Anrich Nortje profile picture© BCCI
South Africa star pacer Anrich Nortje on Monday joined the squad of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals (DC). Nortje joins the team after Delhi’s first match against Kings XI Punjab (PBKS), in which they suffered a 4-wicket defeat. The official X (formerly Twitter) account of the Delhi-based franchise shared a glimpse of the 30-year-old joining the team. DC wrote on X: “Today everything changes a little bit.”
Everything is moving a bit today𝘕𝘖𝘙𝘛𝘑𝘌
Welcome, 𝟏𝟓𝟔.𝟐𝐤𝐩𝐡#yehenaedili pic.twitter.com/me5uirhY30
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 25, 2024
Recalling Delhi’s first match against Punjab, PBKS asked DC to bat after winning the toss. David Warner (29 off 21 balls, including 3 fours and 2 sixes) and Mitchell Marsh (20 off 12 balls, including 2 fours and 2 sixes) Six goals)’s hot start helped DC get off to a great start, but they lost their way. Rishabh Pant scored 18 off 13 balls in his comeback match. DC were 147/8 but Abhishek Porel’s explosive cameo (32 off 10 balls with 4 boundaries and 2 sixes) improved DC to 174 in 20 overs /9.
Arshdeep Singh (2/28) and Harshal Patel (2/43) are the top bowlers for PBKS.
Chasing 175 balls, captain Shikhar Dhawan (22 off 16 balls with 4 boundaries) got off to a good start. Prabhsimran Singh also contributed 26 off 17 balls, including five fours. But Sam Curran (63 off 47 balls, including 6 fours and a six) and Liam Livingstone (38 off 23 balls, including two fours and three sixes) a 67-run partnership for the fifth wicket to seal the four-wicket haul. PBKS achieved a wicket win.
Kuldeep Yadav (2/20) and Khaleel Ahmed (2/43) are DC’s top bowlers. Curran won the Man of the Match award for his batting.
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