Mitchell Marsh disappointed after DC suffer 9-run loss despite his all-round heroicsTime to start winning

By India Today Sports DeskDelhi Capitals all-rounder Mitchell Marsh put in a stunning all-round effort but could not get his side over the line in a high-scoring IPL 2023 match against SunRisers Hyderabad on Saturday. Marsh was awarded the Player of the Match despite being in the losing team with his four wickets and a half-century to go with it.

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Marsh stated that it was a disappointing loss but he had a nice partnership with Philip Salt, but they could not get their team over the line. Marsh further said that the wicket slowed down a bit and Delhi Capitals probably gave them 20 runs too many in the final overs. When asked about his 112-run stand with Phil Salt, the DC all-rounder revealed that their plan was to keep going at the SRH bowlers by putting poor deliveries on the boundary and keeping the scoreboard ticking.

“Took me a few games to get going, but a disappointing loss. Had that nice partnership with Salt but not enough to get over the line. The wicket did slow down a bit, but I think it was a case of us chasing 20 too many either way. And they were really good,” Mitchell Marsh said in the post-match presentation ceremony.

Delhi lost skipper David Warner for a second-ball duck but Philip Salt (59) and Marsh took the attack to the opposition with a 112-run partnership off just 66 balls to lay a solid ground to their run chase.

With the duo in full flow, 57 runs came in the powerplay as left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein conceded 30 in his three overs.

Marsh clobbered Umran Malik for two maximums and Salt produced two good hits to amass 22 runs off the over, while Abhishek was punished for bowling the wrong length with Marsh slamming a four and six.

An incredible caught and bowled effort from Mayank Markande finally broke the partnership with Salt back in the pavilion. Soon, Abhishek got rid of Manish Pandey and when Marsh holed out to Markram off Hosein, it left DC at 125 for 4 in the 14th over.

Needing 69 off 36 balls, SRH tightened the screws to limit DC to 188 for six in 20 overs with Axar Patel scoring 29 off 14 balls.

Marsh signed off by saying that hopefully they will win a few games on the road and there is still belief in the group.

“It was all about getting the boundaries, applying the pressure. Certainly lost of positives from today, we’ve lost a few close ones. We’ve been on the wrong end of a few but we do feel there is a long way to go in this tournament. Time to start winning a few,” Marsh added.