IPL 2023: DC hold their nerve against SRH in low-scoring thriller to register second consecutive win

Delhi Capitals defended a below-par 145 against Sunrisers Hyderabad to defeat the home team by 7 runs in a low-scoring thriller at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday.

DC were confined to 144/7 in 20 overs but that did not deter their bowlers from putting on a memorable show to restrict SRH to 137/6 in return.

The left-handed Axar (34) lifted Delhi from a precarious 62-5 to 144-9 in a gritty partnership of 69 with Manish Pandey (34) on Hyderabad’s home turf and then returned figures of 2-21 with his left-arm spin.

Although Harry Brook was dismissed early by Anrich Nortje (2/33), Mayank Agarwal looked in good touch. However, the hosts only scored 36 runs in the powerplay. DC further controlled the flow of scoring in the middle overs as spinners Kuldeep Yadav (1/22) and Axar Patel (2/21) dented the chase.

First, Mayank Agarwal (49) and Rahul Tripathi (15) were dismissed in back-to-back overs. Then, the spinners added to SRH’s woes by dismissing Aiden Markram (3) and Abhishek Sharma (5), respectively.

Heinrich Klaasen smashed the first six of the innings in the 17th over, and he and Washington Sundar kept their team in the chase by scoring 28 runs off two overs, reducing the equation to...

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