IPL 2023: Marsh's all-round show in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Delhi Capitals by 9 runs

Mitchell Marshs allround performance 427 and 63 off 39 went in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Delhi Capitals by nine runs in Match No 40 of IPL 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium here on SaturdayBrilliant attacking fifties by Abhishek Sharma 67 off 36 and Heinrich Klaasen 53 off 27 propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad to 1976 against Delhi Capitals despite Mitchell Marshs fourfer 427Apart from Abhishek and Klaasen most of the SRH batters struggled to get going as the team lost wickets at regular intervals On the other hand barring Marsh who bowled a maiden and bagged four wickets none of the DC bowlers made a markAlso Read IPL 2023 Momentum with Delhi but Sunrisers eye revivalIn reply the likes of Marsh and Phil Salt 59 off 35 smashed the fifties and lower down the order Axar Patel 29 off 14 also tried his best but it was not enough as Delhi suffered their sixth defeat of the seasonChasing a big total Delhi Capitals lost the wicket of skipper David Warner in the very first over of the innings bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a twoball duckDespite Warners wicket the likes of Phil Salt and Mitchell Marsh decided to counterattack Both Salt and Marsh looked in good touch and dealt in boundaries and sixes to take Delhi Capitals to 57 runs in the first six oversUmran Malik came to bowl the 7th over and he was taken to the cleaners by Delhi batters with the pacer conceding 22 runs Even Abhishek Sharma was not spared and 12 runs were scored in his overThough legspinner Mayank Markande bowled with discipline and both Salt and Marsh played him carefully they kept the scoreboard ticking to make a centurystand and propelled Delhi Capitals to 1011 at the halfway mark During the process Salt reached his maiden IPL halfcentury as wellSoon after Mash hit Natarajan to score his fifty in 28 balls as Delhi were cruising towards the total But as has been the case during the season it was again Markande who brought SRH back in the game by removing the dangerous SaltHis spin partners Abhishek and Akeal then got rid of Manish Pandey 1 and big fish Marsh in quick succession Youngsters Priyam Garg 12 and Sarfaraz Khan 9 also failed to grab the opportunity as Delhi were left struggling to 1486 after 165 oversWith 49 needed off 18 balls Delhi had hopes from allrounder Axar Patel and Ripal Patel and both did well to collect 14 runs from Bhuvneshwar to bring down the equation to 35 runs off 12 balls But Natarajan bowled an excellent over and gave away just nine runsDelhi Capitals needed 26 runs off the last over to win and seasoned pacer Bhuvneshwar gave 16 runs to ensure the win for SRHBrief scoresSunrisers Hyderabad 1976 in 20 overs Abhishek Sharma 67 Heinrich Klaasen 53 Mitchell Marsh 427 beat Delhi Capitals 1886 in 20 overs Mitchell Marsh 63 Philip Salt Mayank Markande 220 by 9 runsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever