Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant revealed the plan was to chase down the target of 90 runs as early as possible to boost up the Net Run Rate against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Wednesday. After putting GT into bat, the DC bowlers were able to bundle out the opposition for only 89 runs, which is Titans’ lowest-ever score in the IPL.
GT got off to a poor start, losing four wickets in the Powerplay overs and found themselves tottering at 30-4 after five overs. Only three GT batters could get to double digits as they failed to find any kind of impetus in their batting innings.
Mukesh Kumar was the pick of the DC’s bowlers, picking three wickets (3-14) whereas Ishant Sharma and Tristan Stubbs bagged a brace.
Meanwhile, DC was able to chase down the target with 67 balls to spare, which is their biggest IPL win in terms of balls remaining. Rishabh Pant, who scored an unbeaten 16 off 11 balls, was brilliant behind the stumps. Pant affected two stumpings and took as many catches in his team’s comprehensive win of six wickets.
Pant said in the post-match presentation, “Lots of things to be pleased about. We talked about the champion thought process and our team showed today that we can play like that and really happy to see that. [on the bowling] Definitely one of the best, it’s early on in the tournament, can’t say much as we can improve individually.”
He added, “The only thought process before coming on to the field was coming in a better way, that’s the only thought when I was going through my rehab. The only conversation we had before the chase was – let’s get it as early as possible, we lost a few run-rate points earlier and we covered it up. We just love being in Ahmedabad, we love the stadium, the vibe here and looking forward to playing more matches here. We just want to enjoy our win, one at a time, and move forward learning from it.”
Delhi Capitals will next take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Saturday.
