IMAGE: Delhi Capitals’s Axar Patel celebrates Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Mayank Agarwal’s wicket on the Rajiv Gandhi worldwide stadium in Hyderabad, Monday, April 24, 2023. {Photograph}: BCCI
Regardless of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s sturdy begin, chasing Delhi Capitals’s relatively anaemic 144, SRH batters failed to keep up the momentum.
Mayank Agarwal, who was dropped on 0, seemed good within the Powerplay, however his brilliantly gifted associate Harry Brook (7) struggled and tried to play a cheeky scoop shot in opposition to Anrich Nortje and perished within the sixth over.
The Capitals squeezed the stream of SRH runs within the center overs; Hyderabad Coach Brian Lara will need to have been disconcerted to notice a 26-ball section and not using a boundary. Although Agarwal tried to keep up the tempo of the sport, Sunrisers saved dropping wickets in fast succession.
Simply when SRH was rebuilding, Agarwal (49) perished, off Axar Patel.
IMAGE: Kuldeep Yadav dismisses Abhishek Sharma. {Photograph}: BCCI
Ishant Sharma, who’s having one thing of a comeback second in T20 cricket, and Kuldeep Yadav then eliminated Rahul Tripathi and Abhishek Sharma.
The Capitals bowlers maintained a decent line and size all through the innings, with Axar and Kuldeep bowling stump-to-stump and never permitting the Sunrisers batters to get away.
Henrich Klassen and Washington Sundar resurrected SRH with a 41-run partnership and saved the hosts within the hunt.
IMAGE: Ishant Sharma is happy with Rahul Tripathi’s wicket. {Photograph}: BCCI
Sundar scored 24 off 15 and introduced the equation right down to 23 off the final two overs. Nortje dismissed his countryman Klaasen within the penultimate over and spoiled the SRH get together.
Ultimately, Mukesh Kumar confirmed immense composure and management underneath strain, not permitting the Sunrisers batters to attain the required runs. He efficiently defended 13 runs within the remaining over together with his pinpoint yorkers.
IMAGE: Mukesh Kumar cramped the SRH batters within the remaining over. {Photograph}: BCCI
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