IPL: Delhi beat Hyderabad in final for first time, now battle against Mumbai

Shikhar Dhawan's half-century and Marcus Stoinis' batting and bowling helped Delhi Capitals to a 17-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second qualifier in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. With this victory, Delhi Capitals have entered the final of the 13th season of the IPL T20 cricket tournament. Where he will face Mumbai Indians on the 10th. When the Hyderabad campaign came to an end. Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat first, scoring 189 runs for the loss of three wickets against Hyderabad. In reply to the 190-run target, Hyderabad scored 172 for eight in 20 overs.

Bad start for Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad got off to a bad start as they took on a tough 190-run target. Opener captain David Warner was bowled by Rabada for just two runs. While Priyam Garg and Manish Pandey tried to handle the baji. But Marcus Stoinis put the two batsmen together in the same over. On the fourth ball of the fifth over, he dismissed Priyam Garg while on the final ball of the over, he showed Pandey the way to the pavilion. Priyam hit 17 off 12 balls with two sixes while Pandey hit 21 off 14 balls with three fours. Hyderabad lost three wickets for 44 runs.

Kane Williamson's half-century, Rabada's outburst

Ken Williamson and Jason Holder took over after two twists and turns. The pair had a 46-run partnership. But even before the pair became more dangerous, Akshar Patel relieved Delhi by dismissing the holder. Holder was dismissed for 11 off 15 balls. While Ken Williams later completed his half-century. Williamson was the victim of Stoinis, scoring 67 off 45 balls. He hit five fours and four sixes. In addition, Abdul Samad contributed 33 off 16 balls with two fours and two sixes. However, Williamson's half-century was not enough to give the team a victory. For Delhi, Kagiso Rabada was the fastest with four wickets, followed by Stoinis with three and Akshar Patel with one.

Batting first, Delhi scored 189 runs

Shikhar Dhawan's half-century and the aggressive batting of Marcus Stoinis and Shimron Heitmeyer helped the Delhi Capitals to a massive score. Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first. Which justified his batsmen and scored a big score in which Dhawan scored a superb half century. With the help of which Delhi Capitals team scored 189 runs for the loss of three wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.

Immediate batting of Marcus Stoinis

The Delhi Capitals team made a big change in the match. Earth Stone, playing in miserable form, was replaced by Marcus Stoinis in the opening. Stoinis teamed up with Shikhar Dhawan to give Delhi a flying start. Stoinis made an important contribution to the team's big score by batting immediately. He shared a 86-run partnership with fellow opener Dhawan in 8.2 overs. He hit 38 off 27 balls with five fours and a six.

Shikhar Dhawan's half century, Hetmeyer's aggressive batting

Shikhar Dhawan continued his aggressive batting after Stoinis was out. In which he was accompanied by Shimron Heitmeyer. Captain Iyer was dismissed for 21 off 20 balls after Stoinis was dismissed. But the duo of Dhawan and Hetmeyer batted aggressively to boost the team's score. Dhawan scored another half century. Dhawan hit 78 off 50 balls, including six fours and two sixes. Heitmeyer hit an unbeaten 42 off 22 balls with four fours and a six. Rishabh Pant was not out for two. For Hyderabad, Sandeep Sharma, Jason Holder and Rashid Khan took one wicket each.