Delhi Capitals defeated Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad in a thrilling match. Ishant Sharma played an important role in Delhi’s victory. He took 2 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs. Ishant took a wicket for six runs in the final. He had shown the way to the pavilion to Rahul Tewatia, who was hitting fast. Ishant reacted to his performance after the match. He told what trick was adopted to get Tewatia out.
Ishant had a plan to get Tewatia out. According to India Today news, he said: “I’ve played a lot of cricket with Tewatia. I knew he would have to double-bluff, otherwise we know what he can do with the bat.” He said: “I practice continuously on the nets.” We practiced with the new ball, but the wide yorkers also practiced with it. The result of our hard work has been found today.
Significantly, Gujarat needed 12 runs in the last over to win. Ishant gave up just 6 runs in this over and took one wicket. The interesting thing is that there was not a single limit on this. Ishant caught Rahul Tewatia on the fourth ball of the over. Riley Russo took the capture of Tewatia. Tewatia was left out after scoring 20 runs off 7 balls. He had hit 3 sixes.
If we talk about the points table, even after this victory, Delhi is at the bottom. He has won 3 of 9 games. Delhi also defeated Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Kolkata and Hyderabad have also won 3-3 matches so far. KKR has faced defeat in 6 matches.