Delhi Capitals
IPL 2022: Pant says 'was not worried even at 84/5 in match' against KKR
David Waner (42) and Lalit Yadav (22) had rescued Delhi from a 17/2 to guide them to 82/1 before they lost three wickets for two runs and looked in trouble. Axar Patel (24) and Rovman Powell (33 not out) then did enough to pull them through to 150/6 in 19 overs after Kuldeep Yadav (4/14) and Mistafizur Rahman (3/18) shared seven wickets to restrict Knight Riders to a modest 146/9 in 20 overs.
IPL 2022: Kuldeep, Mustafizur, Warner shine as Capitals beat Knight Riders
Kuldeep looked at his brilliant best against his old franchise and bowled like he had something to prove. He tossed up the ball, mixed the wrong'un and sliders well, and varied the pace. He and Mustafizur overshadowed a fine rearguard half-century by Nitish Rana (57 off 34) as Kolkata Knight Riders were restricted to 146/9 in 20 overs after Delhi won the toss and elected to bowl.
IPL 2022: Kuldeep, Mustafizur restrict KKR to 146/9 despite Nitish Rana fifty
Kuldeep looked at his brilliant best against his old franchise and bowled like he had something to prove. He tossed up the ball, mixed the wrong 'un and sliders well and varied the pace. He sent back KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer (42), Baba Indrajith (6), Sunil Narine (0) and Andre Russell (0) to finish with 4/14. It was a pity that he did not get to bowl his fourth over or could have completed a fifer. But the two wickets off successive deliveries of Baba Indrajith and Narine broke KKR's back.
IPL 2022: Delhi Capitals win toss, opt to bowl against Knight Riders
Rishabh Pant said the reason he chose to bowl first was that the wicket looked slightly drier and considering the conditions, the dew will come into play. "I think the wicket is slightly on the drier side and dew will come in, in the second half. Our strength has been backing each other and sticking together," he said at the toss. Delhi have made two changes to the side, bringing in Mitchell Marsh and Chetan Sakaria in place of Khaleel Ahmad and Sarfaraz Khan.
IPL 2022: Kuldeep lot calmer in his mind; relying a lot more on stock deliveries, feels WV Raman
Kuldeep had been one of the revelation stories of IPL 2022, picking 13 wickets in seven matches at an economy rate of 8.47 and is currently seventh-highest wicket-taker in the tournament. In all of Delhi's wins in IPL 2022, Kuldeep had picked 'Player of the Match' award. In the last encounter between Delhi and Kolkata Knight Riders, Kuldeep had picked 4/35, including three in an over to break the back of his former franchise's chase.
Pant should be groomed for Test team captaincy, says Yuvraj Singh
Since his debut in 2018, Pant has been one of the integral members of the Test side, scoring 1920 runs in 30 matches at an average of 40.85, with four centuries and nine fifties against his name. With the keeping gloves, Pant has taken 107 catches and effected 11 stumpings.
IPL 2022: Jayawardene feels TV umpires need to check waist-high full tosses in future
In the match where Rajasthan won by 15 runs, there was huge drama over a no-ball not being called by on-field umpires when Rovman Powell hit Obed McCoy for a six on the third ball of the final over. It led to anger in the Delhi camp with captain Rishabh Pant in the dugout trying to call back Powell and Kuldeep Yadav from the crease, followed by assistant coach Pravin Amre rushing towards the on-field umpires to talk further about the decision.
Why Delhi Capitals, one of the best teams in IPL 2022, is misfiring big time?
A case in point being the 15-run loss to Rajasthan Royals on April 22, where they seemed to be cruising and looked set to overhaul the mammoth 222 runs scored by the rivals, but, curiously, they choked and finally lost a game they should have won.
How Shikhar Dhawan changed the batting strategy after debacle against Delhi Capitals
On Monday, Shikhar Dhawan -- who made just nine in the nine-wicket thrashing by DC -- took his time to establish himself at the crease before unleashing a flurry of strokes as he ended up making a 59-ball 88, which proved decisive in the end and helped PBKS return with a vengeance to beat Chennai Super Kings by 11 runs.
Delhi Capitals call Shaw, Warner their pocket dynamos; bank on duo to lead them all the way
Delhi Capitals, placed sixth on the IPL points' tables after three wins and four defeats, are in with a chance to make the grade as the business end of the tournament approaches. And if DC succeed in their endeavour, they have no one else but their 'pocket dynamos' to thank, given that the young Indian and the Australian stalwart have forged a great partnership upfront.
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