IPL 2024: Axar Patel, Rishabh Pant's brutal bashing propel DC to 224/4
Hindustan TimesNew Delhi, : Rishabh Pant's carnage, Axar Patel and Tristan Stubbs' onslaught powered Delhi Capitals to 224/4 against Gujarat Titans in their Indian Premier League 2024 match here at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. IPL 2024: Axar Patel, Rishabh Pant's brutal bashing propel DC to 224/4 Axar's hard-hitting knock of 66 runs off 43 balls while Pant's brutal bashing of 88 runs in 43 and Tristan Stubbs' blitz cameo of 26 in 7 deliveries helped delhi recover from the early shocks. Put to bat first, DC started with a new opening batting pair set up for this high-value fixture, with in-form Jake Fraser McGurk joining Prithvi Shaw in the absence of his usual partner David Warner. DC's plans to send Axar Patel up the order brought fruit for them as he completed his second IPL half-century within just 37 balls.