While Sunrisers Hyderabad already have one foot into the play offs, Delhi Daredevils were faced with a must-win situation. While skipper David Warner had publicly asked his team-mates to target a top-two finish, veteran Zaheer Khan would have wanted the Daredevils to use the sluggish Raipur surface to their advantage.
The left-arm pacer won the toss and decided to chase. Perhaps, the contest between those two teams at Hyderabad was still fresh in his mind. Khan led from the front with an economical spell as Warner’s impeccable form carried the Sunrisers to a fighting total.
Despite the early dismissal of Quinton de Kock, Karun Nair batted with purpose to defy a a well-oiled bowling attack. When the equation came down to six off the final two deliveries, the 24-year old held his nerve to smash consecutive boundaries and take Delhi Daredevils to a much needed win.
Let us take a look at the most important statistics from the key encounter.
1 – Batsmen who have scored seven fifty-plus scores in two IPL seasons. Warner replicated the feat which he had accomplished in the 2015 edition.
3 – Fifties for Karun Nair in this IPL which is joint most by a Delhi batsman alongside de Kock. All of his half centuries have come in victories for the Daredevils.
7 – Half-centuries for Warner in this IPL. In comparison, all of his team members have only registered five such scores together.
7 – Instances where Delhi Daredevils batsmen have been run-out in this IPL. It is the second lowest among all teams in the event.
13 – Run-outs caused by the Daredevils fielders in this IPL which is the most among all teams.
19 – Balls faced by Warner off Jayant Yadav in this contest. The battle between the left hander and the off spinner also had the equal most exchanges in an IPL match.
32 – Fifty-plus scores for Warner which is the most for any batsman in the IPL. He has also taken the least amount of matches to reach the top of the list.
33 – Changes made by Delhi Daredevils throughout this IPL, so far. They made three switches in this match and have never fielded the same XI in successive matches.
50 – Number of T20 matches for all rounder Carlos Brathwaite. He capped off his personal landmark by dismissing both Warner and Shikhar Dhawan.
68 – Runs scored by Delhi from the first ten overs of their innings which is exactly the same as Sunrisers Hyderabad’s effort.
73 – Nair’s previous highest T20 score from 62 matches. He bettered his best with an unbeaten 83 which turned out to be a high quality knock under pressure.
158 – The average score by a team batting first in T20s played at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium. Despite a late wobble, Sunrisers managed to match that total.
640 – Runs for Warner in this IPL, so far. He overtook the dynamic AB de Villiers and jumped to second spot in the run charts behind Virat Kohli who has 865 runs to his tally.
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