Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday refrained from doing what he would instinctively do in the past -- Mankad the batsman after he had backed up too far at the non-striker's end. Instead, what the Delhi capitals off-spinner did was smile wryly after catching Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Aaron Finch short of the crease during their Indian Premier League match here. The bowler, though, warned the Australian. In the dugout, DC coach Ricky Ponting, who found himself at odds with Ashwin on the contentious issue of Mankading in the run-up to the tournament, also smiled. The incident happened in the third over of Royal Challengers Bangalore's innings, when Finch stepped way out of his crease, but the seasoned off-spinner Ashwin didn't attempt Mankading. Before the start of the 13th IPL, Ponting had said that he had told Ashwin that he would not like him to Mankad the non-striker in the tournament. The Delhi Capitals coach, a legend of the game and a staunch critic of the practice named
RCB's formidable batting line-up collapsed in front of Delhi Capitals' clinical bowling
Both RCB and DC would be high on confidence after defeating RR and KKR respectively on Saturday and look to maintain the winning march
After stumbling to an 18-run loss against Delhi Capitals, KKR batsman Eoin Morgan said that he does not think that he came into bat at a lower position during the chase of 229
After defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 18 runs in the IPL, Delhi Capitals' pacer Kagiso Rabada said that he was very pleased by the wicket of all-rounder Andre Russell
Delhi Capitals moves to the top of IPL 2020 points table after win over Kolkata Knight Riders
Iyer has attributed all those big sixes against KKR to the enormous 'hard and smart work' that he had put in the gym sessions as he doesn't consider himself a 'gifted player'
Delhi Capitals, which had set a target of 229 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders, won the match by 18 runs in an IPL match played in Sharjah on Saturday
Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer played a captain's knock of unbeaten 88 off just 38 balls as his team posted a commanding 228/4 in their 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders
Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer played a captain's knock of unbeaten 88 off just 38 balls as his team posted a commanding 228/4 in their 20 overs against KKR at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday
The captain winning the toss would to bowl first, given the small boundary dimensions and dew, which would make power-hitting easy
Ashwin had a really good session last night with the ball, bat and in the field, So he might be available for selection for KKR vs DC match, says DC bowling coach Ryan Harris
Russell gave a glimpse of what is in store with three sixes on a big Dubai ground against Rajasthan while Pant will be itching to play his natural game of destructive edge of the seat hitting contest
Put in to bat, Bairstow (53 off 48) scored his second fifty of the tournament, while David Warner (45 off 33) and Kane Williamson (41 off 26) also came up with valuable contributions
Delhi Capitals has made one change in its playing 11 bringing in Ishant Sharma for Avesh Khan. Meanwhile Kane Williamson returns in SRH line up
Delhi Capitals has turned out to be a most balanced side in IPL 2020 so far, the team has comprehensively defeated Chennai Super Kings in its previous ecounter and starts as favourite vs SRH today
While DC will aim for a hat-trick of wins, the David Warner-captained SRH would aim to register their first win of the season
Having played a vital role in Delhi Capitals' emphatic 44-run win against the Chennai Super Kings, South African pacer Anrich Nortje will look to continue the same run of form in his debut IPL season
Hogg hailed Delhi Capitals' opening batsman Prithvi Shaw for his 'simple game plan' of playing grounded shots against Chennai Super Kings
Prithvi Shaw, who starred in Delhi Capitals' victory over Chennai Super Kings, says his plan was to play along the ground and avoid 'silly mistakes' after failing to make an impact in the first match