SRH vs DC: Who won yesterday's match in IPL 2023?
Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by seven runs in yesterday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Batting first after winning the toss, DC put up only 144-9 before restricting SRH to 137-6.
Chasing 145, Hyderabad got off to a solid start. Mayank Agarwal looked impressive, hitting at least one boundary in the first five overs. At the other end, though, Harry Brook (7 off 14) struggled.
His misery ended when he missed an attempted scoop and was bowled by Anrich Nortje. Agarwal slowed down after Brook’s exit and fell one short of a half-century, miscuing a flighted delivery from Axar Patel to long-on.
Rahul Tripathi also struggled for rhythm and was caught behind off Ishant Sharma for 15 off 21. Abhishek Sharma (5) then chipped a return catch to Kuldeep Yadav after which Aiden Markram (3) dragged a delivery from Axar back onto his stumps. The SRH captain's dismissal left his team reeling at 85-5 at the start of the 15th over.
Heinrich Klaasen (31 off 19) struck three fours and a six to give the chasing side hope, but he fell to Nortje, looking for another big hit. Washington Sundar contributed 24* off 15, but DC held their nerve as Mukesh Kumar defended 13 runs in the last over.
Axar, Pandey lift Delhi after batting collapse
Batting first, DC lost Phil Salt for a duck as he was caught behind off Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Mitchell Marsh scored a quick-fire 25 off 15 but was trapped lbw as he played down the wrong line to T Natarajan.
Disaster struck for Delhi in the eighth over, as they lost three wickets to Sundar. David Warner (21) and Sarfaraz Khan (10) hit their sweep strokes to fielders, while Aman Hakim Khan (4) perished attempting an ugly heave.
Axar (34 off 34) and Manish Pandey (34 off 27) steadied the ship with a sixth-wicket stand of 69. They didn't take too many risks, knowing that not much batting was left in the dugout.
Axar’s fighting innings ended when he was cleaned up by a Bhuvneshwar yorker. Pandey was then run-out attempting a second run on a misfield from Sundar.
SRH vs DC: Who Won Player of the Match in yesterday's IPL 2023 match?
Axar put up an excellent all-round show for DC. He followed up his 34 with figures of 2-21. Pandey, meanwhile, scored a crucial 34, while Nortje claimed the scalps of Brook and Klaasen.
For SRH, Sundar (3-28 & 24*) shone with bat and ball, while Bhuvneshwar ended with excellent figures of 2-11. In the chase, Agarwal contributed 49 and Klaasen a quickfire 31. Axar, though, was named Player of the Match for his impressive all-round effort.