Delhi Capitals picked up from where they left and had a comfortable victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad in match no 33 of IPL 2021
Match Summary
Kagiso Rabada led the bowling attack with a three-wicket haul as Sunrisers found it tough from the start. After 7 overs, Sunrisers were 39/2 and struggling to get the boundaries. David Warner’s poor form this season continued as the opener fell for a duck in the very first over to hand Delhi a strong start. Man-of-the-match Anrich Nortje handed Delhi the perfect start, scalping the big wicket of Warner (woefully out of form), on the very first over.
Rashid Khan and Abdul Samad’s knocks in the death saw the SRH reach 139/9 against a strong Delhi batting side.
Dhawan was once again in strong form as he smashed a 37-ball 42 to keep Delhi on course. Returning from injury Shreyas Iyer, played a match-winning unbeaten 47 off 41, while Pant supported his former skipper with a solid 35 off 21 to hand Delhi a win in the second phase of the IPL 2021.
IPL 2021 Points Table (after match 33)
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | NRR | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DC | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.613 | 14 |
 | CSK | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.03 | 12 |
 | RCB | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -0.706 | 10 |
 | MI | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -0.071 | 8 |
 | RR | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -0.154 | 8 |
 | KKR | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.11 | 6 |
 | PBKS | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -0.345 | 6 |
 | SRH | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -0.512 | 2 |
Sunrisers Struggles
SRH were dealt with a covid scare just hours prior to the match, with pacer T Natarajan testing covid positive. The Hyderabad side were also missing the services of all rounder Vijay Shankar.
Brief Scores
Sunrisers – Batting: Abdul Samad 28, Rashid Khan 22; Bowling: Rashid Khan 1/26, Khaleel Ahmed 1/33
Delhi Capitals – Batting: Shreyas Iyer 47*, Shikhar Dhawan 42; Bowling: Rabada 3/37, Anrich Nortje 2/12
Delhi Capitals 139/2 – 134/9 Sunrisers Hyderabad.