IPL 2022: DC's Lalit Yadav thinks Axar Patel knows how to get best out of him

Delhi Capitals pulled off a thrilling four-wicket victory against the Mumbai Indians in their first encounter of the IPL 2022 season at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai on Sunday. The Capitals were in a spot of bother when they were reduced to 104/6 in the 14th over when they still needed 74 more runs to win. However, all-rounders Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel strung a fantastic partnership to help their side clinch victory with 10 balls to spare.

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Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav spoiled a party that seemed like it was headlined by Ishan Kishan for 35 overs of the match. With five overs of intelligent, clean and proactive batting, the duo took Delhi Capitals from 104/6 in 13.2 overs to 179/6, overhauling the 178-run target set by Mumbai Indians

Speaking about his unbeaten innings of 48* runs from 38 balls, Yadav said, "When I was in the middle, I played according to the team's needs. Wickets kept falling at the other end, but I decided to trust my own game and take the match as deep as possible. You never know what can happen. And in the end, we finished the game in the 19th over."

The 25-year-old added that Axar knows how to get the best out of him, "I feel very comfortable when Axar is at the other end. He knows my game and he knows how to get the best out of me. We were just telling each other to keep our wickets intact and take our team over the line. We knew that if we keep playing then we will win the match before the last over." Yadav also spoke about the advice he received from Captain Rishabh Pant, "In the second time-out, Rishabh told me to follow my instincts and take the game as deep as possible. I kept