Morris hitting four sixes: The South African all-rounder played a blinder of an innings to power his team to their first IPL 2021 victory.
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During the seventh match of the ongoing 14th season of the Indian Premier League between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals in Mumbai, Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Capitals in a nail-biting finish.
Chasing a below par 148-run target, Royals lost their top three including captain Sanju Samson (4) for single-digit scores in the powerplay. Playing only his second match for RR, South Africa batsman David Miller scored his 10th IPL half-century to at least keep his team in the run.
Having scored 62 (43) with the help of seven fours and two sixes, Miller’s counter-attacking knock consisted of sheer entertainment on the back of some well-executed shots played with a lot of courage and calculated risk.
It was Miller who started hitting the big shots to bring the required run rate down from 10+. While Miller’s dismissal in the 16th over brought Capitals back into the match, RR all-rounder Chris Morris stood tall on his potential to score a match-winning 36* (18) comprising of four sixes.
The most costliest player in IPL 2021 auction, Morris played a crucial role in Royals scoring 34 in the last three overs. Needing 27 runs in the last two overs, the right-hand batsman scored two sixes each in the last two overs to justify his price.
Earlier, Capitals had scored 147/8 in 20 overs on the back of captain Rishabh Pant top-scoring with his 51 (32). After Samson won the toss and invited DC in to bat, pacer Jaydev Unadkat was the pick of their bowlers with bowling figures of 4-0-15-3.
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