Watch: Ponting shocked, Hardik infuriates as Shami instigates DC collapse Cricket
terrible weather for delhi capitals Doesn’t seem to end. Seriously though, even commentator Murali Karthik said, “When nothing’s working, they can go home.” And why not. Against Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday, Delhi suffered another dreadful batting collapse, spearheaded by one man Mohammed Shami, who single-handedly cleaned up the entire top-order with four wickets in his first three overs . Where as Priyam Garg was among the top five batsmen to score double digit scores (10). There were scenes in Ahmedabad where head coach Ricky Ponting was completely taken aback, while Hardik Pandya flashed a cheeky smile at the fall of the fifth wicket. ,gt vs dc live score, ipl 2023,
The collapse started from the first ball itself, after Delhi, in a rather puzzling decision, opted to bat first at the venue. Shami took the responsibility with the new ball, dismissing Phil Salt for a golden duck with a gentle full outswinger outside off. An over later, Delhi were left badly unlucky when David Warner found himself the victim of a dreadful mix-up with Garg, causing him to lash out at his teammate.
Shami’s onslaught continued in his next over when he dismissed Rossouw with a full-on stunner that stunned even batting legend Sunil Gavaskar in the commentary box. It was a typical Test match out of bounds scenario and Wriddhiman Saha made no mistake. Returning for his third over, he dismissed Manish Pandey in equal measure with Saha, this time completing a one-handed stunner. It was a length ball and looked to wobble as Pandey produced a thick outside edge. Saha timed his leap to perfection and caught it with one hand, leaving Gavaskar to say, “It’s absolutely amazing because it fell right in the middle of the glove”.
Shami eventually took his fourth wicket with Garg dismissing Saha again this time. Swings it slightly outside off stump and takes the edge. As Delhi’s batting collapsed and the team lost five wickets for 23 runs in five overs, Ponting looked stunned while Hardik could not help but smile.
Five for 28 has been the lowest powerplay score for a team in this IPL season, while Shami’s 4 for 7 has been the best bowling score in the powerplay so far in the IPL.
