Who won yesterday's IPL match? Delhi Capitals (DC) played host to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday (April 20) in a battle to take the ascendancy at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. (As It Happened | Scorecard)
DC captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bowl first against SRH in match 35 of the IPL 2024. However, SRH openers Travis Head🔯 (89) and Abhishek Sharma (46) put on a 100-plus stand for the opening partnership as they bludgeoned the DC bowlers.
👍Sharma was out in the seventh over not before bringing the visitors' 100-run mark inside five overs.
It seemed two quick wickets of Aiden Markram (1) and Heinrich Klaasen (15) would bring DC ✃back in the game, however, Shahbaz Ahmed scored a cracking 59 to give his side yet another 200-plus score on the board.
🦹SRH have now gone on to score 250-plus totals three times in franchise T20 cricket, tying up with Surrey Cricket Club in the UK.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 266/7 in 20 overs.
🅠For DC, Kuldeep Yadav (4/55) was the pick of the bowlers in what was a below-par performance for the home team.
🔴In reply, DC lost Prithvi Shaw (16) and David Warner (1) early on but Jake Fraser-McGurk (65) and Abishek Porel (42) took on the onus of counter-attacking against SRH bowlers.
ඣHowever, post their wickets, DC looked toothless as only Pant (44) mustered something in what was a sorry state of affairs for the home team. DC batters finally caved in as they lost by 67 runs.
♛For SRH, T Natarajan (4/19) was the pick of the bunch in the bowling attack.
Brief scores:
🉐Sunrisers Hyderabad: 266/7 in 20 overs (Travis Head 89, Abhishek Sharma 46, Shahbaz Ahmed 59 not out; Kuldeep Yadav 4/55) beat Delhi Capitals: 199 all out in 19.1 overs (Jake Fraser-McGurk 65, Abhishek Porel 42, Rishabh Pant 44; T Natarajan 4/19).
𒉰With the win, SRH have moved second in the IPL point table. DC are seventh with six points from eight games.
