Veteran Ishant Sharma proved his worth in the shortest format of the game once again as the senior pacer stepped up when Delhi Capitals needed him the most in their thrilling 5-run win in an IPL 2023 match against defending champions Gujarat Titans on Tuesday, May 2. However, Ishant Sharma stopped Rahul Tewatia’s onslaught in the final over, successfully defending just 12 runs in the final over as Gujarat Titans failed to chase down 131 against Delhi Capitals despite an unbeaten 59 from their captain Hardik Pandya. Ishant Sharma gave away just 3 runs in the first two balls, before bowling a dot ball against Tewatia with a wide yorker as well.

However, Ishant Sharma mixed it up in the 4th delivery with a short delivery, hit into the pitch and went away from the left-hander. Tewatia was surprised a bit as he hit it in the air and was caught in the extra cover region. It was an important wicket as Ishant then held his nerve and sealed the deal, giving away just 6 runs in the final over.

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” I played enough cricket with Tewatia, so was just having fun with him. I knew I had to double bluff him otherwise we know what he can do with the bat,” Ishant said, elaborating on his change-ups in the final over.

On Tuesday, Ishant Sharma dismissed Vijay Shankar in the powerplay with a knuckleball before the perfect final over for Delhi Capitals as well.

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“I keep practicing in the nets. We practice bowling we the new ball, but at the same time we do practice bowling wide yorkers, and today the hardwork paid off, I just backed myself and bowled wide yorkers. When you are preparing yourself in the nets we plan to certain batsmen as to what to bowl and it is all about executing it every single time, back yourself and believing in yourself,” he further added.