Bengaluru, Sept. 23: The Delhi Capitals got the second phase of the IPL 2021 off to a strong start as they notched up a comfortable eight-wicket win over the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Dubai International Stadium.
After being put into bat, the Capitals ticked all the boxes as they climbed back to the top of the table with a routine win over a struggling Hyderabad side, who are languishing at the bottom of the table.
Kagiso Rabada led the bowling attack with a three-wicket haul as Sunrisers found it tough from the onset. David Warner's poor form this season continued as the opener fell for a duck in the very first over to hand Delhi a strong start. Man-of-the-match Anrich Nortje handed Delhi the perfect start, scalping the big wicket on the very first over.
After restricting Sunrisers to 139/9, the Delhi batsman did the job with 13 balls to spare. While the in-form Shikhar Dhawan continued his stellar show with a 37-ball 42 to keep Delhi on course, former skipper Shreyas Iyer and current captain Rishabh Pant stitched up an unbeaten partnership to hand Delhi the 8-wicket win.
Both teams picked up from where they left off in the first half of the season, with Delhi continuing their strong show and Hyderabad languishing at the bottom of the table with just one win from eight matches.
Here's how the Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match panned out:
End of the match: The Delhi Capitals put up an all round show to notch up a comforable 8-wicket win over struggling Sunrisers Hyderabad. With the win Delhi climb back to the top of the table, while SRH languish at the bottom of the table.
SIX!! Shreyas Iyer finds the winnings runs with a maximum. Delhi Capitals thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wicket to begin the second phase on a strong note.
FOUR!! Pant looks to get it over quickly now. Another lovely shot beating mid-off and racing away to the boundary ropes
SIX!! Pant follows up the four with another smashing six over deep square leg. 16 runs off the over as DC step up the pace. 9 need off 18
FOUR! Another important boundary from the skipper as he beats short fine leg
Back-to-back wides. Dc need 21 from 23
Khaleel Ahmed in to complete his spell
Good over from Delhi as 11 runs come off it.
SIX!! Captain Pant puts his foot on the gas peddle as he hammers Bhuvi for a maximum. Important boundary for Capitals to. DC need 28 from 27
100 comes up for Delhi Capitals in 15.1 overs. The Capitals need 34 from 38 to win
Just three off the over. Rashid finishes his spell, pocketing one wicket and giving away 26 runs
Rashid back into the attack.
Time for a timeout: DC need 39 off 36 to start the second phase of the IPL with a win
Milestone: 4000 T20 runs for Shreyas Iyer:
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— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) September 22, 2021
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FOUR! Iyer, who reached a personal milestone - 4000 T20 runs to his name, hits back-to-back boundaries off Sandeep Sharma, pulling both past deep midwicket
Missed opportunity. A direct throw from Manish Pandey would have sent the Delhi skipper back to the dugout
Another quiet over from Khaleel Ahmed with just five runs coming off it. DC: 85/2 after 13 overs
FOUR!! Pant gets his innings underway with a boundary as he whacks this back over the bowler's head
Captain Rishabh Pant the new man in
WICKET! Big wicket for Sunrisers as Samad picks Dhawan up at deep square leg. Rashid hands SRH the big wicket as Dhawan goes for 42 off 37. DC at 72/2 at 10.5 overs
FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries from Shikhar Dhawan. Beautifully timed from the DC opener as he sends this over cover for four more.
FOUR! Dhawan sweeps this behind square for a boundary
SIX!! Iyer hammers Rashid for a maximum as he smashes this into the box
50 comes up for the Delhi Capitals off 7.5 overs
Sandeep Sharma comes into the attack. Three to begin the over
FOUR! Dhawan's pulls this past backward square
Rashid gives away 10 runs on the final over of the powerplay. At the end of powerplay DC at 39/1
SIX!! A well-timed shot from Dhawan as he launches it over midwicket to hammer Rashid for a maximum
Rashid Khan comes into the attack.
Quiet over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar as he gives away just two. DC: 29/1 after five overs.