IPL 2023: Mukesh Kumar’s effectivity in final over was really inspiring, says Anrich Nortje after win vs SRH

By India Today Sports Desk: Delhi Capitals fast-bowler Anrich Nortje heaped reward on fellow pacer Mukesh Kumar, saying his effectivity inside the final over was really inspiring. Mukesh defended 13 runs inside the final over to info DC to a seven-run win over SunRisers Hyderabad on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Speaking after DC’s win, Nortje talked about it was not an ideal effectivity nevertheless the crew is principally happy with the win. DC scored 144 for 9 inside the first innings and restricted SRH to 137 for six inside the second innings to win the game by seven runs in a last-over thriller.

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“Really happy to get the win, still not the ideal performance, a few runs short but the bowlers did really well. They were saying there’s some inconsistency on the good lengths, that was the message. Trying to keep it as simple as possible, trying to focus on the target and go,” talked about Nortje.

The South African pacer hailed Mukesh’s focus, saying, he executed his plans, which was really inspiring to look at. Mukesh defended 13 runs inside the final over whereas coping with a set Washington Sundar and Marco Jansen, serving to his side register their second win of the season.

“He was very clear with the plans and he focused. He took his time and executed it well, that was really inspiring,” Nortje added.

Delhi scored 144 runs for the shortage of 9 wickets inside the first innings of the game, on the once more of a 69-run partnership between Axar and Manish Pandey. Washington picked up three wickets whereas Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave away merely 11 runs and claimed two wickets in his 4 overs inside the first innings.

In the second innings, a poor batting present from the SRH middle order meant that they made a meal of the below-par 145-run purpose and finally fell fast by seven runs.