IPL 2023: After restricting Delhi Capitals to 188/6 in 20 overs. SunRisers Hyderabad posted a total of 197 for 6 with Abhishek Sharma scoring 67 off 36 balls and Heinrich Klaasen hitting 53 not out off 27.
In the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Sunrisers Hyderabad returned to winning ways with a comprehensive nine-run victory over Delhi Capitals.
Despite Mitchell Marsh putting in one of his best all-around performances, it was insufficient. In his 39-ball, 63-run innings.
The hard-hitting Australian all-rounder first took four wickets. Before hitting six maximums to give the hosts hope of a successful chase.
However, once he was run out, the sluggish Kotla track took a turn for the worse. Abhishek Sharma’s 36-ball 67 at the start of the innings set the stage for Heinrich Klaasen’s final flourish with an unbeaten 53 as SRH posted an impressive 197 for 6.
Akeal Hosein, a left-arm spinner, gave up 30 runs in his three overs. While the duo was at their peak, scoring 57 runs on the powerplay.
Abhishek was penalized for bowling at the wrong length. As Marsh smashed a four and a six, while Salt hit two good boundaries to score 22 runs in the over. Marsh hammered Umran Malik for two maximums.
An extraordinary got and bowled exertion from Mayank Markande at last crushed the association with Salt spirit in the structure.
Abhishek got rid of Manish Pandey quickly, and DC was at 125 for 4 in the 14th over when Marsh holed out to Markram off Hosein.
Axar Patel scored 29 off 14 balls as SRH restricted DC to 188 for six in 20 overs, needing 69 off 36 balls.
SRH ended their three-match losing streak with the victory, putting them back in the competition.
DC remained at the bottom, putting them in eighth place with six points.
The top and middle order continued to disappoint, scoring in the single digits, despite the southpaw’s appearance of being in a good rhythm.
However, Klaasen’s 27-ball strike preserved momentum, as 62 runs were scored in the final five innings.
The South African team scored the most points this season at the Kotla with 53 of 33 balls from Abdul Samad (28 off 21 balls) and 35 of 18 balls from Akeal Hosein (16 off 10 balls).
Axar Patel (1/29) took one wicket for DC. But Mitchell Marsh was the best bowler on display, returning figures of 4-1-27-4. Ishant Sharma also scored one, but his three overs were costly.
Ishant Sharma was the target of the stylish Abhishek’s ire. Who hit him twice and then pulled him for four in the middle of the wicket.
However, Mayank Agarwal did not appear to be at ease. Ishant ended his misery with a well-directed bouncer. Before losing to Mitchell Marsh, Mukesh Kumar hit a shot from Rahul Tripathi over the keeper for a six.
Ishant was once more in Abhishek’s crosshairs. As he smashed him for four more boundaries in the sixth over, scoring 16 runs to help SRH finish the powerplay at 62 for 2.
Abhishek could have been run out by Kuldeep Yadav. But Anrich Nortje missed a regulation catch at the boundary, and the opener hit a slog sweep for a maximum to reach fifty. It took Abhishek 25 balls to reach the goal.
Marsh got Markram and Harry Brook out in a double-wicket first over as a reward for bowling his cutters and back-of-length scrambled seam deliveries. In ten overs, Sunrisers reached 83 for 4.
After Abhishek hit two fours in the first two balls and Klaasen hammered Mukesh Kumar for a four and maximum. The medium pacer was the next victim. 24 runs were scored in the 11th over, putting SRH over the 100-run mark.
When Abhishek attempted to go for a slog off Axar in the 12th over, he was ultimately dismissed. After that, Klaasen teed off in the final overs to guarantee an above-par score for the visitors.