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DC vs SRH: Delhi Capitals (DC) bowlers had an off day against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their away game on April 21. Abhishek Sharma scored an unbeaten ton whereas Travis Head, skipper Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen contributed with cameos. While DC captain Axar Patel rued the missed run out chance and dropped catch of Abhishek, he feels that the bowlers couldn’t have done much to stem the flow of boundaries.
“The run-out and the catch we missed - had we taken it, we could have restricted them,” Axar said in the post-match presentation.
“But yes, if someone bats that well, and their execution is not lacking, credit must be given for such a performance. Considering the way Klaasen also batted from the other side, it’s not the bowler’s fault. When a batsman bats like this, the coach and the captain must accept that even a captain cannot stop someone. I was telling the bowlers the same thing, that if you executed well, and after that he still hit a good shot, then you cannot do anything. You know, you have to move on.
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“The fielding area is in your hands. Catching and run-outs - those you can do. And you know, at such times, supporting the bowler is very important. So I think that is where we could have done better.”
Axar removes Head but doesn’t trust his own abilities
Axar had an off day overall too. He used Nitish Rana for his full quota of four overs despite him getting hit for three sixes in the second over. The part-time off-spinner ended up conceding 55 runs. But, Axar didn't bowl his full quota of overs despite getting the breakthrough in the form of Head. Like Axar, Kuldeep Yadav bowled just two overs as well. The left-arm chinaman bowler was expensive, conceding 30 runs.
Later, Axar pushed himself down the order. He batted at no.8, below impact player Ashutosh Sharma. He couldn't do much with the bat and fell after scoring just two runs from three balls. He was dismissed by left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey.
DC face PBKS challenge at home
The defeat has had an impact on DC's net run rate (NRR) which is now a negative 0.130. They are placed fifth on the points table with three wins from six games. On April 25, they will host table-toppers Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
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