On their home field, Delhi Capitals had to chase a low total of 128, but DC made it difficult for themselves as the game ended.
Delhi Capitals made it challenging for themselves to chase down a modest score of 128 on their own field as the game came down to the last over. In the 20th over, Axar Patel scored the go-ahead runs to seal their long-awaited victory. DC easily could have won the game with extra innings given the strength of their batting order. However, their failure in the middle order might have ended up being the cause of their reversal.
Under the captaincy of David Warner, DC just about pulled off its first victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 over Kolkata Knight Riders. The bowling unit’s outstanding performance during this game and David Warner’s opening stance were the only positives for Delhi.
“Finally. We struggled to get there. to Hyderabad now. The bowling team has much for which we are proud. We performed remarkably well in getting wickets in the PP. We dropped wickets in waves. We have great honesty among us. We spoke about what we could have done better. After the game, David Warner said, “We played an Okay game. David Warner appeared to be playing in his natural form as a hitting bowler right away, chasing the lowest score of 127 in this year’s IPL. On the other hand, Prithvi Shaw continued to disappoint with his poor play, losing his wicket to Varun Chakravarthy in the fifth over after only scoring 13 runs off of 11 balls.
DC easily surpassed the 50-run threshold in 5.3 overs. DC scored 61/1 after the powerplay by hammering Sunil Nairne’s sixth over, which allowed 17 runs to be scored. The dismissals of Mitchell Marsh and Phil Salt in the ninth and tenth overs gave KKR a semblance of optimism.
Warner finished with his fourth fifty of the year after 33 balls and eleven fours. By removing the batting set-in Warner at 57 off 41 balls, Varun provided KKR with a significant breakthrough with his second wicket. Anukul Roy dismissed Manish Pandey with 21 runs from 23 balls, and Aman Hakim Khan was sent back to the dressing room on a duck by Nitish Rana. DC struggled in the middle overs since they failed to hit a single boundary after the 16th over due to the regular dismissals of batsmen. At Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday, this led to the game’s last-over conclusion.
DC required 7 runs in the last over. DC took four wickets and completed the total in 19.2 overs with the aid of one no-ball. (ANI)
