Delhi Capitals' journey to maiden Indian Premier League final
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Delhi Capitals’ journey to maiden Indian Premier League final

Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals are all set to make their maiden look within the last of the Indian Premier League (IPL) once they sq. off with four-time winners Mumbai Indians within the summit showdown of the 2020 version of the match on the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday.

It has been a roller-coaster season for the Delhi franchise as they received seven out of their opening 9 video games earlier than the aspect slumped to 4 defeats in a row. However, the Delhi Capitals bounced again to beat Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) of their final league stage fixture and end on the second spot within the IPL 2020 factors desk with eight victories from 14 matches.

The Iyer aspect will look to supply fearless model of cricket towards formidable Mumbai Indians and break their jinx of getting by no means clinched the coveted trophy.

Ahead of the high-octane conflict, check out the Delhi Capitals’ journey to their maiden last:

Match 1: Delhi Capital sealed Super Over win over Kings XI Punjab

Delhi Capitals kicked off their IPL 2020 marketing campaign with a Super Over win towards Kings XI Punjab. Opting to bat first, Marcus Stoinis smashed a quickfire 21-ball 53 runs to assist his aspect submit 157/Eight of their stipulated 20 overs to stage the rating. Subsequently, Kagiso Rabada dismissed KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal on consecutive deliveries to limit KXIP to 2/2 within the Super Over which Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer chased down simply.

Match 2: Delhi Capitals beat Chennai Super Kings by 44 runs 

Opener Prithvi Shaw smashed a half-century earlier than the Delhi Capitals bowlers got here to the fore to assist their aspect thrash MS Dhonii-led CSK by 44 runs of their second match of the match in Dubai.Asked to bat first, openers Prithvi Shaw (64) and Shikhar Dhawan (35) offered an ideal begin to DC by stitching a 94-run stand earlier than Rishabh Pant (unbeaten at 37) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (26) helped their aspect submit the rating of 175 for 3.

In reply, Faf du Plessis and Kedhar Jadhav tried to regular CSK’s innings with essential knocks of 43 and 26, respectively, CSK had been restricted to a rating of 131 for seven of their stipulated 20 overs.

Match 3: Delhi Capitals misplaced to Sunrisers Hyderabad

Jonny Bairstow smashed a half-century earlier than the SRH bowlers helped their aspect beat DC by 15 runs and register their first victory of the season.
Batting first, opener Bairstow (53) and skipper David Warner (45) offered an ideal begin to the SRH by stitching a 77-run stand for the opening wicket.
Subsequently, Kane Williamson scored 26-ball 41 runs to assist SRH submit a rating of 162 for 4.

In reply, Rashid Khan completed with good figures of three for 14, whereas Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed two wickets to assist Sunrisers Hyderabad prohibit the Iyer’s aspect to a rating of 147 for seven of their stipulated 20 overs. Opener Shikhar Dhawan was the best scorer for DC with 31-ball 34 runs.

Match 4: Delhi Capitals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 18 runs

Skipper Shreyas Iyer (unbeaten at 38-ball 88) and opener Prithvi Shaw (41-ball 66) smashed a half-century every to assist DC submit an excellent rating of 228 for 4. In reply, Anrich Nortje bagged three wickets, Harshal Patel claimed two wickets and Kagiso Rabada, Marcus Stoinis and Amit Mishra chipped in with a wicket every to limit KKR to a rating of 210 for eight.

Nitish Rana (58) and Eoin Morgan (44) had been the highest scorers for the Kolkata franchise.

Match 5: Delhi Capitals sealed 59-run win towards RCB

Marcus Stoinis (26-ball 53) not solely smashed a half-century but in addition stitched an important partnership of 89 runs with wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant (37) to assist Delhi Capitals submit an excellent rating of 196 for 4.

In reply, Kagiso Rabada proved to be a tormentor-in-chief for Delhi Capitals as he completed with good figures of 4 for 24 to assist his aspect prohibit RCB to a rating of 137 for 9 of their stipulated 20 overs.Skipper Virat Kohli was the highest scorer for the RCB with 39-ball 43 runs.

Match 6: Delhi Capitals swept apart Rajasthan Royals

Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals produced an all-round efficiency to comb apart Steve Smith’s Rajasthan Royals by 46 runs in Sharjay. Asked to bat first, Marcus Stoinis hammered an important 30-ball 39 runs earlier than Shimron Hetmye notched up 24-ball 45 runs to assist Delhi Capitals submit a aggressive rating of 184 for eight of their stipulated 20 overs.

Kagiso Rabada then bagged three wickets, Ravichandran Ashwin and Marcus Stoinis claimed two wickets every and Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel and Harshal Patel additionally contributed with one wicket every to assist Delhi bundle out Rajasthan for 138 runs.

Match 7: Delhi Capitals misplaced to Mumbai Indians

Opener Shikhar Dhawan introduced up a formidable unbeaten knock of 69 runs off 52 balls earlier than skipper Shreyas Iyer contributed with 33-ball 42 runs to assist DC submit an honest whole of 162/Four after successful the toss.In reply, Quinton de Kock Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav scored a half-century every to assist defending champions Mumbai Indians seal a snug five-wicket win over Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals in Abu Dhabi.

Match 8: Shreyas Iyer’s aspect sealed 13-run win over RR

Shikhar Dhawan (57) and Shreyas Iyer (53) slammed a fifty every to assist DC submit an honest rating of 161 for seven.Anrich Nortje and Tushar Deshpande then bagged two wickets every , whereas Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada and Ravichandran Ashwin took a wicket every to assist DC prohibit RR to a rating of 148/Eight and transfer a step nearer to sealing the playoff spot.

Match 9: A cushty win for Delhi over CSK

Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan notched up his maiden century of the IPL in addition to first T20 hundred to propel his aspect to a snug five-wicket conquer CSK in Sharjah.Chasing an honest goal of 180 runs to win, Dhawan smashed a blistering ton of 101 off 58 balls to assist Delhi cross the mark with a ball to spare.

Match 10: DC stoop to 5-wicket defeat towards KXIP

In the second match towards Kings XI Punjab this season, Dhawan notched up his second consecutive century to assist Delhi Capitals put up a complete of 164 for 5. However, the DC opener’s blistering knock went in useless as Nicholas Pooran (28-ball 53) and Glenn Maxwell (24-ball 32) helped Punjab cross the mark with an over to spare. 

Match 11: Delhi Capitals misplaced to Kolkata Knight Riders

An all-round efficiency from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) noticed them thrash Delhi Capitals by 59 runs of their 11th match of the IPL 2020 on the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Nitish Rana (81) and Sunil Narine (64) scored spectacular knocks to assist KKR submit 194/6 earlier than Varun Chakravarthy picked up his maiden five-wicket haul to limit DC to a rating of 135/9.

Match 12: DC thrashed by Sunrisers Hyderabad 

Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner scored a formidable knock of 34-ball 66, whereas wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha scored a valiant 87 runs to assist SRH submit 219/2. Rashid Khan then as soon as once more shone with the ball, bagging three wickets whereas conceding simply seven runs to assist SRH bundle out DC for 131 and seal a crushing 88-run win.

Match 13: Delhi misplaced to Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets

Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult claimed three wickets every to assist Mumbai Indians prohibit Delhi Capitals to a rating of 110 after opting to bowl first. Skipper Shreyas Iyer was the highest scorer for Delhi with 29-ball 25 runs. Subsequently, Ishan Kishan hammered a quick-fire 47-ball 72 runs as MI chased down the goal inside simply 14.2 overs.

Match 14: DC beat RCB to achieve playoffs

Shikhar Dhawan (54) and Ajinkya Rahane (60) scored a half-century every to assist Delhi Capitals sweep apart RCB by six wickets and qualify for the playoffs of this 12 months’s cash-rich league. Earlier throughout the conflict, Anrich Nortje bagged three wickets, whereas Kagiso Rabada and Ravichandran Ashwin claimed two and a wicket, respectively to assist DC prohibit RCB to a rating of 152 for seven of their stipulated 20 overs regardless of Devdutt Padikkal’s fifty. 

Qualifier 1: DC misplaced to MI to maneuver to Qualifier 2

Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan hammered a half-century every earlier than Jasprit Bumrah shone with the ball to assist defending champions Mumbai Indians clinch a snug 57-run victory over Delhi Capitals and storm into the ultimate of the IPL 2020.With the defeat, the Shreyas Iyer-led aspect arrange a conflict towards Sunrisers Hyderabad within the Qualifier 2.

Qualifier 2: Delhi defeated SRH to achieve maiden last

Delhi Capitals clinched a 17-run victory over David Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad (the winner of Eliminator between SRH and RCB) in Qualifier 2 on Sunday to storm into their maiden IPL last.Shikhar Dhawan (78), Shimron Hetmyer (42) and Marcus Stoinis (38) produced respectable efficiency with the bat to assist Delhi submit good whole of 189 for 3 earlier than Kagiso Rabada picked up 4 wickets to assist his aspect prohibit SRH to a rating of 172/8.

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