Match 34 of the Indian Premier League 2023 was played between the Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday, April 24, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. David Warner, captain of DC, won the toss and elected to bat first on a wicket that has historically favored batters. After seven overs, the score for Delhi’s first innings was 57/2, with captain David Warner on 21*(18) and Sarfaraz Khan on 10*(8). In the eighth over, however, the spinner Washington Sundar wreaked devastation on the ball, destroying the visitors’ hopes.
In the second over of his spell, the 23-year-old took three wickets to shatter the backbone of DC’s batting. David Warner was dismissed on the second delivery by Washington Sundar when he slog-swept a leg-side delivery direct to Harry Brook at deep backwards square leg. On his fourth delivery, Sundar’s second victim was Sarfaraz Khan, who edged a sweep shot direct to Bhuvneshwar Kumar at deep backward square leg.
After DC lost their fourth wicket, Aman Hakim Khan strode to the crease and smashed a boundary off the very first delivery he faced to get off to a spectacular start. However, Washington Sundar had the last laugh as Khan again attempted to go big on the leg side on the final delivery of the over, but ended up getting a leading edge that went directly to Abhishek Sharma at cover.
This wicket signaled the conclusion of Washington Sundar action-packed over, which produced three wickets for SRH.
The 23-year-old was criticized for his subpar performances throughout the current season. After their most recent match against CSK, SRH head coach Brian Lara stated that the management is tolerant with the all-rounder.
The Chennai-born cricketer repaid the management’s faith by claiming his first wickets of the IPL 2023. DC were reduced to 91/5 after 13 overs, with Axar Patel 11*(19) and Manish Pandey 16*(12) at the crease due to his game-changing spell.
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