India squad for the T20 World Cup in June, missed Delhi's previous three matches with a groin injury.</p><p>On his return against Lucknow Super Giants, the 29-year-old Kuldeep showed his bag of tricks, claiming 3-20 as he bowled Delhi to their second win in six matches.</p><p>He sent down back-to-back googlies to dismiss Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran and also accounted for the wicket of Lucknow captain KL Rahul to lay the foundation for Delhi's six-wicket victory.</p><p>"It was an important win for us after the back-to-back losses," player-of-the-match Kuldeep told the IPL website after Delhi lifted themselves from the bottom of the points table in the 10-team league.</p> .IPL 2024: Badoni takes LSG to 167 after Kuldeep sizzles with three-wicket haul.<p>"Hopefully this win will give us the momentum. The middle overs are very important for any team. If you get wickets in those eight-nine overs, you stay in the game.</p><p>"Getting those wickets was important for my team and also for my own confidence."</p><p>The delivery with which he cleaned up Lucknow's leading run-scorer Pooran stood out.</p><p>"It was a good ball, a proper googly, which I landed on the good length and it spun a bit as well," Kuldeep said.</p><p>"That was precisely my plan, and I had set the field accordingly. Luckily I landed in the right area."</p>