Delhi Capitals (DC) were reeling at 70/4 in nine overs when Gujarat Titans’ pacers proved dominant in the seventh match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Tuesday, April 4 at the Arunn Jaitley Stadium. Mohammed Shami and Alzarri Joseph scalped a couple of wickets as Delhi’s pitch is producing good swing and bounce for the pacers with a new ball.
Mohammed Shami scalped a couple of early wickets of Prithvi Shaw and Mitchell Marsh and then the West Indies pacer excelled with two big wickets of David Warner, who was looking dangerous at 37 off 32, and Rilee Rossouw to add some early pressure on the Capitals. However, It was a brilliant effort from Rahul Tewatia which deserved the credit for Rossouw’s dismissal.
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Alzarri bowled a shoulder-high bouncer which caught Rossouw surprised. The delivery bounced off to a point area where Tewatia pulled off a blinder while diving forward. The third umpire decided to review the catch as there was doubt about the ball touching the ground first, but in a replay, Tewatia was quicker to get his fingers wrapped to avoid contact with the ground.
Rossouw walked back to the pavilion on a golden duck as Delhi Capitals lost their fourth wicket in just nine overs. Shami and Joshua Little were impressive with their opening spells with the former dismissing Shaw on just seven runs with Alzarri taking an easy catch at mid-on.
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Hardik Pandya handed Shami his third over and the Indian pacer got the wicket of Mitchell Marsh on a stunning delivery. After some early struggles, Warner paced his innings and produced a 30-run stand for the third wicket with Sarfaraz Khan. He smashed two back-to-back boundaries off Alazarri in the latter’s first over.
But the Caribbean had the last laugh as he bowled out Warner in his second over on a fierce delivery. A 145.5 kmph delivery took a thick inside edge and shattered the stumps to end Warner’s impressive knock.
Here is the video of the catch by Rahul Tewatia:
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After losing the opening game against Lucknow Super Giants, the Capitals welcomed back star South African pacer Anrich Nortje, who came in the place of Rovman Powell. Wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel replaced Khaleel Ahmed, with the latter expected to come in as an impact player while fielding.
