SRH vs DC: Mitchell Starc’s Fifer gives Delhi Capitals a quick win|
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered another setback, this time against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Vizag. Mitchell Starc took his first T20 Fifer (5 wickets in a match) and restricted SRH to just 163 runs, which also included Aniket Verma’s 41-ball 74 runs explosive innings. DC chased this target in just 16 overs by 7 wickets.
Was the match lost?
PowerPlay was a big setback for SRH in which they lost 4 wickets. They scored 6 runs more than DC in the PowerPlay, but initial blows completely destroyed their momentum.
SRH Innings:
PowerPlay: Starc ruined the top-order
Score: 58/4 (Runs-rate: 9.67, 4s/6s: 7/1)
Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat, but his decision was proved wrong by Mitchell Stac. Starc gave out Ishan Kishan, Nitish Reddy and Travis Head in the first 5 overs. Abhishek Sharma got run out due to a misunderstanding. SRH collapsed in the PowerPlay, and if Abishek Porel had missed an easy catch, there could have been more damage.
Middle-Overs: Aniket Verma’s aggression, but DC in control
Score: 82/3 (Run rate: 9.11, 4s/6s: 4/6)
Aniket Verma attacked DC’s spinners swiftly. First he hit a six and a four in one over to Vipraj Nigam, then hit two back to back sixes to Axar Patel. Heinrich Klassen also hit a big six against Kuldeep Yadav. But as soon as SRH crossed 100, DC’s bowlers bowled tight. Kuldeep and Axar Patel’s three overs gave away only 8 runs. During this time Aniket Verma completed his first IPL fifty and played another big over against Axar Patel.
Death Overs: Starc’s feat, SRH in trouble at 163
Score: 23/3 (Run rate: 6.27, 4s/6s: 1/1)
Aniket Verma got out in the 16th over while trying to hit another six. Starc came back and set the innings for SRH by dismissing Harshal Patel and Wiaan Mulder in the 19th over. His final bowling figure was 5-35, which was his first T20 fifty.
DC’s Innings:
PowerPlay: SRH did not get a wicket, DC had a fast start
Score: 52/0 (Run rate: 8.67, 4s/6s: 4/3)
Faf du Lessis and Jake Fraser McGurk did not give any chance to SRH bowlers. Harshal Patel bowled a good over but got runs against Pat Cummins and Mohammed Dhami. DC took a strong start without losing a wicket.
Middle-Overs: Zeeshan Ansari took 3 wickets, but DC had an easy chase
Score: 98/3 (Run rate: 10.88, 4s/6s: 9/4)
SRH’s young spinner Zeeshan Ansari took 3 wickets but it did not have much impact on the match. Du Plessis scored fifty in 26 balls, and McGurk was also playing aggressively. DC scored 96 runs in just 10 overs and were easily moving towards the target. KL Rahul made a great start to his DC debut by hitting 2 fours and a six in one over to Shami. Abishek Porel also maintained the run rate and DC reached 150/3 in the 15th over itself.
Death Overs: Match finished in just 6 balls
Score: 16/0 (Run rate: 16.00, 4s/6s: 2/1)
Porel made DC reach the target in just 16 overs by batting aggressively against Wiaan Mulder.
Match Summary:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 163 in 18.4 overs (Aniket Verma 74, Heinrich Klaasen 32, Mitchell starc 5-35, Kuldeep Yadav 3-22)
Delhi Capitals: 166/3 in 16 overs (Faf Du Plessis 50, Jake Fraser McGurk 38, Aishek Porel 34*, Zeeshan Ansari 3-42)
Result: DC won by 7 wickets
What’s next?
SRH vs KKR: April 3 in Kolkata
DC vs CSK: April 5 in Chennai
SRH will want to make a comeback against KKR in its next match, now DC will get a long break before the match against Chennai Super Kings.
