Last Updated on 9 months ago by Charbel Coorey
Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer has been fined Rs 12 lakh for a slow over-rate in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. This was the time first that DC has committed this offence. Prior to this, it was Royal Challengers Bangalore who came under radar and the skipper Virat Kohli was also fined same amount for maintaining a slow over rate against Kings XI Punjab.
In yesterday’s match, SRH registered their first win of the season and defeated Delhi by 15 runs. The win was even more praiseworthy as the Sunrisers’ bowled second and had to fight the dew. The bowlers showed character with experienced players like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, and young lad Abhishek Sharma, who stood up for the occasion and emerged victoriously.
Rashid became the man of the match as he took three major wickets – Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant. Khan dedicated his award to his mother who he lost a few months ago, after the demise of his father. The last one year has been tough on the Afghan cricketer. “I think I don’t take pressure on myself that I have to create impact. I keep calm and cool and focused on what I have to do. I look to do the basics right, and enjoy the game. When I bowled the first ball, I knew if I bowl quicker and harder, you could get turn. Then you have to bowl the length, a bit back of a length. The captain always backs me, and he tells me you know better. So he tells me, let me know what you want. Only If things are not going my way do you go to ask the captain what to do. Tough one-and-a-half year. First lost my dad, then my mom three-four months ago. She was my biggest fan. This award goes to them. when I sued to win an award, whole night she used to talk to me. Tough times”, he said in the post-match presentation.
Though the team couldn’t set a high chasing score as the skipper got out early than expected, the team’s batting lacked tempo and still emerged as winners of the game. Apart from him, Bairstow too couldn’t connect the bat well and feel prey to Kagiso Rabada’s bowling. But a few good decisions from the captain helped break DC’s winning streak, who looked confident after back to back victories.
Written by Anjali Jha. Follow Anjali on Twitter today.
