Delhi Capitals batsman Axar Patel throughout the Indian Premier League 2023 match against Mumbai Indians in New Delhi on April 11, 2023.
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David Warner laboured to his third fifty of the season earlier than Axar Patel flaunted his a lot improved batting expertise once more to push Delhi Capitals to 172 allout against Mumbai Indians within the IPL in New Delh on April 11, 2023.
Warner struck 51 off 47 balls earlier than Axar’s impactful 54 off 25 balls took Delhi to a aggressive complete after Mumbai Indians put the hosts in to bat.
Veteran Piyush Chawla, who was commentating within the IPL final season after going unsold, confirmed he has nonetheless obtained his elegant expertise in tact with a three-wicket haul for Mumbai Indians.
Prithvi Shaw, who struggled within the first three video games, hit some prime quality boundaries in his 10-ball 15 earlier than falling to a sweep shot off spinner Hrithik Shokeen.
Number three Manish Pandey (26 off 18) used his ft brilliantly against the spinners however that additionally led to his downfall.
Yash Dhull, who made his IPL debut after warming the bench for the entire of final season, may final solely 4 balls.
When Chawla trapped Rovman Powell with a googly within the eleventh over, Delhi have been watching a beneath par complete at 86 for 4.
However, Axar joined a struggling Warner within the center and singlehandedly modified the momentum of Delhi’s innings.
Arguably essentially the most improved batter of the Indian staff during the last 12 months, Axar made his intentions clear with back-to-back inside out sixes off Shokeen.
Two overs later, it was the flip of left-arm pacer Jason Behrendorff to be on the receiving finish of Axar’s onslaught. After dispatching him for a six over long-on, Axar focused the identical space once more and obtained fortunate as Suyakumar Yadav missed the catch utterly and obtained hit above his eye with the ball going all the way in which.
Surya was expectedly taken off the sector after that nasty hit.
Axar’s fifth and final six was the most effective of the lot as he smashed Meredith over the latter’s head to deliver up his half-century.
Mumbai put the brakes on the scoring fee by choosing 4 wickets within the nineteenth over bowled by Behrendorff, who ended with figures of three for 23 in 4 overs.
