highlights
Romario Shepherd scored unbeaten 39 runs in 10 balls
Shepherd broke the records of de Villiers and Cummins
Nortje becomes the most expensive bowler of IPL 2024
New Delhi. Romario Shepherd scored a record 32 runs in one over of Delhi Capitals bowler Enrique Norcia in the 20th match of IPL. Norkia has become the most expensive bowler of IPL 2024. On the basis of Shepherd’s stormy innings, Mumbai defeated Delhi and registered its first win of the season. While the team is happy with this victory, Shepherd is also not happy with his excellent performance. Shepherd, who scored unbeaten 39 runs on 10 balls, was chosen as the player of the match. After the victory, Shepherd said that he had worked hard for this. His hard work has paid off in the nets.
Romario Shepherd said, ‘I got the fruits of hard work. I worked hard in the nets for this. I think when you go out to bat last, things are clear in your mind as to what you have to do. Tim David said you stay on strike and hit.
32 runs scored in one over in T20… The batsman scored runs at a strike rate of 390, shower of fours and sixes in the last 5 overs.
Mumbai scored 234 runs for 5 wickets
Batting first, Mumbai scored a big score of 234 runs for 5 wickets. In reply, Delhi Capitals could score only 205 runs for 8 wickets. This is Mumbai’s first win after three defeats while Delhi had to face its fourth defeat in five matches. With this defeat, Delhi team has reached the lowest position in the points table. Rohit Sharma (49 runs on 27 balls) and Ishan Kishan (42 runs on 23 balls) gave a good start to Mumbai by adding 80 runs for the first wicket. After his dismissal, Tim David (45 not out off 21 balls), captain Hardik Pandya (39 runs off 33 balls) and Shepherd took over the responsibility well.
Romario Shepherd broke the records of de Villiers and Cummins
Romario Shepherd further said, ‘I was in a good position to hit the ball. I tried to play my natural game. For Mumbai, Gerald Coetzee took 4 wickets for 34 runs and Jasprit Bumrah took 2 wickets for 22 runs. Coetzee took three wickets in the last over of the match. Shepherd scored 32 runs with the help of four sixes and two fours in the last over of the innings of Enrique Norcia (65/2). In terms of strike rate, Shepherd left behind Pat Cummins and AB de Villiers. Shepherd scored runs at a strike rate of 390. Cummins had the record of scoring runs at a strike rate of 373.33 while De Villiers had scored 41 runs in 11 balls at a strike rate of 372.73. Cummins scored 56 runs in 15 balls against Mumbai Indians.
,
Tags: Anrich Nortje, Delhi Capitals, IPL 2024, mumbai indians
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 7, 2024, 21:09 IST