Delhi Capitals batters David Warner and Rovman Powell lit up the Brabourne Stadium with their blazing knocks on Thursday against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League 2022 season. They powered the Delhi Capitals to set a target of 208 runs for the Sunrisers.
David Warner opened the innings along with Mandeep Singh for the Delhi Capitals. The franchise was in a bit of trouble having lost Mandeep and Marsh in the powerplay with 37 runs on the board. However, David Warner, who looked in tremendous touch, continued his batting assault. He and Rishabh Pant put a small partnership together before the wicket-keeper got dismissed.
Following his dismissal, Rovman Powell walked out to the crease. The Warner-Powell duo did not look back since then and started to take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad pacers. They put on 122 runs for the fourth wicket stand. Powell slammed Umran Malik for 19 runs in the final over, powering the team to 207 runs. He remained unbeaten on 67 runs off 35 balls, including three boundaries and six sixes.
On the other hand, David Warner missed out on a well-deserved century as he could not get the strike in the final over. He remained unbeaten on 92 runs off 58 balls, including twelve boundaries and three sixes. Notably, Sunrisers Hyderabad had dropped David Warner from the playing XI and had removed him as captain last season. However, his return to form has proved to be brilliant for the Delhi Capitals.
How fans reacted to David Warner and Rovman Powell’s blazing knocks:
https://twitter.com/doddaganesha/status/1522242386386071552?s=20&t=W6KMgrNXOdAcopOjljzjkQ
emotional game for David Warner, he's made some statement here against his former IPL side. a hundred was there for the taking but didn't bother, happy for Powell to play the final over #DavidWarner #SRHvsDC
— Sanjjeev (@Sanjjeev) May 5, 2022
Srh bowlers to Powell & Warner pic.twitter.com/yhk1vmdQAo
— Jack_parody (@sar6sm) May 5, 2022
That Powell knock of 67* in 35 deliveries and the partnership of 122 between him and Warner show how to use the power hitters in T20. Push them up the order, let them face a few extra balls to set their eyes in, before unleashing the hellstorm at death overs. #IPL2022 , #SRHvsDC
— Prabuddha Ghosh (@TheCluelessBong) May 5, 2022
Warner and powell distructive combo..💥#SRHvsDC pic.twitter.com/DB2rAnrIIY
— RReddy (@RReddy_203) May 5, 2022
#SRHvsDC #DC score 207. Warner and Powell maxed it. Great show of power packed batting. If @DelhiCapitals win tonite they go into the top 5 with the best run rate among the 10. Go for it guys.#IPL2022 @RickyPonting @RishabhPant17
— Vishnu Shankar (@ShankarV06) May 5, 2022
It was wonderful to watch #Warner so pumped when #RovmanPowell 67(35)* was blasting it from the other end. David completely deserved his century but let Powell take the strike in the final over & the Caribbean simply destroyed express pacer Umran Malik (4 ovs 0-52)#SRH #SRHvsDC https://t.co/kB6ekOcnTS
— Kaushik LM (@LMKMovieManiac) May 5, 2022
Extraordinary hitting , just brilliant from Warner and Powell. pic.twitter.com/X19nlpWKfU
— Alok Ranjan 🇮🇳 (@itsalokranjan) May 5, 2022
What an innings by @davidwarner31 and Romvan Powell🔥🔥🔥
Warner to his previous franchise 🤣#SRHvDC #SRHvsDC pic.twitter.com/5CkTE10YFj
— IPL (@iamneelcrick) May 5, 2022
https://twitter.com/Allrounder_Anki/status/1522242642783862784?s=20&t=W6KMgrNXOdAcopOjljzjkQ
#DCvSRH
1. You see David Warner is hitting
2. then realize he is hitting against your team pic.twitter.com/9th0UZYlds— 마륵 타망 ⚡⚡ (@_Marktamang) May 5, 2022
https://twitter.com/18prajakta/status/1522241900010680320?s=20&t=W6KMgrNXOdAcopOjljzjkQ
Wanted Warner to get a get to a hundred, but he asked me to hit as hard as I can: Rovman Powell
The 122-runs stand between David Warner and Rovman Powell was the fourth highest partnership in the Indian Premier League 2022 season. The duo earned praise from fans and pundits on social media. During the mid-innings break, Rovman Powell spoke about his partnership. He added that he wanted Warner to get to a century, however, the Australian cricketer advised him to not worry about it. Powell said,
“I was trying my best. I wanted him to get to a hundred, but he asked me to hit as hard as I could, and wasn’t bothered about his own hundred (about Warner).”
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