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INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2020

Dhawan's strike-rate surge gees up Delhi Capitals

Dhawan kept attacking till he perished for a 33-ball 57 with a strike-rate of 172.
Dhawan kept attacking till he perished for a 33-ball 57 with a strike-rate of 172. ©BCCI/IPL

Ricky Ponting's expressions in the dugout over the course of Delhi Capitals' last two games presented a glimpse of what may have been running through his mind. Against Mumbai Indians, Ponting cut a tense and grim figure and stood out even as people around him celebrated the smaller victories in an eventual loss. There was to be no video of his talk in the dressing room too after this game on the franchise's social media channels, and yet the pictures were speaking many unspoken words. Delhi Capitals had suffered their second loss of the tournament and were grappling with injuries to key players. A tournament that had started on a high was threatening to get derailed.

They made 166 in that game, batting first and skipper Shreyas Iyer was convinced that they fell at least 10 runs short of a par score. And put it down to a mix-up between

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