DC sign Gulbadin Naib as replacement for injured Marsh
Naib’s addition to the Delhi Capitals’ squad was necessitated after Marsh was ruled out of the IPL 2024 with a hamstring injury.
Naib’s addition to the Delhi Capitals’ squad was necessitated after Marsh was ruled out of the IPL 2024 with a hamstring injury.
In a nerve wracking contest Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant came up with a swashbuckling knock to lead his team to a thrilling four-run win over Gujarat Titans at Arun Jaitley Stadium
With two clinical victories under their belt,Delhi Capitals will look to complete a hat-trick of wins when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.
Mukesh Kumar bagged three wickets, while Ishant Sharma and Tristan Stubbs scalped two wickets apiece to bowl out the home side for just 89 in 17.3 overs.
29-year-old has been travelling with the side for all the matches, and as of now, it seems highly unlikely that he will participate in DC's upcoming contest against fellow strugglers Mumbai Indians on Sunday. There is no confirmation yet on when he will be ready to play again.
Mitchell Marsh's 63 and Thakur's brilliant 4/36, which included the wicket of Jitesh Sharma, who threatened to take the match away from the Capitals in the final overs, helped the side seal an important win over PBKS to keep their playoff hopes alive.
After Marsh carried Delhi to 159/7, despite two three-wicket hauls for Arshdeep Singh and Liam Livingstone, Thakur, Axar and Kuldeep triggered a collapse on a slow and low pitch which saw Punjab lose six wickets before reaching the half-way mark of the chase.
The Delhi Capitals currently sit fifth in the IPL table with 12 points from 12 games, the same as the Punjab Kings, but the Delhi franchise has a higher net run rate (NRR).
However, the franchise did not specify whether the young cricketer, who formed several fruitful partnerships at the top with Australian stalwart David Warner in IPL 2022, will play the remaining two league matches for the franchise or not as he recovers from the illness.
Warner had a huge slice of luck in the ninth over of Delhi's successful chase of 161 when a leg break from Chahal went past his bat and brushed the leg stump.