DC's Axar Patel with teammates celebrate
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IPL 2023 Match 34: Back to back wins for Delhi Capitals as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 runs in thriller
Back to back wins for Delhi Capitals as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by just 7 runs, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
Match Summary
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals, Match 34, Indian Premier League
Sunrisers Hyderabad 137/6 (20 ov)
Delhi Capitals 144/9 (20 ov)
Result - Delhi Capitals won by 7 runs
...and breathe, Dilliwaalon ????
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 24, 2023
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Match Analysis
Axar Patel starred with bat and bowl and impact sub Mukesh Kumar held his nerve as Delhi Capitals edged Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven runs in a low-scoring Indian Premier League battle on Monday.
The left-handed Axar (34) lifted Delhi from a precarious 62-5 to 144-9 in a gritty partnership of 69 with Manish Pandey (34) on Hyderabad's home turf.
Axar then returned figures of 2-21 with his left-arm spin.
Fast bowler Mukesh, who came in under the new impact player rule, defended 12 off the final over to keep Hyderabad down to 137-6.
It was Delhi's second successive victory after starting the season with five losses. The David Warner-led team stayed bottom of the 10-team heap.
"I love it here. It's an amazing crowd. I haven't been here for a long time," Warner, after playing at his former franchise, which he led to victory in 2016, said.
The Australian opener said, "To win tonight, hopefully we can make it three in a row. We've got another against Sunrisers next."
Hyderabad, led by Aiden Markram, are one place above Delhi on ninth with four points and five losses.
Delhi's South African fast bowler Anrich Nortje dented the Hyderabad chase as he bowled Harry Brook bowled for seven. Axar soon joined in to cut short Mayank Agarwal's knock on 49.
Pace spearhead Ishant Sharma and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav picked up a wicket each to rattle the opposition middle-order before Heinrich Klaasen and Washington Sundar attempted to revive the chase.
Klaasen fell to Nortje after a 19-ball 31 and Sundar, a left-hand batsman, made an unbeaten 24 but Mukesh and Delhi had the last laugh.
Delhi elected to bat first but lost half their side, including Warner who hit 21, in eight overs before Axar and Pandey turned the innings around.
"I ordered for coffee and I left the glass like that, when three wickets fell in one over," man of the match Axar said with a smile. "Pandey and I discussed we need to take it as deep as possible."
Sundar returned figures of 3-28 with his mystery spin as he struck three times in one over including the wicket of Warner.
Seam bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar took two wickets and the innings witnessed three run outs.
Match Stats
Delhi Capitals Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Philip Salt - 0.3 ov), 2-39 (Mitchell Marsh - 4.4 ov), 3-57 (David Warner - 7.2 ov), 4-58 (Sarfaraz Khan - 7.4 ov), 5-62 (Aman Hakim Khan - 7.6 ov), 6-131 (Axar Patel - 17.5 ov), 7-134 (Manish Pandey - 18.2 ov), 8-139 (Anrich Nortje - 19.2 ov), 9-139 (Ripal Patel - 19.4 ov)
Sunrisers Hyderabad Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Harry Brook - 5.1 ov), 2-69 (Mayank Agarwal - 11.3 ov), 3-75 (Rahul Tripathi - 12.3 ov), 4-79 (Abhishek Sharma - 13.3 ov), 5-85 (Aiden Markram - 14.1 ov), 6-126 (Heinrich Klaasen - 18.3 ov)
Playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Harry Brook, Aiden Markram (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen (wicket-keeper), Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik; Subs: Nitish Reddy, Vivrant Sharma, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Dagar, Rahul Tripathi
Impact player: Rahul Tripathi for T Natarajan (1st innings, 18.6 ov)
Delhi Capitals: David Warner (captain), Philip Salt (wicket-keeper), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Ripal Patel, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma; Subs: Mukesh Kumar, Lalit Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Chetan Sakariya, Yash Dhull
Impact player: Mukesh Kumar for Sarfaraz Khan (1st innings, 19.6 ov)
Match Details
Toss: Delhi Capitals, elected to bat
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Start time: 1400 hrs GMT
Match officials: Jayaraman Madanagopal, Rod Tucker (On-field Umpires); Ulhas Gandhe (TV Umpire); Pranav Joshi (Reserve Umpire); Rajiv Seth (Match-referee)
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