Delhi Capitals (DC) pacer Kagiso Rabada is pleased that his team has managed to reach the IPL 2020 final, but he says now it's about trying to do everything possible to win the marquee league.
DC registered a comprehensive 17-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Qualifier 2 at Abu Dhabi on Sunday (November 9) to clinch their maiden IPL final berth.
Rabada (4-29) and Marcus Stoinis (3-26) bowled remarkably well and shared 7 wickets between them as DC defended a total of 189 runs.
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The Capitals will now take on Mumbai Indians (MI) in the summit clash on Tuesday (November 10).
"I don't think I bowled particularly well in the last over. But there are times when you bowl well and don't have the rewards to show for it, so I'll take it. But that is secondary, the primary is winning the tournament. If we win the tournament and I don't take any wickets, I don't mind that at all. It is challenging, we have been there so many times. I have been there so many times in my career. Playing such long tournament fatigue mentally and physically can kick in, but I am glad that we could get over the line today. We have to be as good or better in the final," Rabada told host broadcaster Star Sports after the conclusion of the match.
"Delhi has never reached the final since the IPL has begun, so we are glad to take the team to this height and now it's all about sealing it off. We have two days to regenerate, get some rest, and hopefully, make history. IPL is a huge tournament because of the magnitude of the players. It is a well-followed tournament, it doesn't get bigger than this. Mumbai is a very good side. We are a young team, have a lot of talent and the guys are gearing up to do their best," he added.
David Warner, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, and Shreevats Goswami were the victims of Rabada.
Reflecting on Warner’s wicket, the South African speedster said: "Warner came quite hard in the previous game we played against them, so wanted to get one back at him. He is a fantastic player. There was a bit of swing and so wanted to go full and straight, and it paid off. He was a key player. We took early wickets upfront which made it easy for us because this was clearly a very good wicket."
Earlier, DC piled up a massive 189/3 in 20 overs on the back of Shikhar Dhawan’s 50-ball 78. Shimron Hetmyer (42 not out off 22 balls) and Stoinis (38 off 27 balls) also made significant contributions with the bat.
(With ANI inputs)
