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KL Rahul plays a shot Gujarat Titans Rashid Khan successfully appeals for the wicket of Mumbai Indians Rohit Shar-
(ANI Photo/IPL Twitter) ma (ANI Photo/IPL Twitter)

2014, 2015, 2017 and 2020 seasons, the team after he took over from Ponting admitted that DC’s top towards the end of the game.
four fifties in 2008 and 2013 season. Shreyas (Iyer) after he injured his order performed poorly during the “Considering the conditions and
His highest number of fifties came in shoulders. He is just a young man and match. “We were four down for 40, the type of players at the crease, We
the 2016 season, where he scored 5 still learning captaincy,” said Ponting which is not the ideal way to start a think we got a lot of things wrong.
fifties. His most successful season was during a post-match conference. T20 game, especially big games which There might have been, might have
in 2013, in which he scored 538 runs Being captain of a T20 team, es- you have to win,” he added. not been any difference in the game,
at an average of 38.42 in 19 innings. pecially in IPL, which is a high-pres- Praising Tim David for his quick- but I am disappointed with the way
Four fifties came out of his bat, with sure tournament, is not an easy thing fire 34 off 11 balls, the former Aussie the game finished for us, and the sea-
the best of 79*. He finished sixth in to do and unfortunately, every single batting great said that he felt gutted son finished for us. It will leave a sour
the batting charts that season behind thing you do will be scrutinised. He that the game slipped through their taste in most of the players’ mouths
Shane Watson (543), Suresh Raina certainly got my full backing and hands in the end. for the next twelve months till we get
(548), Virat Kohli (634), Chris Gayle looking back to working together The head coach said that he was back again,” he added.
(708) and Michael Hussey (733). with him again next year,” he added. disappointed with the side’s tactics
DC CAPTAIN HAS ‘FULL BUMRAH SCALPS 15 WICKETS

BACKING’ OF HEAD COACH FOR 7TH CONSECUTIVE
elhi Capitals head coach SEASON
Ricky Ponting said on Satur- umbai Indian’s star pacer
Dday said that captain Rishabh Jasprit Bumrah on Satur-
Pant has his full backing and he looks Mday became the first Indian
forward to working together with him bowler to scalp 15 wickets for the 7th
again next year. consecutive season in Indian Premier
A top-notch Jasprit Bumrah spell League (IPL) history.
(3/25) and fine knocks from Ishan Bumrah achieved this feat during
Kishan (48), Dewald Brevis (37) and the match against Delhi Capitals
Tim David (34) helped MI end their here at Wankhede Stadium. Bumrah
disappointing season with a bang as damaged Delhi Capitals’ batting line-
they won the game by five wickets, up as he was at his best form, picking
chasing down the target of 160 set up 3 important wickets in his tally of
by Delhi Capitals here at Wankhede 4 overs.
Stadium on Saturday. This win by MI With this dynamic spell, Bumrah
has sent Royal Challengers Banga- is now just the second bowler in the
lore into the playoffs, where they will history of IPL to take 15+ wickets in
take on Lucknow Super Giants in the seven consecutive seasons. The oth-
eliminator. er name on the list is Lasith Malin-
“No doubt in my mind that Rish- ga. Bumrah was the chief creator of
abh (Rishabh Pant) even in the last Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the dismissal of Delhi Capitals Prithvi Shaw MI’s brilliant bowling execution as he
season was the right choice for cap- (ANI Photo/ Mumbai Indians Twitter) dismissed Marsh, Shaw, and Powell
tain. Rishabh did a terrific job with back to the pavilion.

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