IPL 2023: Delhi Capitals Coach Ricky Ponting Disappointed With the Bowlers, Said – Players have Eaten too Many Sixes

Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting said apart from poor fielding in their 50-run loss against Lucknow Supergiants, the bowlers also let down the bowlers who hit too many sixes. Lucknow batsmen hit 16 sixes against Delhi. Apart from this, opener Kyle Meyers also missed the catch in the beginning. Meyers later played a crucial innings of 73 off 38 balls which included seven sixes.

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Ricky Ponting said that Lucknow Scored More than he Expected

Ricky Ponting said that Lucknow scored more than they expected because of the poor performance of their bowlers. Our fielding was also poor in the first four overs. Talking about the match, Lucknow Super Giants started their journey in the 16th season of IPL with a bang. This is Lucknow’s third consecutive win in IPL against Delhi. Till now he has not faced defeat. Lucknow had defeated Delhi in two consecutive matches last season.

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Delhi Won the Toss and Decided to Bowl First

Delhi won the toss and decided to bowl first. Lucknow scored 193 runs for six wickets in 20 overs. In response, the Delhi team could only manage 143 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs. The Lucknow team will now play against Chennai Super Kings on April 3 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. At the same time, Delhi Capitals will next face defending champions Gujarat Titans on April 4 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

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Chasing a target of 194 runs, none of the batsmen could stay at the crease for long except captain David Warner for Delhi Capitals. Warner fought till the end. He scored 56 off 48 balls. During this, hit seven fours. Riley Russo scored 30 runs in 20 balls, Akshar Patel scored 16 runs in 11 balls, Prithvi Shaw scored 12 runs in nine balls. Apart from these four, no batsman could cross the double figure.