
Two teams languishing at the bottom of the points table - Delhi Capitals (DC) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are facing each other in Match 40 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
While Delhi sits right at the bottom with 4 points (2 wins and 5 losses), Hyderabad also has 4 points (2 wins and 5 losses) but a slightly better Net Run Rate (NRR) and occupies the 9th spot.
The last time the two sides faced each other, Delhi Capitals came out on top by 7 runs.
SRH get the needed 2 points!
DC added a 112-run partnership between Mitch Marsh and Phil Salt and it looked like the game was in the hands of Delhi.
However, as soon as the two batter's departed, things went south for the Capitals.
After being hit for a 4 on the previous delivery, Natarajan strikes back!
Sarfaraz tried to get under it and sweep the pacer but the ball goes under him and he loses his off stump.
Sarfaraz Khan b T Natarajan 9(10) [4s-1]
Markande flighted the ball and kept it wide outside off.
Garg takes a blind swing but edges it back onto his stumps.
Priyam Garg b Markande 12(9) [4s-1]
Akeal Hosein tosses it up again, this one pitches slightly shorter and turns.
The Aussie batter goes for the big shot but gets a leading edge and Markram runs back from extra cover, settles under and completes the take.
Mitchell Marsh c Markram b Akeal Hosein 63(39) [4s-1 6s-6]
Pandey was charging out before Abhishek Sharma had even released the ball.
The ball beat Pandey with the turn on the outside edge, and he was halfway down the track.
Klaasen completed the easiest of stumpings.
Manish Pandey st Klaasen b Abhishek Sharma 1(3)
What a catch by Mayank Markande!!
Salt slaps the ball hard back in the direction of the bowler.
Markande gets both hands behind it and plucks out a stunning reflex catch of his own bowling.
Philip Salt c and b Markande 59(35) [4s-9]
50 for Mitchell Marsh as well.
He's doing it with both bat and ball,
50 for Philip Salt!
100-runs partnership up for Delhi.
Warner throws his head back and walks off!
While he has been guiding Delhi almost till the end, this time he was sent back for a DUCK.
Bhuvneshwar keeps it just outside off stump and forces the error from Davey.
Warner b Bhuvneshwar 0(2)
SRH have got a really good score on the board.
Abhishek Sharma (67) began with a bang, and Heinrich Klaasen (53*) took over towards the end.
Abdul Samad (28) and Akeal Hosein (16*) also contributed with the bat.
Among the bowlers, Mitchell Marsh picked up 4 while Axar Patel and Ishant Sharma got 1 each.
Klaasen's maiden IPL fifty.
Edged and gone! Samad tried to cut and gets a thick edge, but the ball just carried to Philip Salt.
Abdul Samad c Philip Salt b Mitchell Marsh 28(21) [4s-1 6s-2]
Abhishek Sharma departs after playing a fantastic knock!
He went down on his knee and played for the slog.
Warner from long-on charges in and takes a well judged catch.
Abhishek Sharma c Warner b Axar 67(36) [4s-12 6s-1]
Mitchell Marsh sends back Markram and Harry Brook in the same over!
Markram fails to impress. It was a short ball and Markram pulled it straight to deep mid-wicket where Axar took a clean catch.
Markram c Axar b Mitchell Marsh 8(13)
The bowler and the fielder yet again took a wicket as Harry Brook is dismissed for a Duck.
Harry Brook c Axar b Mitchell Marsh 0(2)
Fifty up for Abhishek Sharma!
It should have had a wicket, but ends up conceding a six.
Mitchell Marsh strikes in his first over!
Tripathi hasn't been at his best this season. The ball went stright to Manish Pandey's hand towards cover.
Tripathi c Manish Pandey b Mitchell Marsh 10(6) [6s-1]
Mayank went for a hook by taking his eyes off the ball.
He got a top edge and it was a regulation catch for Salt behind the wickets.
Mayank c Philip Salt b Ishant 5(6) [4s-1]
For SRH, Akeal Hosein makes his debut, Samad also comes back.
For Delhi, Priyam Garg makes his debut, Aman Khan is out.
Teams:
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Philip Salt(w), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Axar Patel, Ripal Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar,
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Akeal Hosein, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik,