Delhi Capitals

On Tuesday, Warner scored his third fifty of IPL 2023 against Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, though Delhi eventually crashed towards their fourth consecutive defeat. But his 47-ball 51 came at a low strike-rate of 108.51, as he struggled to accelerate, something which has been a recurring issue for him in the competition. "Within sides, you have your big-name players that you want to perform.

Though Warner got his third fifty of the competition, it didn't have enough power to change Delhi's end result as MI successfully chased down a 173-run target in the final delivery of the chase. Warner is second on the list of highest run scorers list in the IPL 2023 but his strike rate has been a cause for concern.

On a pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium which was dry and offered assistance to spinners, Axar was in fine touch, and continued his dream run with the bat to get his maiden IPL fifty in 22 balls and would make 54 eventually. Warner, on the other hand, began well, but was unable to break free from the shackles later due to lack of timing and was finding fielders consistently, taking 43 balls to reach a laborious half-century.

After spending 12 years with the franchise, Rohit has become a stalwart of the Mumbai Indians team and has become a crowd favourite among the Mumbaikars. Speaking to Star Sports, Rohit mentioned the one person who he wants to meet this lifetime.

The victory also means that Mumbai have got their first points on the board in the competition while Delhi face their fourth consecutive loss of the tournament. Compared to Delhi's 29/0, Mumbai had a blazing start by reaching 42/0 in three overs. Rohit was at his vintage best, timing the ball well and picking the lengths very quickly in hitting two fours and a six in a 14-run opening over.

Delhi were in trouble at 98/5 in 12.3 overs, and Axar walked in to smack 54 off 25 balls, hitting four fours and five effortless sixes in what was his first IPL fifty. Warner began well but struggled to accelerate and played an anchor role to make an unconvincing 51 off 47 balls.

Both Mumbai and Delhi have been winless in the tournament till now and are placed at ninth and tenth position respectively in the points table. Tuesday's game offers one of the two teams to get their first win of IPL 2023. After winning the toss, Rohit said Australia pacer Riley Meredith comes into the playing eleven in place of batter Tristan Stubbs, with fast bowler Jofra Archer still not available for Tuesday's clash.

In the match, Delhi's bowlers allowed Rajasthan to post 199/4, before the batters couldn't stand and made only 142/9 in their 20 overs. "We are a long way off right now. I can't put my finger on why because I watch these boys train and prepare. Their work has been really good, their training has been great, but it hasn't come across in terms of results yet on the field.

Yashasvi Jaiswal showed his full range of shots by hitting Khaleel Ahmed for five fours to be 20/0 in the opening over. With the ball, Trent Boult took out impact player Prithvi Shaw and Manish Pandey on back-to-back balls to leave Delhi at 0/2 in their opening over. That set the tone for Rajasthan's 57-run victory over Delhi and propelled them to go on top of the ten-team points table. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler smashed half-centuries in a rollicking 98-run opening partnership, including slamming 14 boundaries in the first six overs.

Gujarat Titans' left-handed batter B. Sai Sudharsan stepped up to anchor Gujarat's chase of 163, which was reduced to 54/3 at one point, with an impressive 62 not out off 48 balls and take his team to a six-wicket victory over the Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.