DC beat SRH in second place in the IPL to reach the final
Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in second place in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday to reach the final. It was a brilliant performance from both teams on the day, but the Capitals held their nerve in the decisive moment for wins the match by 17 runs at the end. Marcus Stoinis was named Man of the Match for his exceptional complete display for DC.
Although the action in the middle was tense with a place in the final up for grabs, the captains of both teams, Shreyas Iyer and David warner, were involved in a funny incident in the draw before the game. Mark Nicholas was the presenter in the middle of the draw who was interviewing the bosses and when DC won the draw, he asked Iyer about the changes to the team.
The Capitals had made two trades for the crucial game leaving out Prithvi Shaw and Daniel Sams for Shimron Hetmyer and Praveen Dubey. Hilariously, Shreyas Iyer forgot the second player they included in the game XI after winning the toss. That’s when Warner stepped in and informed his counterpart about the changes DC made to their lineup.
SRH’s patron knew the changes as two sides were exchanging team information with each other just before launch and consequently Warner was able to help Shreyas Iyer even when it was all smiles in between.
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DC knocks out SRH to qualify for IPL final
When it comes to the action in the middle, DC put their best foot forward in the must-win game and surprised SRH with their intent early on. Opening the entrances with Marcus Stoinis worked wonders for them as he and Shikhar dhawan he added 86 runs in fewer than nine overs to the opening window. Shimron Hetmyer hit well in his comeback game to help the team score 189 runs in 20 overs.
In response, SRH worked to reduce the total. But the DC players were just too good and they challenged the energetic Kane Williamson, who fought hard to bring his team to the other side of the line.
