DC vs SRH Stat Highlights IPL 2020 Qualifier 2: Shikhar Dhawan Rewrites Records Books With Half-Century As Delhi Capitals Make It to Maiden IPL Final

Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 17 runs to reach their maiden IPL final. The defeat knocked Sunrisers Hyderabad out of the tournament and Delhi Capitals will now play Mumbai Indians in the final of IPL 2020. This is the first time Delhi have qualified for an IPL final in 13 seasons. DC posted 189/3 in 20 overs after captain Shreyas Iyer opted to bat first and then successfully defend the score. They restricted SRH to 172/8 to win the match by 17 runs and book a place in the final where four-time winners and defending champions Mumbai Indians await them. Take a look at some stat highlights and records from the DC vs SRH Qualifier 2 match. DC vs SRH Highlights Dream11 IPL 2020 Qualifier 2.

Marcus Stoinis was the star of the match for Delhi. Promoted as an opening batsman, Stoinis scored 38 off just 27 deliveries with the help of five boundaries and a maximum. He was also involved in an 86-run opening partnership with Shikhar Dhawan to give Delhi Capitals the perfect start they needed. Dhawan scored 78 off 50 deliveries and also, in the process, crossed the 600-run mark this season. Dhawan’s innings was studded with six boundaries and two maximums over the fence. Twitterati Praise Kane Williamson Despite Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ouster from IPL 2020 As Delhi Capitals Qualify for Final.

Shimron Hetmyer then smashed the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers all over the park and scored 42 from 22 deliveries to help Delhi Capitals post 189 runs on the scoreboard. Kagiso Rabada then gave them a perfect start with the dismissal of David Warner in his very first delivery. But it was Stoinis again who did the greater damage for Hyderabad as he picked both Priyam Garg and Manish Pandey in the same over to put DC ahead.

Kane Williamson through kept Hyderabad in the game with a fine half-century. He scored 67 off 45 deliveries and it comprised of five boundaries and four maximums. Williamson, in the company of Abdul Samad, was almost snatching the match away from Delhi before Stoinis returned to the attack and removed Williamson. Rabada then took three wickets in his next over and killed Hyderabad’s hoped. Take a look at some stat highlights and records from the game.

# Delhi Capitals have advanced to their maiden IPL final

# This is the first time Delhi Capitals have made it to the final in 12 IPL seasons

# Delhi are the last of the original eight IPL teams to play an IPL final

# Shikhar Dhawan scored his 41st IPL Half-century

# This is the first time Shikhar Dhawan has scored a fifty in IPL playoffs

# Dhawan recorded his fastest fifty in IPL history. He reached his half-century in 26 deliveries

# Shikhar Dhawan has now scored 603 Runs in IPL 2020. This is his most productive season in IPL History

# Dhawan is also only the second Delhi Capitals batsman after Rishabh Pant (684 runs in 2018) to score 600+ runs in a single edition of IPL

# Kane Williamson scored his 15th half-century in IPL

# Williamson is the sixth player to score consecutive fifties in IPL knockouts

# Kagiso Rabada has now taken 29 wickets in IPL 2020. This is his most productive season with the ball in hand in IPL

# Rabada also leads the purple cap race with 29 wickets

Delhi will play Mumbai Indians in the final. This will be the first time Delhi have advanced to the IPL final in 12 seasons. They had reached the IPL playoffs in IPL 2008, 2009 and also in 2012 and in 2019. But each time they were either out from the eliminator or from qualifier 2. This time though they will be making their maiden final appearance.

Their opponents Mumbai Indians are the defending champions and also four-time winners. MI have won the title in 2013, 2015, 2017 and in 2019. They are looking to become the second team after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to successfully defend the IPL title.

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