Mitchell Marsh dished out one among his best all-round performances nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient as Sunrisers Hyderabad returned to successful methods with a complete nine-run win over Delhi Capitals in the IPL right here on April 29.
The hard-hitting Australian all-rounder first snapped 4 wickets after which blasted six maximums in his 39-ball 63-run knock to conjure up hopes of a profitable chase however as soon as he was out, issues went downhill for the hosts on the sluggish Kotla monitor.
Batting first, Abhishek Sharma slammed a 36-ball 67 to set the stage for Heinrich Klaasen, who supplied the ultimate flourish with an unbeaten 53 as SRH posted a powerful 197 for six.
In reply, Delhi misplaced skipper David Warner for a second-ball duck however Philip Salt (59) and Marsh took the assault to the opposition with a 112-run partnership off simply 66 balls to put a stable floor to their run chase.
With the duo in full circulate, 57 runs got here in the powerplay as left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein conceded 30 in his three overs.
Marsh clobbered Umran Malik for 2 maximums and Salt produced two good hits to amass 22 runs off the over, whereas Abhishek was punished for bowling flawed size with Marsh slamming a 4 and 6.
An unbelievable caught and bowled effort from Mayank Markande lastly broke the partnership with Salt again in the pavilion. Soon, Abhishek removed Manish Pandey and when Marsh holed out to Markram off Hosein, it left DC at 125 for 4 in the 14th over.
Needing 69 off 36 balls, SRH tightened the screws to restrict DC to 188 for six in 20 overs with Axar Patel scoring 29 off 14 balls.
With the win, SRH snapped their three-match dropping streak to stay alive in the competitors. They are bow in the eighth spot with six factors, whereas DC stayed on the backside.
Earlier, again on the high, Abhishek appeared to be batting on a unique monitor, slamming 12 fours and a six, even as the others struggled on the two-paced wicket.
While the southpaw seemed in good rhythm, the remainder of the highest and center order continued to disappoint, scoring in single digits.
But Klaasen’s 27-ball-knock ensured that momentum shouldn’t be misplaced with as many as 62 runs coming off final 5 overs.
The South African added 53 of 33 balls with Abdul Samad (28 off 21 balls) and 35 off 18 balls with Akeal Hosein (16 off 10 balls) as SRH posted the best rating on the Kotla this season.
For DC, Mitchell Marsh was the most effective bowler in show, returning with figures of 4-1-27-4, whereas Axar Patel (1/29) picked up a solitary wicket. Ishant Sharma additionally received one however he was costly in his three overs.
The trendy Abhishek was notably harsh on Ishant Sharma, choosing up back-to-back boundaries earlier than pulling him for an additional 4 in the midwicket area.
Mayank Agarwal, nevertheless, did not look snug and his distress was ended by Ishant with a well-directed bouncer. Rahul Tripathi despatched one from Mukesh Kumar over the keeper for a six earlier than falling to Mitchell Marsh.
Ishant was once more on the firing line of Abhishek, who smashed him for 4 boundaries extra in the sixth over as 16 runs got here off it, serving to SRH to finish the powerplay at 62 for two.
Kuldeep Yadav might have dismissed Abhishek however Anrich Nortje spilled a regulation catch on the boundary and the opener rubbed salt on the bowler’s wound with a slogsweep for a most to convey up his fifty. Abhishek took 25 balls to achieve the milestone.
Marsh was rewarded for bowling his cutters and again of size scrambled seam deliveries as he dismissed Markram and Harry Brook in a double wicket maiden over. Sunrisers reached 83 for 4 in 10 overs.
Medium pacer Mukesh Kumar was subsequent taken to the cleaners with Abhishek smashing two fours in the primary two balls and Klaasen clobbering him for a 4 and most.
The eleventh over yielded 24 runs, taking SRH over the 100-mark in the method.
Abhishek was lastly dismissed in the twelfth over when he tried to go for a slog off Axar. Klaasen then teed off throughout the dying overs to make sure an above-par rating for guests.