News Update
Tezzbuzz|28-04-2024
Rishabh Pant: The first match of the day was played between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians (DC vs MI) on Sunday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, which Delhi won by 10 runs. In this match, the hosts batted first and scored their highest total in IPL history.
DC scored 257/4 runs in 20 overs, in response to which Mumbai team could score only 247 runs at the loss of 9 wickets and had to face defeat. At the same time, Delhi captain Rishabh Pant looked very happy after this.
What did Rishabh Pant say after winning the match?
After winning the match against Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant said during the post match presentation,
“We were very happy to put 250 runs on the board, but because of the impact player rule it is becoming difficult to defend with each passing day.”
On keeping near the wicket for fast bowlers, Rishabh said, “Definitely I can do that, but the bowler should also be confident. Batsmen like Tim David were leading the way and it worked for us.”
Also praising young batsman Jack Fraser-McGurk, he said, “He has been amazing from day one and that's what you want from a young player, he is getting better with every match.”
Rishabh also gave his opinion on making it to the playoffs. “The possibilities are increasing day by day, but we are taking one match at a time,” he said.
This was the condition of the competition
Batting first, Delhi Capitals scored 257/4 runs. Jack Fraser McGurk (84), Tristan Stubbs (48*), Shai Hope (41), Abhishek Poral (36) and captain Rishabh Pant (29) showed brilliant performance for DC. At the same time, Mumbai did not have a good start while chasing the target. But after this, the explosive batting of Tilak Verma (61), captain Hardik Pandya (46), Tim David (37) and Suryakumar Yadav (26) took their team to the threshold of victory, but in the end they had to face defeat. .