Shreyas Iyer IPL 2018
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At the toss, Delhi Daredevils’ skipper Shreyas Iyer said anything around 190 would be a good total. The hosts got to 162/5 in their allotted 20 overs, but it was just fine, as they beat Chennai by a massive 34 runs at home.

IPL 2018: We Were Craving for this Victory - Shreyas Iyer
Delhi Daredevils. Image Courtesy: BCCI

Batting first, Delhi lost their openers without much on the board. And once again it was Rishabh Pant, who took the matter into his own hands.

But the explosive left-hand batsman couldn’t convert the good start and departed for 38. The innings to a halt midway and at one stage a par score of 14 odd looked likely. But thanks to some attacking batting by Vijay Shankar and Harshal Patel, the hosts managed to put a decent score.

IPL 2018: We Were Craving for this Victory - Shreyas Iyer
Delhi Daredevils. Image Courtesy: BCCI

Harshal made unbeaten 36 runs off 16 balls while Vijay scored 36 off 18 balls. Dwayne Bravo, who is well known as a death-over specialist, went for 26 runs in the final over, as momentum shifted in Delhi’s favour.

Iyer cherishes the rare win

Winnings skipper Iyer cherished the rare win. He said they were craving for it after being very close to the finishing line on a couple of occasions recently. He lauded all-rounder Harshal Patel’s efforts. Patel bagged a wicket and conceded just 26 runs from his four overs. With the bat, his 36 turned out to be a game-changing knock.

“We were craving for this victory. Really satisfying victory. Lived up to the expectations. Wasn’t easy to bat on this wicket, Harshal delivered, that last over was very important to get us to 163 (162). We were never lacking preparations; we were just not able to execute. All three clicked together in the games that we’ve won.”

MS Dhoni IPL 2018
MS Dhoni says the team needs to think about playing well and not the points table. Image Courtesy: BCCI

This loss restricted Chennai from getting to the top spot. The Sunrisers Hyderabad are still at the top, and MS Dhoni’s men aren’t sure of playing the qualifiers as of yet. A dead rubber turned in favour of the underdogs, as IPL witnessed a rare one-sided contest.

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