Delhi Capitals beat Gujarat Titans by 5 runs in a low-scoring thriller on Tuesday at Narendra Modi Stadium. After this victory, Delhi became the second team after Mumbai Indians to defend a total against GT. This is Gujarat’s second loss in fourteen games while chasing targets.
Earlier, after winning the toss, DC skipper David Warner took a shocking decision to bat first against the defending champions. The decision didn’t go well with the visiting team as star India pacer Mohammed Shami dismissed opener Phil Salt for a golden duck in the very first over.
In the second over, skipper Warner also walked out as he fell short while taking a quick single. In the very next over, Shami once again seamed the ball and dismissed South African batter Riley Russouw for 8 runs off 6 balls.
After his departure in the fifth over of the powerplay, Shami clinched two wickets as he dismissed Priyam Garg and Manish Pandey. Garg scored 10 runs off 14 balls while Pandey amassed just 1 run after facing four deliveries. Shami ended his spell with four wickets by giving just 11 runs, which is his career-best performance.
However, in the end, Aman Hakim Khna scored a magnificent half-century to help DC to post a competitive total. Aman, in his innings, scored 51 runs off 44 balls with the help of three boundaries and as many sixes. He was well supported by Axar Patel and Ripal Patel as they scored 27 and 23 runs respectively. Apart from Shami, Mohit Sharma clinched two wickets while Rashid Khan got a wicket too.
Rahul Tewatia’s hat trick of sixes failed to beat DC
Chasing 131, GT got to a terrible start as opener Wriddhiman Saha was dismissed by Khaleel Ahmed for a six-ball duck in the very first over. In the fourth over, Anrich Nortje dismissed Shubman Gill for 6 runs off 7 balls. After that, David Miller and Vijay Shankar were also dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav and Ishant Sharma, respectively. Defending champions were crumbling at 32-4 when skipper Hardik Pandya along with Abhinav Manohar added 62 runs for the fifth wicket.
Manohar struggled his way to score 26 runs off 33 balls with the help of a six before getting dismissed by Ahmed. Meanwhile, Hardik scored unbeaten 59 runs off 53 balls with the help of seven boundaries. In the end, Rahul Tewatia hammered three back-to-back sixes off Nortje and got GT back in the game. However, in the last over DC pacer, Ishant Sharma defended 12 runs successfully, handing Delhi Capitals a 5-run win over GT.
Here is how fans react to DC’s amazing performance:
Well played DC …they are going to be the party pooper team now!
— Pooh (@ThodaYehThodaWo) May 2, 2023
Stats – gt never lost in chasing this season
Delhi pic.twitter.com/JdWJekIw0e— jetha hi?ler ? (@sterns_haschen) May 2, 2023
?? ???? DC ?? ??? ?????? ?????? ?? ???? ??????? ???..?
????? ??? ??? ??? ?? ?? …!#HardikPandya #DCvGT— Sanjay Netam (@SanjayNetamINC) May 2, 2023
Watching GT loose is my source of happiness. I love seeing this team lose. It's my daily medicine, my weekly energy, my monthly inspiration and my yearly motivation. This team's loss is the only reason I'm still alive. I was born to love and enjoy that, longitvity may it continue
— Aryan Yadav (@AryanYa27) May 2, 2023
Old is gold.. Take a bow Ishant? pic.twitter.com/RBHZmxMgrM
— Santosh (@SmpPhukan) May 2, 2023
If anyone can defend a score below it's @davidwarner31 he has the habit of being the captain of teams to defend low scores
— Shajeel ???? (@ShajeelAbdul) May 2, 2023
Unbelievable. Ishant Sharma you beauty. If Unadkat is not going to WTC then I would bet my money on Ishant Sharma. OG OG.
— Yannaraskala (@Ranjan_Ashish96) May 2, 2023
To defend such small target against one of the most successful chasing team in recent times is tremendous effort. Woww?
— sergio (@69without9) May 2, 2023
DC played their best cricket today..good bowling attack and great captaincy by Warner!
— Yashhh (@itsyashtweets) May 2, 2023
Rahane & Hardik exchanged their Batting type ???
— Rahul Sharma (@RahulSh24082787) May 2, 2023
After RCB win, this game which was meant to be a write of game for DC saw a flip in script
— Tom Gravestone (@Whygravestone) May 2, 2023
Thanks Mate for the Info. Mere yaha CB , Jio cinema sab band pad gaye the
— Apurv Nigudkar (@ApurvNigudkar07) May 2, 2023
Ishant doing a repeat of CT 2013 Final pic.twitter.com/vIIj2dYf33
— Royals Cricket (@ImHimanshu_Raj) May 2, 2023
