Delhi Capitals (DC) resumed their IPL 2021 campaign with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Dubai on Wednesday (September 22).
Opting to bat first, SRH posted a below-par 134/9 in their 20 overs. It was a disappointing performance with the bat as no one managed to touch the 30-run mark. Abdul Samad was the top scorer with 21-ball 28.
Anrich Nortje (2-12) and Akshar Patel (2-21) were the stand-out bowlers for Delhi as they didn’t only claim two wickets each but also bowled economically.
Kagiso Rabada too bagged three wickets to his name he was a little expensive, conceding 37 runs in his four-over quota.
In reply, DC overhauled the target with 13 balls to spare on the back of vital contributions from Shreyas Iyer (47* off 41 balls), Shikhar Dhawan (42 off 37 balls) and skipper Rishabh Pant (35* off 21 balls).
With this victory, Delhi Capitals overtook Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to redefine the pole position on the points table and cricket experts on Twitter showered rich praise on their clinical performance.
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