Delhi Capitals fast bowler Mukesh Kumar was taken off the field by the physio after he missed a fielding attempt, causing a serious injury to the lining of his nose. His serious injury status can be updated till the end of the match, as it doesn’t look like it might bother the DC seamer too much.
Delhi Capitals One of the fiercest batting units in this edition of the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore have been in control. The defending champions have been one of the highest-scoring teams in this edition of the tournament.
However, Delhi Capitals bowlers continue to wreak havoc on RCB’s home ground. M.Chinnaswamy StadiumWhich is also known as one of the highest scoring places in the country. Injured fast bowler Mukesh Kumar played a big role.
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Mukesh Kumar out due to serious injury: Is danger looming for DC seamer?
During the 18th over of the game between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, the DC seamer Mukesh Kumar Got badly hurt. The bowler has played an important role with the ball for the Capitals so far.
Mukesh Kumar was fielding at short third man, and Jitesh Sharma was caught in the field when he tried to slash a wide, slower ball from Lungi Ngidi. He tried to catch the ball by diving, but ended up hurting his nose.
The physio arrived immediately and the fast bowler, who had completed his quota of four overs, walked off the field and may have to be taken off and replaced by an impressive player. An update on his injury status is awaited from the DC unit.
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Mukesh Kumar’s brilliant bowling efforts continued against RCB
The Bengal pacer played a big role for Delhi Capitals, especially with the new ball, where they needed to perform better as one of their key new ball bowlers, Mitchell Starc, is yet to join the franchise due to injury.
Kumar has taken the new ball and bowled it with ease and perfection. He has swung the ball from both ends, adding to his accuracy in bowling yorkers as well as using slower balls, cutters and bouncers to the best of his ability.
Kumar has taken 5 wickets in 5 matches for the Capitals; However, despite bowling in the powerplay and death overs, his economy has been excellent. He completed his four overs, giving away 32 runs and taking one wicket of the captain. Rajat PatidarIn his last over.
Brilliant death bowling by DC bowlers restricted RCB to 175.
Delhi Capitals have been widely praised for their excellent bowling attack. Although they missed Mitchell Starc for the season, South Africa’s World Cup hero Lungi Ngidi has emerged as their leading wicket-taker with 7 wickets in 5 matches.
In this match, against the most dangerous team in death overs. lungi ngidi And T Natarajan bowled some brilliant spells, bowled the yorkers with absolute perfection. On the other hand, two spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav bowled deep in the innings and also took one wicket each.
After giving away just two fours in the last 4 overs in the death overs, the DC bowlers managed to restrict them to a score of 175.
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