(Cricket news) The Delhi Capitals (DC) registered their first win of the TATA IPL 2024 as they defeated the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 20 runs, at the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Batting first, Delhi put up a target of 192 runs for Chennai, courtesy half centuries from David Warner and skipper Rishabh Pant. JioCinema’s TATA IPL experts Brett Lee and Shane Watson analyzed the performances of MS Dhoni (37 runs) and Rishabh Pant (51 runs), on Match Centre Live.
Shane Watson, JioCinema’s TATA IPL expert, on Rishabh Pant – “It’s inspirational, no question about it. To think that Rishabh had the ability to do this tonight, after the injuries that he sustained is unbelievable. You’re not a true human being if you’re not inspired by Rishabh Pant, the way he was able to come out and turn it on like that.
It took him a little while to find his feet but once he let those shackles off, he played some ‘Rishabh Pant’ shots, and they were extraordinary. It really was something special. I thought it might take him a few games, if not towards the backend of the IPL, to be able to play an innings like that. But knowing him, that doesn’t surprise me. He’s so desperate to be the best he possibly can, and that showed tonight.”
Brett Lee, JioCinema’s TATA IPL expert, on MS Dhoni – “The only thing missing is a red suit, it looks like he’s Santa Claus with all the kids who are waiting for Christmas. That’s the aura that he has. A lot of CSK fans want their team to win, but if Dhoni goes out and slogs a few at the end, they’re content. However, they’ll be disappointed that they lost tonight… The noise when this great man comes out to bat is something else.
He was on tonight. What I said on commentary was that he’s not rusty one little bit. I do want more from him in terms of getting himself up the order. In terms of batting and keeping, he has been outstanding, his brain is still nice and sharp, but please, get MS Dhoni up the order.”
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