Delhi could have won despite Abhishek’s century, two balls changed the match
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srh vs dc turning point: While chasing the target of 243 runs from Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals scored 107 runs after losing two wickets in 10 overs. Delhi was still in the run chase here too, but Ishan Malinga turned the tables by taking two wickets in the first two balls of the 11th over. From here the Delhi team could not return to the match.
Where did the match slip from the hands of Delhi Capitals?
New Delhi. In the 31st match of IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad performed brilliantly and defeated Delhi Capitals by 47 runs. While chasing the target of 243 runs set by SRH at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Delhi Capitals team could score only 195 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. This is SRH’s fourth win of this season. At the same time, Delhi has to face its third defeat. Abhishek Sharma batted explosively and scored 135 runs and took Hyderabad to a huge score. Despite Abhishek’s storm, Delhi team remained in the run chase for some time, but made a comeback after two balls in the 11th over. These two balls proved to be a big turning point for Delhi.
Two balls left Delhi behind in the match
Delhi definitely suffered a setback in the beginning, but KL Rahul and Nitish Rana kept Delhi in the match by making a partnership of 86 runs for the second wicket. Rahul was out after scoring 37 runs in 23 balls. After 10 overs, Delhi’s score was 107/2. Till now Delhi was in the match, but Ishan Malinga, who came in the 11th over, gave two big blows to Delhi in the first two balls. Nitish Rana (57), who was playing after scoring a half-century on the first ball, was dismissed and dangerous batsman David Miller (0) was victimized on the second ball. After this the Delhi team could not make a comeback.
Ishaan-Harsh wreaked havoc on the batsmen
Pathum Nissanka returned to the pavilion after scoring only 8 runs for Delhi. After this, KL Rahul and Nitish Rana tried hard, but Saqib Hussain and Malinga dismissed them and kept Delhi away from victory. Rahul scored 37 runs in 23 balls with the help of 1 four and 3 sixes. Whereas Nitish scored 57 runs in 30 balls. In this innings he hit 7 fours and 3 sixes.
Ishan Malinga took two wickets in two balls.
Tristan Stubbs failed to take advantage of the good start and was out after scoring 27 runs in 16 balls. Ashutosh Sharma also could not show anything special with the bat. He was out of the pavilion after scoring 14 runs. Sameer Rizvi became the victim of Harsh Dubey after scoring 41 runs in 28 balls. He hit 2 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. Captain Axar Patel could score only 2 runs, while Lungi Ngidi returned to the pavilion without opening his account. Ishan Malinga performed brilliantly in bowling for SRH, taking 4 wickets for 32 runs in 4 overs. At the same time, Harsh Dubey took 3 wickets for 12 runs in 2 overs.
Abhishek scored a stormy century
Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 242 runs after losing 2 wickets in 20 overs. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head gave a strong start to the team and added 97 runs in 8.5 overs for the first wicket. Head was out after scoring 37 runs in 26 balls, but Abhishek’s storm continued. Ishan Kishan and Abhishek made a partnership of 79 runs in 35 balls for the second wicket. Ishaan was run out after scoring 25 runs in 13 balls.
Abhishek touched the figure of 350 sixes in T20 cricket.
Abhishek continued his explosive batting from one end and scored the second century of his IPL career. Abhishek faced 68 balls and played an unbeaten inning of 135 runs. In this innings he hit 10 fours and 10 sixes. At the same time, Heinrich Klaasen remained unbeaten after scoring 37 runs in 13 balls. Abhishek-Klassen played an unbroken partnership of 66 runs in 32 balls for the third wicket. Akshar Patel got the only wicket in bowling from DC.
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