SRH vs DC, IPL 2023: Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje Help DC Seal Second Win, Beat SRH By 7 Runs

IPL 2023: Anrich Nortje and Axar Patel picked two wickets apiece as Delhi Capitals registered a narrow win over SunRisers Hyderabad on Monday.

Washington Sundar's allround effort went in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad made heavy weather of a below-par chase to go down to Delhi Capitals by seven runs, their third defeat in a row in the IPL, on Monday. The offspin allrounder Sundar (4-0-28-3) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4-0-11-2) exposed the batting frailties of Delhi Capitals' in the first half of the game to restrict them to 144/9 after David Warner opted to bat. But an inexplicable batting approach in which SRH never looked to dominate led to their downfall as they were restricted to 137/6.

Having lost half of their side for 85 runs in 14.1 overs, SRH's recovery was led by Heinrich Klaasen (31; 19b, 3x4, 1x6) and Sundar who came up with 15-ball 24 not out (3x4s).

But it proved not enough as Anrich Nortje (4-0-33-2) dismissed his South African temmate, before Mukesh Kumar bowled a terrific last over to defend 13 runs to hand Delhi a narrow yet thrilling second consecutive win of the season.

Delhi, who began the season with a five-match losing streak, however stayed at the bottom of the table with four points.

Kolkata Knight Riders and SRH, who too have four points, remained ahead on net run-rate. Harry Brook's largely disappointing IPL debut season extended further and Mayank Agarwal (49) failed to make the most of two lifelines.