Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Axar Patel said the team’s win was special for DC as it came at home after the defeats against Rajasthan Royals (RR) as well. He also credited the strong opening partnership between KL Rahul and Abishek Porel as well.

“It’s obviously special to win at home, especially after losing. Fans come to support us, so this means a lot. One thing that has improved is that we used to lose wickets in clusters easily, but today we got a good opening stand, which helped the other batters. Today, we were able to finish the game because of that. In many matches, we made comebacks and bowled well after the power play,” he shared.

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“In the meantime, our chat is we can make a comeback any time. Today, as well, we did that in the middle overs. Our “youngster” did that for us today (laughs). We kept chatting about what fields to set for new batters, how to make it tougher for them,” Axar Patel said after the match.

However, Porel hit a brisk 51 off 31 balls, along with seven fours and a six, while Rahul anchored the chase with a steady 56 from 42 deliveries, including a four and three sixes. DC captain Axar Patel then applied the finishing touches with an explosive 34 off just 18 balls, smashing two fours and two sixes as well.