The IPL 2020 game of Delhi Capitals (DC) against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) was greatly anticipated because of the mouth-watering contests within the crunch contest in Dubai on Tuesday. The match-ups between Kagiso Rabada and KL Rahul, R Ashwin and Chris Gayle were nothing less than a treat for a fan.
As expected, the game turned out to be a cracker as Shikhar Dhawan registered a record of becoming the first batsman to score back-to-back centuries in IPL. Despite his effort of 106 not out off 61 balls, Delhi Capitals managed just 164 on the board, with their other top stars failing to get going on a difficult wicket at the Dubai International Stadium.
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Ahead of the game, KXIP had managed to register wins against the in-form teams, RCB and MI. They were expected to approach the chase with a lot of confidence but the start did not go as expected. KL, who is currently leading the charts in terms of run-scoring and his partner-in-crime Mayank Agarwal departed early after a bad mix-up in the middle. However, it was Chris Gayle, who got a lot of momentum for Punjab in the game.
However, Chris Gayle perished in the final over of the powerplay, owing to brilliant bowling from his familiar foe, R Ashwin. The Delhi Capitals off-spinner rattle the stumps even as Gayle was trying to heave one over the mid-wicket ropes.
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Taking to social media after the game, R Ashwin took a dig at Gayle over the match-up between the two. He tweeted: “The devil is always in the detail. “Tie both his feet together, before bowling to him”. Tough day for us @DelhiCapitals but, we will bounce back stronger,” Ashwin wrote.
The devil is always in the detail.😂😂😂 .. “Tie both his feet together, before bowling to him”.
Tough day for us @DelhiCapitals but, we will bounce back stronger. pic.twitter.com/4jO8JWyMCW
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) October 21, 2020
Gayle did his job despite not staying for long in the middle. Nicholas Pooran and Glenn Maxwell played brilliantly in the end and helped KXIP to get over the line with an over to spare.
Delhi Capitals are still at the top of the table despite the defeat on Tuesday. Shreyas Iyer and his men need one more win from their remaining 4 games to secure a play-offs spot. They will next face Kolkata Knight Riders on October 24.
