Match Details
Arya: It was never going to be an easy run chase for the Delhi Capitals on a tricky wicket. They needed their dynamic opening duo of Prithvi Shaw and David Warner to come good and buoy they came out all guns blazing. The right and left-hand combinations seem to be working for DC as they shared an opening stand of 50 runs before Mohammed Siraj got the prized wicket of Shaw as he couldn't time the attempted pull and held out to deep square leg.
Out came Mitchell Marsh at No 3 and he put so much pressure on Warner at the other end as he kept struggling for timing. He had a torrid time with the bat and struggled his way to a knock of 14 of 24 deliveries and slowed up the game considerably for DC in the middle overs. David Warner who was batting brilliantly had to take the undue risk and it didn’t pay off.
He went for the switch hit and completely missed that fuller one from Hasarnga which thudded onto his pads. The on-field umpire gave it not out but Faf du Plessis reviewed it straight away and it was three reds on ball tracking adn Warner had to take the long walk back to the pavilion. Things became difficult for Rishabh Pant as Marsh kept struggling to time the ball. Pant played some delightful shots and kept DC in the game. He plundered the RCB bowlers all around the park during his blistering knock of 34 of just 17 deliveries.
Mitchell Marsh’s woes ended when he was run out in an unfortunate manner while backing up at the non-striker’s end. Pant struck that well and it ricocheted of the fingers of Hasaranga and clattered onto the stumps at the bowling end. Rovman Powell was dismissed very first delivery as his woeful time in the IPL continued. Shardul Thakur struck a couple of lusty blows but in the end, the target was way too much. Hazlewood bowled a brilliant penultimate over which eventually sealed the game for RCB.