Delhi: 33 -year -old Indian star batsman Karun Nair’s return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) was a great, where he scored fierce runs in the crucial match played against Mumbai Indians (Mi) at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. The right -handed batter hit 89 runs in just 40 balls and gave Delhi full hope of victory.
However, this could not happen in the end, as the bowling of Trent Bolt, Karn Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah overturned the match in the last five overs and gave Mumbai victory. Hardik Pandya, captain of the visiting team, praised this Karnataka batsman.
Hardik said after the match, “The way he invaded our bowlers, took opportunity and the way he carried out his hard work. He shocked us.”
Also praised Karn Sharma
At the same time, Karn Sharma took 3 wickets for 36 runs while bowling brilliantly. Hardik praised Karna and also described the team’s better fielding as the reason for victory.
He said, “The kind of bowling that he bowled in such a small field, he always believes that the fielding is a side that can turn the dice of the match. Our team was fully ready, no one gave up. He did not give up. They got a chance and they roasted him.”
What did the captain of Delhi Capitals say?
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel expressed disappointment over the failure of the top order. He believes that it is not right to depend on middle order every time.
Akshar said, “We had a match. Our middle order had soft dismissals and some bad shots were played. We lost by 12 runs and one over was left, it means that we could win the match. It cannot happen that every time your lower order batsman should win the match.”
He further said, “There are some days when you play the wrong shot, I do not think that there is a need to think more. I think 205 was a great goal, because the wicket was good and dew was also getting dew.”
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