David Warner played an outstanding knock of unbeaten 92 runs v his former franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad to take Delhi Capitals to 207/3 in 20 overs in Match 50 of IPL 2022.
Twitter users hailed it as a revenge knock for Warner was given an 'unkind' farewell from SRH last year when he was benched almost all through the season after taking back captaincy from him.
Warner was at his animated best when Rovman Powell was smashing India's fastest pacer Umran Malik all over the park in the 20th over of the innings. After every four and six, Warner cheered for his partner and looked pumped up.
Rovman Powell said "I asked Warner whether I should take a single but he told 'that is not how cricket is played' - you should smack as hard as you can". pic.twitter.com/JjjV8inbNR
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 5, 2022
Warner was on 92 when the 20th over began and if he wanted he could have easily asked his junior Powell to give back strike with a single. But Warner was more interested in taking his side to a massive total, across the 200-mark.
In fact, Powell had asked Warner whether he wanted him to take a single. But Warner taught him a lesson in cricket then and there.
Speaking at the mid-innings break, Powell said,"I asked DW if I should get a single to allow his 100 but he told me, 'that's not how the game is played', and told me to go big."
__"I asked DW if I should get a single to allow his 100 but he told me, 'that's not how the game is played', and told me to go big." - Powell
Davey _ The Ultimate Team Man _#DCvSRH
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) May 5, 2022
Warner's half-century came off 34 balls, with a four off Kartik Tyagi. He thrived on the bowling, chose the balls well, and found the gaps to score 12 boundaries. It was a superb display of controlled aggression.
He hammered Umran Malik for two successive fours and a superb six in the fourth over, the over costing Sunrisers 21 runs as the J&K bowler did not help his cause by bowling a couple of wides, one of which beat the keeper to the boundary. He smashed Aiden Markram for a six -- the 400th for Warner in all T20 matches, planting his front foot down and launching the ball over long-on. He also struck Tyagi for fours off successive deliveries in the sixth over -- the second one a brilliant off-drive on a delivery bowled full and outside off.
With IANS inputs
