Australian batter Mitchell Marsh has slammed a whirlwind half-century on his Indian Premier League (IPL) return. Marsh played a defining knock for Lucknow Super Giants against his former side Delhi Capitals in Vizag. The Aussie batter came out all guns blazing on his debut for the Super Giants. He added an 87-run stand with Nicholas Pooran. Here are the key stats. Marsh came out with a positive intent after DC elected to field. He attacked his teammate Mitchell Starc at the start. Marsh exhibited his onslaught despite losing his opening partner Aiden Markram. He joined Pooran as the duo tore apart DC's bowling attack. Marsh slammed a 21-ball half-century before falling to Mukesh Kumar. He hammered 72 off 36 balls (6 fours and 6 sixes). As mentioned, Marsh slammed his maiden half-century for LSG in the IPL. Overall, this was his fourth fifty. The Aussie all-rounder, who bats in the top order, still eyes his maiden IPL century. Marsh has also raced past 700 runs in the tournament. In an injury-plagued career, he has scored 729 runs from 43 matches at a strike-rate of 132.06. Marsh also completed his 27th half-century in T20 cricket. He has now racked up 4,500-plus runs in his 189th T20 encounter. The Aussie all-rounder also has 85 T20 wickets to his name. Marsh was earlier cleared to play as a batter in IPL 2025. His lower back injury forced him to withdraw from a few international events. The 33-year-old missed the Sri Lanka ODI tour and ICC Champions Trophy due to lower back pain and dysfunction.