The Delhi Capitals, captained by Australian veteran David Warner, have suffered their sixth defeat in the 16th season of the IPL. In the 40th match of IPL 2023, on Saturday, April 9, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 9 runs.
Batting first, Hyderabad scored 197. In reply, Delhi could only manage 188 runs. Hyderabad avenged the defeat at home by defeating Delhi at home. With this victory, the Hyderabad team has broken the sequence of five consecutive defeats against Delhi. Sunrisers got the last win over Delhi in 2020.
After the win, captain Aiden Markram said, “Great team effort, good to see the guys play their natural game. I don’t mind things going wrong if the approach is right. Good to see a performance like this. Good to see the way the team performed. Next, we will play at home; try to build on this win.”
Markram on batsmen and bowlers, “Klasen has been in great form, and Abhishek worked hard early on. It’s good to see Klaasen set himself up to play like that; it paid off. Salt and Marsh were playing well, and Mayank’s brilliant catch changed everything. Luckily, the ball was stopping a bit, and the bowlers did a great job. This win will give a lot of confidence.”
After this victory, Hyderabad reached the 8th position. They have 6 points in 8 matches, with three wins and five losses. At the same time, Delhi has slipped to the 10th position. Delhi has won only 2 out of 8 matches and lost in 6. It has become almost difficult for Delhi to reach the playoffs.
