Akshar Patel Played A Key Role In DC Win Over CSK

Akshar Patel played a key role in DC win over CSK and what did he say after giving Delhi a convincing win against Chennai.

All-rounder Akshar Patel played a key role in Delhi Capitals (DC) ‘s five-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday in IPL 2020.

After the match, Akshar said that he was trying to time Ravindra Jadeja’s ball in the last over. Chasing a target of 180, Delhi won by five wickets with one ball remaining.

Team opener Shikhar Dhawan scored his maiden century in IPL and remained unbeaten on 101 runs. With this win, Delhi has now reached the first position in the points table. The team has 14 points from nine matches.

Delhi required 17 runs in the last over.

Akshar Patel led the Shreyas Iyer-led team to victory by hitting three sixes in the overthrown by Ravindra Jadeja. Akshar remained unbeaten on 21 runs off just five balls.

Akshar Patel told Shikhar Dhawan in a video posted on iplt20.com that when I saw the last over left-arm spinner throwing and the boundary being shorter than one side, I was just trying to time the ball. I was not trying hard-hitting.

My formula was to look at the ball and hit the ball.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni decided to bat first after winning the toss on the pitch of Sharjah, which is constantly slowing down.

Faf Duplessis (58) and then Ambati Rayudu (45 not out) and Ravindra Jadeja (33 not out) battled hard in front of the best bowling attack like Delhi Capitals to help Chennai Super Kings (CSK) score 179 for four in 20 overs.

Chasing a target of 180 runs, Delhi team Prithvi Shaw (00) and Ajinkya Rahane (08) were once again in trouble after losing wickets.

The responsibility of taking the team forward rested on Dhawan and captain Shreyas Iyer (23). Both added 68 runs for the third wicket to keep the team in the match.

Iyer was driven by Dwayne Bravo. On the other hand, Dhawan kept scoring runs fast. Without Dhawan, Delhi’s score was difficult to achieve.