Rishabh in pants Capitals of Delhion Wednesday (April 17), thrashed the Gujarat Titans by six wickets to register a much-needed victory in the ongoing IPL 2024.
Everything went well for the Delhi-based team, who comprehensively outplayed the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Rishabh Pant’s decision to bowl first was justified by his players. Led by Mukesh Kumar’s three-wicket haul, Delhi Capitals defeated the hosts by a paltry total of 89 runs.
Ishant Sharma and Tristan Stubbs also got two wickets each. For Gujarat Titans, Rashid Khan (31), Sai Sudharsan (12) and Rahul Tewatia (10) were the only players to reach a double-digit mark with the bat during the grim spectacle. Gujarat Titans They were bowled out for less than 100 runs for the first time in the IPL.
In response, Delhi Capitals chased down the total within nine overs. Although they lost four wickets, they never seemed to struggle during the chase. Rishabh Pant and Sumit Kumar shared an unbeaten 25-run stand to take their team home with over 11 overs remaining.
Rishabh Pant on Victory:
Rishabh Pant was also named Player of the Match for his excellent performance behind the stumps, besides scoring an unbeaten 16. He took two catches and made two stumpings. Speaking at the end of the match, Rishabh Pant seemed delighted with his team’s performance.
“There are a lot of things to be happy about. We talked about the champion’s thought process and our team showed today that we can play like that and we are very happy to see it.” said Rishabh Pant.
Speaking about the team’s bowling performance, he said: “Definitely one of the best, we are at the beginning of the tournament, I can’t say much because we can improve individually.”
Speaking further, Rishabh Pant also spoke about his comeback and said: “The only thought process before I got on the field was to get better, that’s the only thing I thought about when I was in rehab.
He ended his post-match interview by talking about the team’s plan for the chase and expressing his admiration for Ahmedabad.
“The only conversation we had before the chase was: let’s do it as soon as possible, we lost some race points before and we covered it. We love being in Ahmedabad, we love the stadium, the atmosphere here and we are looking forward to playing more games here “We just want to enjoy our victory and move forward learning from it.” said the wicketkeeper-batsman.