IPL 2023: Was merely prepared for my chance, says DC’s Ishant Sharma after match-winning spell vs KKR

By India Today Sports Desk: Ishant Sharma said that he was “waiting for my chance” to level out that he is nonetheless going sturdy in excessive diploma cricket. On Thursday, April 20, the fast bowler gained the Player of the Match in Delhi Capitals’ (DC) match in opposition to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) inside the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

Ishant confirmed his class and accomplished with figures of 4-0-19-2 and picked up the wickets of Nitish Rana and Sunil Narine. It moreover occurred to be the pacer’s first match inside the IPL since 2021. On the once more of his spell, the Capitals bowled the Knight Riders out for 127 in 20 overs.

“I was just waiting for my chance. That’s all I was thinking. Every single day the areas [of bowling] change… we talk about the plans,” Ishant was quoted as saying in the post-match presentation ceremony.

The match turned out to be a low-scoring thriller and, in the end, the Capitals won by four wickets with four balls to spare.

After losing five matches in a row, the Capitals finally managed to open their account. But despite the defeat, they stayed at the bottom of the table with two points and a net run rate of -1.183, the worst among all the 10 participating teams in the tournament.

“There’s no lucky charm in the team. We want to win every single game from here,” he added.

The Capitals are subsequent set to lock horns with Aiden Markram’s Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Monday, April 24 on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.