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Patna : Delhi Capitals (DC) scored 189/3 in 20 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SH) in Qualifier 2 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE, on November 8, 2020, night, with opener Shikhar Dhawan scoring 78 in 50 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes, his opening partner Marcus Stoinis scoring 38 in 27 balls with 5 fours and 1 six, and Shimron Hetmyer an unbeaten 42 in 22 balls hitting 4 fours and 1 six.
Opting to bat after winning the toss, DC made a grand start with its openers Shikhar Dhawan an Marcus Stoinis adding 86 runs for the 1st wicket. Stoinis fell to spinner Rashid Khand for 38 making it 86/1 in 8.2 overs. Captain Shreyas Iyer fell to fast medium bowler Jason Holder for 21 in 20 balls with 1 four and it was 126/2. Dhawan fell to fast medium bowler Sandeep Sharma for 78 and it was 178/3 in 18.3 overs. Dhawan and Hetmyer added 52 runs for the 3rd wicket.
Stoinis hit Holder for 3 fours and a six in 4th over. Dhawan hit spinner Shahbaz Nadeem for 2 sixes while Hetmyer hit T Natarajan for a six. Holder took 1/50 in 4 overs while Rashid Khan took 1/26 in 4 overs and Sandeep Sharma 1/30 in 4 overs. Shahbaz Nadeem leaked 48 runs his 4 overs wigthout taking any wicket.
In reply, SRH were 12/0 after 1 over.