Khaleel Ahmed played a starring role for the Delhi Capitals as they registered their maiden win of the IPL 2024, beating Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs at ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
Half-centuries from David Warner (52 off 35 balls) and captain Rishabh Pant (51 off 32 balls) helped DC to a solid 191/5 in their 20 overs.
The home side then restricted the defending champions to 171/6, courtesy of Mukesh Kumar’s 3/21 and Khaleel’s 2/22.
“I was waiting for a long time to perform for the team. When I started, I realised I was getting good swing, so I just backed it up and didn’t allow the opposition any chance,” Khaleel said after winning player-of-the-match award.
Khaleel then credited the grind he went through playing domestic cricket for six months, a process that helped him get a better understanding of his game.
“The more you play, the more you understand your game. The same happened with me as I have been playing continuously for six months, I got to understand my game plans, my body and managing to play in small niggles. It all came due to the domestic season, it gave me good confidence before coming into the IPL and it’s been a great feeling,” he said.
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Speaking about the importance of the win, the 26-year-old said, “When you lose back-to-back matches, you feel bad. To be honest, there’s a lot of happiness due to this win.”
“When you win, it gives you good momentum, the win makes you understand the good aspects of your game and how you can learn. This win gave us a lot of answers to our questions, and it will make things easier on how to approach our next games,” he concluded.
The Delhi Capitals will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in their next match of IPL 2024 at ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.
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