DC vs SRH Man of the Match: Delhi Capitals star batsman was declared the ‘Man of the Match’ for his game-changing knock vs SRH.
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During the Eliminator of the ongoing 12th season of the Indian Premier League between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Visakhapatnam, Delhi Capitals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 2 wickets to qualify for Qualifier 2 of IPL 2019.
Capitals will now face defending champions Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 2 at the same venue on Friday.
After Delhi captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and put Hyderabad in to bat, they ended up scoring 162/8 in their allotted quota of 20 overs. Opening batsman Martin Guptill top-scored for his team scoring 36 (19) with the help of one four and four sixes. With bowling figures of 4-0-32-3, Paul was the pick of the bowlers for DC.
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DC vs SRH Man of the Match
Delhi were powered by a 66-run opening partnership between Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan. Shaw, who was coming on the back of an extended lean patch, top-scored for DC scoring 56 (38) with the help of six fours and two sixes.
That being said, a sudden collapse saw Delhi losing half their side in the next seven overs. Just when DC were looking behind in the chase, wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant played a phenomenal innings to turn the things for his team.
Coming in to bat at No. 4 in the 11th over, Pant was witness to as many as four batsmen being dismissed with him on the non-striker’s end. Not losing his composure before the shot on which he got out, Pant ensured that he carried his team on the brink of victory.
The 21-year old cricketer scoring two fours and two sixes in the 18th over off Basil Thampi was the game-changing moment in the match. Having scored 49 (21) with the help of two fours and five sixes, Pant was declared the ‘Man of the Match’.
