Delhi Capitals came up with an extraordinary performance to tame Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in IPL 2021 game in Dubai. Meanwhile, DC skipper Rishabh Pant was all praise for his bowlers.
It was a remarkable performance from Delhi Capitals (DC), as it outlasted Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday. While the win took DC to the top spot and inched it closer to the playoffs berth, SRH continued to lurk at the rock bottom, virtually ruling it out of contention for the playoffs.
Meanwhile, following the game, DC skippet Rishabh Pant was in awe of his bowlers more than its batting. "It was pretty good bowling... our bowlers did a pretty good job to restrict them. We have one of the quickest bowlers in the world. Pretty happy as the skipper," he told post match.
"Very happy with this performance. We had a good first phase... Happy to start this way. We want to focus on the process," he added.
As for its fantastic bowling performance, pacer Anrich Nortje was given the Man of the Match award for finishing with figures of 2/14. "Obviously, missing out on the first half of the tournament... Personally, I wanted to bring the energy. Looking at the first game of the tournament, we decided it was nice to see some grass. Nice to have some sort of assistance. We didn't have to do too much; just keep it simple. I don't focus on that (taking wickets)," he reckoned.
Match summary
Winning the toss, SRH elected to bat, as it turned out to be a wrong decision, with DC bowlers, especially pacer Kagiso Rabada's three-for, restricting the side to 134/9. In reply, Dhawan (42) and Iyer (47) helped DC chase the total down by eight wickets, with 13 balls to spare.
Brief scores: SRH 134/9 in 20 overs (Samad- 28; Rabada- 3/37) lost to DC 139/2 in 18.5 overs (Dhawan- 42, Iyer- 47; Rashid- 1/26) by eight wickets.
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