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Last Update on: April 12th, 2023 at 12:03 am
Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper David Warner pointed out the positives after his side suffered a disappointing 6-wicket loss to Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 16th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. He said that with the way Axar Patel is batting he should bat at No.4.
Delhi Capitals suffered their fourth consecutive loss of the IPL 2023 after they were thumped by Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. They batted poorly as they lost wickets in clusters and were bundled out for just 172 runs. They then failed to defend the target as they couldn’t manage to bag wickets upfront.
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Taking about Axar, the batter came out all guns blazing and bailed his side out of trouble. He smashed his maiden half-century in the IPL and helped his side post a total of 172 runs on the board, which at one moment seemed impossible. He scored 54 runs in 25 balls with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes.
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David Warner praised the all-rounder for his effort and said that he should bat at No.4 with the way he’s timing the ball. While speaking at the post-match presentation, he said:
“I think from the last three games, we’ve some positives but we shouldn’t lost wickets in clumps. Axar should bat in the top four the way he is striking the ball. From the last three games we have played, there are a lot of positives.”
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With 5 runs needed off the last over, Anrich Nortje almost defended the target. He executed his Yorkers brilliantly and made the target look like a mountain to climb.
Warner praised the pacer for his effort and said hailed him as a world-class bowler. He also lauded his counterpart Rohit Sharma for his terrific knock. David Warner added:
“You look at the last three IPL games we have witnessed, they have been amazing. Wrong end of it today, but the guys were fantastic. Rohit played a fantastic knock at the top of the order. Nortje is world-class and that’s what we expect from him, Mustafiz too. Timmy David was on the wrong side of it, so I tried to keep it at stump-height.”
Delhi Capitals will be next seen in action when they will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Saturday (15th April) at the Chinnaswamy stadium.
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