IPL 2020, DC vs SRH: Delhi Capitals reach finals for the first time, beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in playoffs for the second time in a row
In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 Qualifier 2, Delhi Capitals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 17 runs. With this victory, the Delhi team has reached the final in IPL history for the first time. He has reached the playoffs/semi-finals for the fifth time. Four times before this he could not reach the title match. Delhi knocked Hyderabad out of the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Was defeated last time in Eliminator.
Delhi gave Hyderabad a target of 190 runs to win. Batting first after winning the toss, he scored 189 for 3 in 20 overs. In response, Hyderabad’s team could only score 172 runs in 8 overs in 20 overs. For him, Kane Williamson scored the highest 67 runs. Williamson, who won the previous match, could not make Hyderabad the winner in this match. Abdul Samad scored 33 off 16 balls in the last over, but it was not enough.
Kagiso Rabada overturned the match with 3 wickets in the 19th over. He first sent Samad to the pavilion. After this Rashid Khan (11) and Srivats Goswami (0) were dismissed. Marcus Stoinis showed Priyam Garg (17) and Manish Pandey (21) paving the way for the pavilion in the 5th over. These two overs put Hyderabad away from victory. Captain David Warner scored 2 runs off 3 balls. Jason Holder scored 11 runs. For Delhi, Rabada took 4, Stoinis 3 and Akshar Patel took one wicket.
Shikhar Dhawan scored the most runs for Delhi. Dhawan scored 78 runs. Shimron Hetmyer scored 42 not out in the last over. Marcus Stoinis scored 38 and Shreyas Iyer scored 21 runs. Rishabh Pant remained unbeaten after scoring 2 runs. Hyderabad’s Sandeep Sharma, Jason Holder and Rashid took one wicket each.