"But The Problem Is": Sourav Ganguly's Brutally Honest Verdict On Delhi Capitals In IPL 2023

21.04.2023 - 03:45 sports.ndtv.com

Delhi Capitals picked up their first victory of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 against Kolkata Knight Riders at Arun Jaitley Stadium by 4 wickets on Thursday and luck certainly played a crucial role in their victory.

Unexpectedly rain intervened and forced the game to kick off late than the usual time. The new conditions took KKR by surprise and DC capitalize on the opportunity that came knocking on their door.

DC batters however struggled to chase down the low target as their batting unit once again surfaced as the major problem in their unsuccessful campaign. "We were on the luckier side today.

We bowled well before as well this season. But the problem is the batting. We need to go back and look at ourselves and see how we can get better.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni punished Khaleel Ahmed and then marshalled his bowling resources to perfection as Chennai Super Kings comprehensively beat Delhi Capitals by 27 runs to take a giant stride towards IPL play-off on Wednesday. The talismanic skipper's couple of monstrous sixes in his 9-ball-20 did help CSK get to 167 for 8, which was at least 20 runs above-par on a tacky Chepauk track. The total was just what Dhoni needed to marshall his bowlers as Delhi Capitals were never in hunt after their batting mainstays David Warner (0), Phil Salt (17) and Mitch Marsh (5) were out by the start of the fourth over.

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