Yet one more final over thriller ensued within the IPL 2024 on Wednesday with Delhi Capitals popping out victorious in opposition to Gujarat Titans. Rishabh Pant nearly sealed his spot as India’s first selection wicketkeeper for the T20 World Cup with a belligerent unbeaten half-century in Delhi Capitals’ slender four-run win over Gujarat Titans within the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
Skipper Pant and Axar Patel cast a blistering stand of 113 runs off 68 balls en path to quickfire particular person half-centuries to energy DC to 224 for 4 of their must-win recreation.
In reply, Sai Sudarshan (65 off 29 ) and David Miller (55 off 23) scored fifties, whereas Rashid Khan hit a 11-ball 21 not out however nonetheless could not take GT over the road, ending at 220 for 8 of their 20 overs.
Despatched in to bat, Pant led from the entrance, remaining unbeaten on 88 off 43 balls (5X4s, 8X6s), his innings proving to be a well timed reminder to the nationwide selectors, who’re more likely to decide him in India’s first XI in opposition to Pakistan within the World T20 match in New York, barring health points.
Pant’s maturity confirmed as he paced his innings brilliantly in firm of Axar, who made 66 off 43 balls after being promoted to the third spot. His innings was studded with 5 fours and 4 sixes.
One of many sixes got here in opposition to Mohit Sharma on the primary ball of the sixteenth over. Pant used the underside hand of the bat to hoick one over deep mid-wicket. DC Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly gave Pant a standing ovation for the shot.
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Chasing 225, GT misplaced skipper Shubman Gill within the second over however Wriddhiman Saha (39) performed some pleasant photographs and along with Influence Sub Sai Sudharsan shared 82 runs for the second wicket to maintain GT within the hunt.
However as soon as Saha departed, Azmatullah Omarzai too was brilliantly caught by Jake Fraser-McGurk at deep midwicket off Axar quickly.
However Sudharsan, who bought a reprieve within the fifth over, used his lengthy deal with to nice impact to notch up his fifty off 29 balls.
However with the asking price continually creeping up, Sudharsan needed to go for his photographs which finally led to his downfall as he was caught by Axar off Salam at long-off. He hit seven fours and two sixes.
Miller (55 off 23, 6X4s, 3X6s) then put up a present to take them nearer to the goal and as soon as he was out, Rashid gave GT hope with a 11-ball 21-run unbeaten cameo.
Needing 19 runs off the final over, Rashid hit Mukesh Kumar for 2 consecutive fours within the first two balls after which despatched the pacer over the fence within the penultimate ball to scale back the deficit to five off the final ball.
However Mukesh saved his calm as Rashid didn’t clear the fence as GT fell quick.
With PTI inputs
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