The most important fear for Delhi Capitals has been the mode of opening batter Prithvi Shaw.© AFP
With one win in six outings, Delhi Capitals (DC) have had a sweaty begin to their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 marketing campaign. The most important fear for DC has been the mode of opening batter Prithvi Shaw, who has did not get begins to this point. In six fits, Shaw has conjured simply 43 runs, which is very below-par for a participant of his calibre. Talking on his struggles, former England captain Michael Vaughan feels that Shaw wishes to attain runs as he can’t simply play games on popularity.
“Early in the tournament, Mark Wood bowled him. His feet went nowhere. He was waiting for the short one but it was pitched up and he was nowhere near the line of the ball. I think Prithvi needs runs. He can’t just keep going on reputation, can’t just keep harping about what you’ve done in the past, you have to produce runs here and there. He has had a poor start. I don’t he has gone beyond the powerplay,” Vaughan said on Cricbuzz.
Later 5 defeats at the trot, DC controlled to sneak out a win towards Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday.
Captain David Warner collision a fluent 57, generation veteran pacer Ishant Sharma, enjoying his first IPL fit since 2021, returned figures of 2-19 to manage DC’s rate.
Ishant stood out with key wickets of Rana and Sunil Narine sooner than being substituted beneath the pristine affect participant rule.
Others joined in as moment bowler Anrich Nortje, spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each and every to gather out the opposition for 127 at the ultimate ball of the innings.
Chasing a goal of 128, DC made difficult paintings in their negligible chase and regardless of Warner’s fourth half-century of the season accomplished their goal with 4 balls to additional in a rain-delayed fit that went life middle of the night.
(With AFP Inputs)
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