Rashid Khan, on Wednesday (April 24), took a stunning diving catch to return Shai Hope in the ongoing match between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
GT captain Shubman Gill opted to bowl first after winning the toss and his decision was fully justified in the early stages. Sandeep Warrier has shaken up DC by taking three wickets in the powerplay. Openers Prithvi Shaw and Jake Fraser-McGurk shared a 35-run stand for the first wicket before Warrier dismissed them both in the fourth over.
He first dismissed Fraser-McGurk when he fired a shot straight at Noor Ahmad at deep backward square leg. The Afghan player came up with a brilliant diving catch to return Shaw. Fraser-McGurk departed for 23 runs off 14 balls, while Shaw scored 11 off seven balls.
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Axar Patel and Shai Hope shook hands in the middle. However, before they could guide his team into a strong position, Warrier struck again to return Hope and left DC reeling at 44 for 3 late in the powerplay.
The right-arm pacer bowled one on the good length that was shaping up and Hope decided to take an ambitious drive. However, the West Indies star ended up pushing the ball towards the back point where Rashid Khan ran in from the deep before darting forward to take a brilliant two-handed catch. Hope departed after scoring five runs off six balls.
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Talking about the game, DC were 51 for 3 in the eighth over at the time of writing this report. Axar Patel and captain Rishabh Pant batted in the middle order for the hosts.
Meanwhile, Warrier became the second bowler after Trent Boult to take three wickets inside the powerplay in the ongoing IPL 2024. Boult was the first bowler to do so when he shook up the Mumbai Indians top order at the Wankhede Stadium earlier this month. For GT, Warrier became the second player after Mohammed Shami to claim three wickets inside the first six overs. Shami has done it three times for GT so far.