The Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Ricky Ponting said they will find out more about all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin’s injury soon. Ashwin was looking in a sublime form during the match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), as he had scalped a couple of wickets in his first over. However, off the last ball of the over, he dived to save a single and ended up injuring his shoulder. Soon after that, Ashwin went off the field with team physio Patrick Farhart. DC defeated KXIP in the Super Over.
Tweeting about Ashwin’s injury, Ricky Ponting wrote: “Still buzzing the morning after! Thrilled with the way we fought back after our start, @MStoinis with both bat and ball and @KagisoRabada25 with a quality super over. We’ll find out more about @ashwinravi99’s injury soon and hopefully, he’s ok to play against the Super Kings.”
Still buzzing the morning after! Thrilled with the way we fought back after our start, @MStoinis with both bat and ball and @KagisoRabada25 with a quality super over.
We'll find out more about @ashwinravi99's injury soon and hopefully he's ok to play against the Super Kings. https://t.co/MxljKCqqYx
— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) September 21, 2020
Marcus Stoinis played a brilliant knock of 53 runs off just 21 balls. Both teams had scored 157 runs in the allotted 20 overs. In the final over, KXIP required 13 runs to win. Mayank Agarwal scored 12 runs off the first three balls but Stoinis made a stunning comeback.
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Stoinis bowled a dot ball before dismissing Agarwala and Chris Jordan on the last two deliveries, taking the match into the Super Over. Agarwal was dismissed after scoring 89 runs off 60 balls. DC won the game by chasing down 3 runs in the super over.
Speaking after the dramatic win, Shreyas Iyer also shared the update on Ashwin’s injury as he revealed that the strong-minded off-spinner told him he would be available for their next match.
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During the post-match ceremony, Iyer said, “It’s only up to the physio right now. When I spoke to him at the end of the game, he was like ‘I will be ready for the next game. But at the end of the day, it’s the physio’s decision. He is a strong-minded guy, we hope he is available for the next game.”
