Nortje & Co lend a hand Delhi Capitals reclaim most sensible spot

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Anrich Nortje bowled with critical warmth in his first recreation of the season © BCCI

Delhi Capitals 139 for two (Iyer 47*, Dhawan 42, Pant 35*) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 134 for 9 (Samad 28, Rashid 22, Rabada 3-37, Nortje 2-12) through 8 wickets

The South African tempo duo of Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada had been too sizzling to deal with for Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday night time in Dubai.

A couple of blistering spells from the duo produced a complete of 5 wickets. This tied down Sunrisers to arrange a easy chase for Delhi Capitals as they prevailed through 8 wickets with 13 balls to spare. This helped Capitals transfer two issues transparent of Chennai Tremendous Kings on the most sensible of the desk, whilst Sunrisers had been gazing removing, having misplaced seven out in their 8 video games thus far.

Sunrisers struggled mightily after opting for to bat first, with no person making it previous Abdul Samad’s 28 in a complete of 134 for 9. In contrast, Capitals coasted around the line due to a couple of half-century stands, first a 52-run partnership between Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer prior to Iyer and Rishabh Pant sealed victory with an unbroken 67-run third-wicket partnership.

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Peter Della Penna is ESPNcricinfo’s USA correspondent @PeterDellaPenna

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