With a game-winning knock of 55 (35) against the Lucknow Super Giants, Australian and Delhi Capitals hitter Jake Fraser-McGurk made his debut on the grand stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL). At Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the 22-year-old top-scored for his team in the 90-run chase during Match 32 versus the Gujarat Titans, continuing to bat with complete freedom.
When Delhi began their innings, the gifted young player struck gold by hitting Sandeep Warrier with the opening ball of the inning. McGurk left DC Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly and commentator Ravi Shastri speechless as he effortlessly sent the Gujarat Titans seamer over his head for a six.
Watch Jake Fraser-McGurk’s six here:
An entertaining brief cameo from Fraser-McGurk comes to an end 👍
P.S – That reaction from Sourav Ganguly 😄
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 17, 2024
With the help of two fours and as many sixes, the 22-year-old went on to score 20 off just 10 balls and add 25 runs in just two overs to get off to a strong start. Delhi crossed the finish line in 8.5 overs thanks to contributions from Abhishek Porel (15 off 7), Shai Hope (19 off 10), Rishabh Pant (16* off 11), and Sumit Kumar (9* off 9). This was after he was dismissed.
Mukesh and Ishant completely destroyed GT’s batting.
The GT batsmen were bowled out for 89 in 17.3 overs earlier in the day by Tristan Stubbs (2/11, 1 over), Ishant Sharma (2/8, 2 overs), and Mukesh Kumar (3/14, 2.3 overs). With two fours and a six in his innings of thirty-one (24), Rashid Khan was the lone warrior for the hosts.
Also read: IPL 2024 Qualification Scenarios: With DC’s victory over GT, how can the Gujarat Titans advance to the playoffs?
After their victory, DC moved up to the sixth position on the points table with six victories from seven games and six points, while Gujarat dropped to the seventh position with six points from seven games.
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