Chasing a huge target of 190 in the pressure game, they lost three wickets inside the powerplay. Kane Williamson played a 45-ball 67 to stage a comeback along with Abdul Samad (16-ball 33)
The Eliminator was a close contest with Sunrisers in trouble after a point in chase of 132-run target. However, Kane Williamson (50 not out) and Jason Holder (24 not out) held their nerves to steer their side home with two balls remaining.
"I don't want to speak negatively about the team, but going forward it's important to come with a strong mindset. It's never too late, and we'll see to it that we come back strongly," said Iyer after the match.
Rohit missed the last four games before making a comeback on a day when BCCI president Sourav Ganguly advised not to rush his comeback from what he called a "hamstring tear"
Rashid is a world-class bowler. I’ve never played him but whatever I’ve seen and heard about him, the way he disguises his googly, very few batsmen can pick it. So, with a world-class bowler
We knew this was going to happen after having a good start. Injuries to Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra forced us to give opportunities to new domestic players.
Ishan Kishan and Quinton de Kock played knocks of 72 and 26 respectively as the Kieron Pollard-led side comfortably chased down the target of 111 with nine wickets in hand and 34 balls to spare.
Two back-to-back defeats against Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab must be hurting but DC need to shrug it off and add two points to take their tally to 16, which will elevate them to the top of the table.