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SRH vs DC, 35th Match at Delhi, IPL, Apr 20 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
35th Match (N), Delhi, April 20, 2024, Indian Premier League
(19.1/20 ov, T:267) 199

SRH won by 67 runs

Player Of The Match
89 (32)
travis-head
Cricinfo's MVP
150.23 ptsImpact List
travis-head
Match centre 
Scores: Ranjith P | Comms: Sreshth Shah
Scorecard summary
Sunrisers Hyderabad 266/7(20 overs)
89 (32)
4/55 (4)
59* (29)
1/29 (4)
Delhi Capitals 199/10(19.1 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
SRH150.2389(32)111.51150.23--0
DC140.6365(18)101.23140.63--0
DC99.050(1)-- 0.164/555.7699.21
SRH94.2846(12)62.8594.28--0
DC68.416(8)6- 1.481/291.9469.88

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Travis Head is Player of the Match: On a bit of a roll there. Enjoyable, boys are on a roll. (Assessing conditions early) When you're in good form, just trying to keep it simple. Reacted to the ball. (Batting with Abhishek) First time we saw spin in the powerplay last game, and seeing how aggressive he is against spin, we try to let him do his thing against spin. He did it today too. (Head bowling offspin?) I think out of everyone I'm the worst bowler. Markram might pip me. [smiles]. Nitish and Shahbaz also gave some handy overs. Good to have so many options. (Head's last 12 months or so) Things have been coming together after a couple of years. Hard work. But also been playing a lot of T20s. Nice to be batting high up at the batting order too."

Winning captain Pat Cummins: Good record here. Another great game of cricket. You saw there wasn't much in the powerplay for both sets of bowlers. After that it slowed down, but overall a great batting wicket. (No dew in chase?) Yes little bit of grip out there, that may be a factor. (On batters teeing off) Part of me is excited and elated, part of me is worried that I'll have to bowl there [smile]. Really happy how we closed out the bowling. Everyone was disciplined in the field."

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11.15pm Sunrisers Hyderabad continue to utterly dominate with the bat. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma's 125-run stand in the powerplay blew Delhi Capitals away and pretty much set the result in stone. Sunrisers slowed down, but finished strong. Capitals started strong, scoring 88 in their powerplay, and were going above the required rate after around eight overs. But in the end, that start was too much to recover from. And Sunrisers go second on the table with another win in a high-scoring affair. Jake Fraser-McGurk was incredible for Capitals, though, smashing 65 off 18 while Abishek Porel also impressed with a 22-ball 42. Pant then played an odd innings, and could not get going for the longest time.

Here's what losing captain Rishabh Pant has to say: "[On bowling first] The only thought process behind that was we thought there would be some dew but it didn't come. I thought if we could restrict them to 220-230 we would be in with a chance. [On their bowling] I think powerplay was the difference. We were just catching up throughout the match. That was the massive difference. Hopefully we will come back with more thought process and clear mindset. [On FMCG] He's been batting phenomenal, he is coming nicely for us. That is what you want. Sticking together as a time at the hardest time. We have to look at the areas we can improve and come back in the next game."

Bhuvneshwar Kumar: "(Rate that bowling performance) When defending those many runs, you either go for plenty or you get wickets. We accepted that we'll go for plenty of runs when defending those many runs, but the plan was to keep executing. (Own form) Feeling good. Not among the wickets but the way I want to execute it is happening. Just a matter of time. (Natarajan's season) Amazing. We know how good he is at yorkers. He keeps working hard, silent guy, goes unnoticed a lot. We know how important he is for Sunrisers. (SRH's batting in 2024 - impressive?) For so many years, this is the first time where our batting is clicking so much. As a bowling unit, happy to take the back seat. They are ruining us (smiles), when we defend 180 or so, it'll feel like less. (They play same way in nets?) Yes, same, especially Head and Abhishek, playing same way. Batters sometimes play opposite in the nets, but they play the same way. (How will the IPL be won - will it be bowling?) Bowling is something .... somebody says batting wins your sponsorship, but bowling wins you championship. The way we are bowling right now looks bad on the scorecard but it is pretty good for us."

19.1
W
Nitish Kumar to Pant, OUT

Goes to hook and finds the long leg fielder and that's wrapped up for Sunrisers Hyderabad! Short ball angled into him, Pant tried to get in the line and help it along but there was no pace for him to play with

Rishabh Pant c Natarajan b Nitish Kumar Reddy 44 (35b 5x4 1x6 54m) SR: 125.71
end of over 19Wicket maiden
DC: 199/9CRR: 10.47 RRR: 68.00 • Need 68 from 6b
Mukesh Kumar0 (2b)
Rishabh Pant44 (34b 5x4 1x6)
T Natarajan 4-1-19-4
Pat Cummins 4-0-35-0
18.6
Natarajan to Mukesh Kumar, no run

Length ball angling across Mukesh, who pats it down on the off side

18.5
Natarajan to Mukesh Kumar, no run

Goes for a yorker on middle, turns into a low full toss. Mukesh is able to keep it out

Mukesh Kumar faces the hat-trick ball

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18.4
W
Natarajan to Kuldeep, OUT

yorker searing into his toes. Kuldeep misses the flick, and it hits his boot. Umpire swift to raise his finger for the LBW and Kuldeep reviews. Replay shows three reds - crashing into leg stump. And that is also Natarajan's best figures in T20 cricket!

Kuldeep Yadav lbw b Natarajan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 0
T Natarajan
T Natarajan in death overs (in T20s)
BALLS
462
WKTS
38
4s/6s
66/36
ECON
10.18
AVE
20.63
18.3
W
Natarajan to Nortje, OUT

cleans him up! Full ball on middle. Nortje tries to swing across the line but he's beaten by the quicker delivery at almost 139kph.

Anrich Nortje b Natarajan 0 (2b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
18.2
Natarajan to Nortje, no run

yorker length just outside leg and dug away back to the bowler

18.1
W
Natarajan to Axar Patel, OUT

knee-high full toss just outside off. Axar tries to get under it and lift it over cover, but fails to clear Cummins at cover. A second wicket for Natarajan

Axar Patel c Cummins b Natarajan 6 (8b 0x4 0x6 14m) SR: 75
end of over 1811 runs
DC: 199/6CRR: 11.05 RRR: 34.00 • Need 68 from 12b
Rishabh Pant44 (34b 5x4 1x6)
Axar Patel6 (7b)
Pat Cummins 4-0-35-0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-33-1

Pranali: "On a scale of Virat Kohli to Virendra Sehwag, how big of a bowling option does Abhishek Sharma present ?" -- better than Sehwag. I doubt Sehwag would've bowled much in today's era of T20 cricket

17.6
4
Cummins to Pant, FOUR runs

audacious shot over extra cover! Short ball around off but angling into Pant. He plays an inside-out flat-batted shot that is smashed over the fielder at cover. Contorts his body in such a way that he could get the direction as desired

17.5
4
Cummins to Pant, FOUR runs

boundary dribbled away to fine leg with Pant moving across the line and clipping a shot off his waist. This was a length ball that was angling into his hip

17.4
1
Cummins to Axar Patel, 1 run

full ball on middle, but rolls his fingers over this delivery. Tries to smack it leg side but it is inside edged onto his body

17.3
1
Cummins to Pant, 1 run

yorker length, around leg. Squirts a shot away to the leg side for one

Strestha: "This may seem harsh but Lalit Yadav has not shown any talent the last 4 years. DC needs to move on. Also Pant is not back to the form he was in, understandbly. He will not be in my team if I was selector. He needs time" -- DC have a balance problem with the lack of Indian batters. This has been affecting their balance bad

17.2
Cummins to Pant, no run

back of a length slower ball on off and middle. Pant swipes a pull but misses altogether.

Saurabh : "You got to commend the captain Cummins. He has been great. I was so sceptical about his 20 Cr tag but he has justified every penny. "

17.1
1
Cummins to Axar Patel, 1 run

around the stumps to Axar. Length ball angling into the batter. Axar plays a high-elbow loft over Pant to long on

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end of over 179 runs
DC: 188/6CRR: 11.05 RRR: 26.33 • Need 79 from 18b
Axar Patel4 (5b)
Rishabh Pant35 (30b 3x4 1x6)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-33-1
Nitish Kumar Reddy 2-0-17-1

Dev Mitra: "Adding to the selection debate, I believe Abhishek Sharma has staked a claim. Although this adds to the number of openers for selection his ability to bowl intermittently makes it a decent option. "

16.6
1
Bhuvneshwar to Axar Patel, 1 run

low full toss on off and he hammers a drive past the bowler. But long off is present on the line

16.5
1
Bhuvneshwar to Pant, 1 run

full ball on middle and off. Opens the bat's face and jams a shot towards cover point

16.4
1lb
Bhuvneshwar to Axar Patel, 1 leg bye

full ball just outside leg. Tries to flick. Hits his boot and goes to Klaasen who dives to grab the ball. Appeals for caught-behind and Axar is ball-watching. Pant calls him through for a run

16.3
1
Bhuvneshwar to Pant, 1 run

full ball, but lands it wide outside off. Pant gets down on one knee before hammering a shot over the non-striker. But long off runs around and stops that

16.2
4
Bhuvneshwar to Pant, FOUR runs

fullish ball outside off. Pant throws his body into the shot, losing his shape and ending up on only one leg as he clatters a cut behind square for four

16.1
1
Bhuvneshwar to Axar Patel, 1 run

shin-high full toss as he misses the yorker. Toe-ends a gentle shot towards long on for one

end of over 1613 runs
DC: 179/6CRR: 11.18 RRR: 22.00 • Need 88 from 24b
Axar Patel2 (2b)
Rishabh Pant29 (27b 2x4 1x6)
Nitish Kumar Reddy 2-0-17-1
T Natarajan 3-0-19-1
15.6
1
Nitish Kumar to Axar Patel, 1 run

back of a length slower ball on middle. Axar gets cramped but attempts a pull anyway. Mistimed to the leg side

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
TM Head
89 runs (32)
11 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
pull
26 runs
2 fours3 sixes
Control
73%
J Fraser-McGurk
65 runs (18)
5 fours7 sixes
Productive shot
off drive
29 runs
1 four4 sixes
Control
74%
Best performances - bowlers
T Natarajan
O
4
M
1
R
19
W
4
ECO
4.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
Kuldeep Yadav
O
4
M
0
R
55
W
4
ECO
13.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
Match details
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
TossDelhi Capitals, elected to field first
Series
Season2024
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days20 April 2024 - night (20-over match)
DC Player Replacement
Impact player in out (1st innings, 19.6 ov)
SRH Player Replacement
Impact player in out (1st innings, 19.4 ov)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsSunrisers Hyderabad 2, Delhi Capitals 0
Language
English
Win Probability
SRH 100%
SRHDC
100%50%100%SRH InningsDC Innings

Over 20 • DC 199/10

Rishabh Pant c Natarajan b Nitish Kumar Reddy 44 (35b 5x4 1x6 54m) SR: 125.71
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PBKS9366-0.187
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