IPL 2021: DC gun down 135 vs SRH to reclaim top spot after Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje heroics in Dubai

IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to reclaim the top spot on the points table with their 7th win of the season in Dubai on Wednesday. Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje were the chief architects of Delhi Capitals’ win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai (PTI Photo)HIGHLIGHTSDelhi Capitals (139/2) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in Match 33Shreyas Iyer top-scored with 47 not out while Shikhar Dhawan made 42 for DCDC rode on Kagiso Rabada (3 for 37) and Nortje’s bowling performances to restrict SRH to 134 for 9 in 20 oversDelhi Capitals returned to winning ways as they restarted their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 campaign with an emphatic 8-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 33 in Dubai on Wednesday.

Delhi overhauled the target of 135 in 17.5 overs after riding on useful contributions from Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant to reclaim the top spot on the points table by going over the Chennai Super Kings with their 7th win of IPL 2021.Former captain Iyer, who was playing his first match for DC since the IPL 2020 final against Mumbai Indians, top-scored with a composed knock of 47 not out while Dhawan made 42 off 37 balls. Skipper Pant remained unbeaten on 35 off 21 balls.DC vs SRH, IPL 2021: As it happened in DubaiDhawan also went past 400 runs for the season to clinch the sole lead in the race for the Orange Cap, opening up a 42-run gap with Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul. This is the also the sixth IPL season in succession that the 37-year-old has amassed 400-plus runs. Suresh Raina and David Warner hold the record for achieving the feat 7 seasons in a row.Earlier, Delhi Capitals rode on the fiery spells from Anrich Nortje and his South African teammate Kagiso Rabada to restrict Sunrisers Hyderabad to 134 for 9 in 20 overs after being asked to bowl first on a grassy pitch at the Dubai International Stadium.Rabada bagged 3 for 37 from 4 overs while Nortje and left-arm spinner Axar Patel bagged a couple of wickets each to cap off a wonderful bowling performance.Delhi Capitals will next face the Rajasthan Royals at the Zyed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi in the first game of the double-header on September 25 while last-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are all but out of contention for the playoffs race, will take on 7th-placed Punjab Kings in Sharjah in the second match on Saturday.Click here for our site’s complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

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