India's KL Rahul hit an unbeaten 57 to steer Delhi Capitals to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants and get his side back to winning ways in the IPL on Tuesday.
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel marvelled at Mitchell Starc's ability to bowl precise yorkers under pressure after the pace spearhead propelled the side to a thrilling Super Over victory over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
Left-arm quick Starc kept Rajasthan down to 188-4 in response to Delhi's 188-5 and then returned to bowl another disciplined over at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground.
Karun Nair led Delhi's pursuit of 206 with a scintillating 89 but once he departed, the wheels came off their innings and the Capitals were all out for 193 - losing their last three wickets to a hat-trick of run-outs in a bizarre finish.
Rahul, 32, hit six sixes and seven fours in his scintillating 53-ball knock to help Delhi overhaul Bengaluru's 163-7 with 13 balls to spare at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Despite qualifying for their third consecutive final, Delhi Capitals faltered in a 150-run chase as Mumbai's bowlers struck at regular intervals in a thrilling contest.
Brook was signed by Delhi Capitals in December 2023 but pulled out of last year's campaign following the death of his grandmother. On Sunday the 26-year-old said he had opted to skip this year's edition too in order to prepare for England's upcoming series.
The 44-year-old batting great joins a team he captained in 2014 and his last IPL season as a player came two years later.
The owners of the Delhi Capitals are eyeing a £120 million ($153 million) deal to buy Hampshire County Cricket Club in a move which would see them become the first overseas franchise to own an English first-class county, according to media reports.
India's KL Rahul hit an unbeaten 57 to steer Delhi Capitals to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants and get his side back to winning ways in the IPL on Tuesday.
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel marvelled at Mitchell Starc's ability to bowl precise yorkers under pressure after the pace spearhead propelled the side to a thrilling Super Over victory over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
Left-arm quick Starc kept Rajasthan down to 188-4 in response to Delhi's 188-5 and then returned to bowl another disciplined over at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground.
Karun Nair led Delhi's pursuit of 206 with a scintillating 89 but once he departed, the wheels came off their innings and the Capitals were all out for 193 - losing their last three wickets to a hat-trick of run-outs in a bizarre finish.
Rahul, 32, hit six sixes and seven fours in his scintillating 53-ball knock to help Delhi overhaul Bengaluru's 163-7 with 13 balls to spare at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Despite qualifying for their third consecutive final, Delhi Capitals faltered in a 150-run chase as Mumbai's bowlers struck at regular intervals in a thrilling contest.
Brook was signed by Delhi Capitals in December 2023 but pulled out of last year's campaign following the death of his grandmother. On Sunday the 26-year-old said he had opted to skip this year's edition too in order to prepare for England's upcoming series.
The 44-year-old batting great joins a team he captained in 2014 and his last IPL season as a player came two years later.
The owners of the Delhi Capitals are eyeing a £120 million ($153 million) deal to buy Hampshire County Cricket Club in a move which would see them become the first overseas franchise to own an English first-class county, according to media reports.
"I've seen a lot of reports about it,” Ponting told the ICC. “Normally these things pop up on social media before you even know about them, but there were a few little one-on-one conversations during the IPL, just to get a level of interest from me as to whether I would do it," said Ponting.
