Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Pointing having phrase with Sourav Ganguly director of cricket, Delhi Capitals throughout apply sesson.
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Delhi Capitals picked up their first victory of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders at Arun Jaitley Stadium by 4 wickets on April 20 and luck actually performed a vital position of their victory.
Unexpectedly, rain intervened and compelled the sport to kick off late than ordinary time. The new circumstances took KKR without warning and DC capitalize on the alternative that got here knocking on their door.
DC batters, nevertheless, struggled to chase down the low goal as their batting unit as soon as once more surfaced as the main downside of their unsuccessful marketing campaign.
“We were on the luckier side today. We bowled well before as well this season. But the problem is the batting. We need to go back and look at ourselves and see how we can get better. Spinners bowled well. I know we have not played well and need to find a way to bat better. We work hard with the boys and get them back in form. Be it Prithvi, Manish, or Mitch Marsh. They have been important players and around for a while for their respective teams. We have a day off tomorrow and then fly to Hyderabad, hopefully, it will be a good batting wicket there, as it usually is,” stated Sourav Ganguly Director of Cricket, Delhi Capitals.
The strain of choosing up their first factors in IPL 2023 not solely affected the gamers but additionally the administration. For Ganguly, the strain of choosing up the first factors in the marketing campaign was similar to scoring his first runs in Test format.
“Happy to get off the mark. I used to be sitting there in the dugout and pondering it was like getting my first Test run (about the strain to get their first factors of the season).
Kolkata Knight Riders were requested to bat first and so they barely managed to place up a complete of 127 on the board. Andre Russell’s last-over heroics performed a vital position in organising the goal. Russell struck three sixes in the last over.
Delhi started their innings steadily however ended up shedding wickets in fast succession. The sport went to the last over and Axar Patel made certain to complete off the sport by chasing the goal of 128 with 4 balls to spare.
Delhi Capitals will probably be eager to construct a profitable streak in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 24 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
