David Warner in action for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2022© BCCI/IPL
Delhi Capitals recorded a 9 wicket win over Punjab Kings on Wednesday as they chased the underpowered 116 run sin goal with just 10.3 overs to rack up a comprehensive win. The match was set up by the Delhi bowlers when they sent Punjab away for just 115 runs. It was a complete team effort as four bowlers took 2 wickets each to bring about the downfall of Punjab.
But it was the chase that had the fans on the edge of their seats as Prithvi Shaw and David Warner blew up two sixes and 17 boundaries between them to ensure DC landed a big win, which would not only earn them 2 points, but also a big win. also their net would improve walking speed tremendously.
Shaw was fired for 41 from 20 deliveries, while Warner took the team home with an unbeaten 60 from just 30 balls. Sarfaraz Khan was undefeated at 12.
Former batter from India and renowned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar was impressed by Shaw and Warner’s approach to chase the goal quickly.
“We’ve seen several times that teams chasing a smaller target tend to take their time because they feel like they have a lot of overs in their hand and the batters are trying to get 40-50 runs under their belts But Shaw and Warner aren’t that kind These two would be chasing the target the same way, even if the net run-rate issue wasn’t there.
“Shaw only has one way of hitting and he has the same approach. Warner is Australian and he will never play defensive cricket. He plays balls to their credit.
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“I remember Australia had that great team and Hayden and Gilchrist opened up to them in limited overs cricket and when they had a small target to chase they always chased it in 10-15 overs. It was great to watch. An all round performance (from Delhi Capitals),’ Manjrekar said during a speech on the ESPNCrincinfo show T20 Timeout.
The win helped DC improve their playoff chances as they now have 6 points from 6 games.
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