GT vs DC: Gujarat's humiliating loss, Delhi capitals won by 6 wickets in just 8.5 overs- Video
GT vs DC: Delhi Capitals beat Gujarat Titans by 6 wickets in a one-sided manner. Batting first in this match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, the Gujarat team was restricted to a score of only 89 runs.
GT vs DC: Delhi Capitals beat Gujarat Titans by 6 wickets in a one-sided manner. Batting first in this match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, the Gujarat team was restricted to a score of only 89 runs. Only 3 GT players could cross double figures. On the other hand, Delhi got off to a great start in chasing the target as Jake Fraser McGurk took the team's score past 20 in the second over. McGurk was dismissed for 20 off 10 balls while trying to play a big shot. He also hit 2 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. Meanwhile, due to the continuous fall of wickets, Delhi was also seen in a state of struggle.
After the exit of McGurk and Prithvi Shona, Sai Hope and Abhishek Porel took over the reins. In a low-scoring match, Abhishek scored 15 runs off just 7 balls and also hit 2 fours and 1 six. Delhi's score reached 67 runs in 6 overs of Powerplay, but the team also lost 4 wickets. Although the team now needed just 23 runs to win, the constant fall of wickets began to put pressure on the DC batsmen. In such a situation captain Rishabh Pant took the responsibility, who played an innings of 16 runs off 11 balls to ensure the team's victory by 6 wickets. As Delhi secured this victory with 67 balls to spare, their net run rate improved a lot.
Ensuring a quick finish, ft Rishabh Pant & Sumit Kumar 🙌
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A comprehensive all-round performance from Delhi Capitals helps them register their 3️⃣rd win of the season 😎
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These players shone in Delhi's victory.
Delhi won this match by 6 wickets in a one-sided manner. In the first bowling, Mukesh Kumar took 3 wickets and broke the batting back of Gujarat Titans. Apart from him, Ishant Sharma and Tristan Stubbs also took 2 wickets in the same over and sent Gujarat on the back foot. Indeed, Jack Fraser McGurk laid the foundation for the Delhi Capitals' victory. Had he not played a storming innings of 20 runs, DC would have been under pressure early on. After which a rain of sixes by Abhishek Porel and Shai Hope made the match one-sided. In the end, captain Rishabh Pant became the hero of the team's victory, scoring 16 runs.