Delhi Capitals sets up finals showdown with Mumbai Indians

Guyana’s Shimron Hetymyer pulls a delivery for a boundary on the way to his unbeaten innings of 42 which helped Delhi Capitals defend a total of 189 in yesterday’s IPL Dream 11 Qualifier 2. (Photo courtesy IPL website)

Marcus Stoinis, Shikhar Dhawan and Kagiso Rabada played pivotal roles as Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 17 runs in Qualifier 2 of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Abu Dhabi yesterday to set up a final showdown against Mumbai Indians.

After putting up 189/3 on the board on the back of Dhawan’s 78, Shimron Hetmyer’s 42 and Stoinis’ 38, DC limited SRH to 172/8 to make it to their first ever IPL final.

Needing 190 runs to win, SRH suffered a big blow as Kagiso Rabada dismissed David Warner in the second over.