They qualified for the playoffs by beating the Royal Challengers Bangalore and finished second in the league stage. The team led by Shreyas Iyer won 8 games and lost 6 in 14 games. DC lost to the Mumbai Indians in the first qualifying match.
However, Delhi bounced back by defeating the Hyderabad Sunrisers in second qualifying in Abu Dhabi. They beat SRH by 17 runs to reach their first IPL final. Shreyas Iyer must be the happiest patron right now.
After going through 12 seasons of heartache and failure, Delhi Capitals reaped the rewards of success. They will play the defending champions in the 2020 IPL final on Tuesday, November 10 in Dubai.
Iyer imitates Stoinis
Before the second tie between IM and DC, Shreyas Iyer left his teammates in stitches after mimicking Marcus Stoinis. The Delhi Capitals unit couldn’t control their laughter as Iyer perfectly imitated the walking style of Australian SUV Marcus Stoinis.
The Delhi Capitals captain stole the limelight when he casually walked into team meetings while posing as Marcus Stoinis. Meanwhile, DC’s head coach Ricky Ponting is involved in the scene as an announcer. The former captain of Australia says: “Here comes Marcus Stoinis.”
The video clip is circulating on all social media platforms. According to the clip, the DC captain entertains everyone by walking in much the same way as Marcus Stoinis. Not only that, Shreyas Iyer also imitated how Marcus Stoinis chews gum.
Even Australian international Stoinis couldn’t control his laughter after witnessing this drama. Stoinis then got up from his seat only to applaud Shreyas Iyer while other players were also laughing at the same time. DC players surely had a blast.
Marcus Stoinis – Man of the match
Delhi Capitals posted 189/3 on its 20 overs share in Abu Dhabi. Marcus Stoinis (38), Shikhar Dhawan (78) and Shimron Hetmyer (42) contributed valuable contributions to the team in second standings.
Shreyas Iyer’s side restricted Sunrisers Hyderabad to 172/8 in 20 overs. Despite the Sunrisers putting up a great fight at the end, DC managed to fight their way back into the game with the help of Kagiso Rabada.
Kagiso Rabada collected 4/29 runs on her four more spell. Marcus Stoinis did his team great good by choosing three major terrains. Stoinis fired people like Priyam Garg, Manish Pandey, and Kane Williamson.
Marcus Stoinis was awarded the man of the match for his excellent performance in all aspects. He opened the innings for DC and scored 38 of 27, including 5 fours and six. He chose 3/26 on his three more spell.
