Delhi Capitals regarded down and out for many their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 contest towards the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Hyderabad on Monday. But pacer Mukesh Kumar held his nerve and bowled a sensational last over to assist DC recover from the road and put up their second successive win in IPL 2023 by seven runs.
DC skipper David Warner was unable to regulate his pleasure and was seen leaping in pleasure on the boundary line after SRH batter Marco Jansen was unable to attain any runs off the ultimate supply bowled by Mukesh Kumar. Needing 13 runs to win within the last over, SRH may solely handle 5 within the last over. The video of Warner’s celebration quickly went viral on social media…
WATCH David Warner leap in pleasure after win over SRH HERE…
If @davidwarner31‘s response can sum it up… _ _@DelhiCapitals register their 2_nd win on the bounce as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 runs. _ _
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Earlier, Warner ended a 246-ball wait to hit his first six in IPL 2023 however DC misplaced 3 fast wickets within the center to stoop to 62 for five within the eighth over. Axar Patel (34) and Manish Pandey (34) placed on 69 runs for the sixth wicket to assist DC get to 144 for 9.
DC then survived late blasts from Heinrich Klaasen (31 off 19 balls) and Washington Sundar (24 off 15) to edge out a 7-run win. “I love it here. It’s an amazing crowd. I haven’t been here for a long time. Thankfully my hair can only go white from here, it can’t go gray,” DC skipper David Warner stated in the course of the post-match presentation.
“This game throws up some challenges. Mukesh (Kumar) there under pressure was absolutely amazing and our two spinners were great. You don’t want them to get used to bowlers in back-to-back bowlers so if I can maneuver them around in the middle overs it can work,” Warner stated about Mukesh Kumar’s efficiency.
Ishant Sharma, enjoying his first IPL match since 2021 season, as soon as once more bowled a superb spell on the high – conceding solely 18 runs and choosing up the wicket of SRH ‘Impact Player’ Rahul Tripathi.
“Credit to him (Ishant Sharma). He’s worked very hard to get back into the IPL and to bowl as well as he did was exceptional. To win tonight, hopefully we can make it three in a row. We’ve got another against Sunrisers next,” Warner stated.
