IPL 2023: Delhi Capitals hold nerve to win two on the trot
Hindustan TimesNeither Sunrisers Hyderabad nor Delhi Capitals can count batting as their core strength in this IPL. Delhi Capitals players celebrate after winning their IPL 2023 cricket match against Sunrisers Hyderabad In a game where the momentum swung like a pendulum, the situation eventually boiled down to the Sunrisers needing 13 runs from the final over. Despite Mayank Agarwal hitting six fours in the powerplay, cashing in on a hint of width outside off-stump, Sunrisers could only reach 36/1 in the first six overs of their chase. While Sarfaraz top-edged an attempted slog sweep that carried to Bhuvneshwar Kumar at deep backward square leg, Aman played a wild heave for Abhishek Sharma to complete a simple catch at cover. Knowing that another wicket at that stage could spell doom, Pandey and Axar chose to accumulate ones and twos with the odd boundary thrown in till the final four overs.