David Warner-led Delhi Capital registered their second consecutive win in the TATA IPL 2023 season on Sunday as they defeated the Sunrisers by 7 runs in Hyderabad.
Playing their seventh match in the 16th season of the Indian Premier League at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on 22 April, its was situation of do or die for both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals.
After winning the toss, Delhi Capitals skipper David Warner chose to bat first against Sunrisers. He is the first captain to opt to bat in Hyderabad in IPL 2023.
Perhaps, citing the pitch report, which says Hyderabad to be high-scoring track, Warner took the decision. But, when asked to Sunrisers’ skipper what he would have done, Aiden Markram said that Sunrisers wanted to bowl first anyway.
