NEW DELHI: Experienced pacer Ishant Sharma defended 12 runs off the final over at hand Delhi Capitals a five-run win over protecting champions Gujarat Giants within the IPL 2023 fit on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. After guiding his workforce win to win, Ishant mentioned practising broad yorkers paid off.
The slender five-run win on Tuesday saved Delhi alive within the event. They now have 3 victories from 9 video games and want to win their closing 5 suits to make the play-offs.
Ishant, who was once now not used within the preliminary a part of the event, is now Delhi’s maximum economical bowler and has taken six wickets in 4 video games conceding handiest 6.5 runs according to over.
The 105 Test veteran was once in a position to stay the harmful Rahul Tewatia quiet within the twentieth over with GT skipper Hardik Pandya closing unbeaten on the different lead to a dropping motive.
“We practice bowling with the new ball, but at the same time we do practice bowling wide yorkers, and today the hardwork paid off, I just backed myself and bowled wide yorkers.
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“When you’re making ready your self within the nets we plan for sure batters as to what to bowl and it’s all about executing it each and every unmarried time, again your self and believing in your self,” Ishant mentioned after the sport.
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IPL 2023: Delhi Capitals trump Gujarat Titans in low-scoring match
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Aman Khan’s defiant 51 and inspired bowling helped Delhi Capitals edge out holders Gujarat Titans by five runs in a low-scoring thriller on Tuesday.
Aman hit his maiden fifty to lift his team from 23/5 to 130/8 in a clash between bottom-placed Delhi and table-toppers Gujarat in Ahmedabad.
It was Aman’s 44-ball knock that made Delhi fightback as he put on key partnerships with Axar Patel (24) and Ripal Patel (23).
Aman smashed three fours and three sixes in his 44-ball knock before falling to Rashid Khan.
Gujarat pace spearhead Mohammed Shami’s bowling figures of 4/11 — his IPL best — went in vain but was named man of the match.
Shami got Phil Salt for a first ball duck and then Rilee Rossouw, for eight, in his two overs before a double strike in his third.
Khaleel Ahmed and Ishant Sharma limited Gujarat to 125/6 despite an unbeaten 59 by skipper Hardik Pandya and Rahul Tewatia’s seven-ball 20.
Tewatia smashed Anrich Nortje for three straight hits over the fence in the 19th over but fell in the 20th.
Ishant returned figures of 2/23 and held his nerve in the final over with Gujarat needing 12 to win and falling short.
Khaleel struck in the first over and soon Gujarat were in deep trouble when South African big-hitter David Miller fell for a duck.
Pandya put up a 62-run stand with Abhinav Manohar (26), but the effort was not enough as Delhi defended their lowest total ever.
Gujarat remain strong to make the play-offs with six wins in nine matches.
Delhi registered their third win in nine matches to keep their play-off hopes alive.
Asked about his mindset while bowling to Tewatia, who had smashed three sixes off Anrich Nortje in the previous over, Ishant said: “I performed sufficient cricket with him (Tewatia), so was once simply having a laugh with him. I knew I needed to double bluff him differently we all know what he can do with the bat.
“We (bowlers) don’t think about the target, it is just about executing the plans. From hereon we hope to carry the momentum, keep going forward and hope for the best,” he added.
(With inputs from PTI)