“We’ve got a pretty quick turnaround”: Delhi Capitals bowling coach James Hopes

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 18 (ANI): Delhi Capitals (DC) bowling coach James Hopes said his side got a pretty quick turnaround to their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 campaign and they are getting ready to “get back home to Delhi finally.”

A cohesive and collective bowling effort led the Delhi Capitals to register a stunning six-wicket win over the Gujarat Giants in their seventh match of the IPL 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Mukesh Kumar bagged three wickets, while Ishant Sharma and Tristan Stubbs scalped two wickets apiece to bowl out the home side for just 89 in 17.3 overs.

“I think tonight was one of those nights, boys started well with the ball and then everything went our way. It was good to finish the game like we did with the bat as well,” Delhi Capitals bowling coach James Hopes said reflecting on the performance in an official statement.

“It’s been a good night. But we’ve got a pretty quick turnaround to our next game. So, the boys will enjoy this tonight and then start getting ready to get back home to Delhi finally,” he further added.

Delhi Capitals chased down the target in just 8.5 overs, with contributions from Jake Fraser-McGurk (20 off 10 balls), Abishek Porel (15 off 7 balls), Shai Hope (19 off 10 balls) and skipper Rishabh Pant (16 not out off 11 balls).

Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals’ pacer Mukesh Kumar, who returned with the figures of 3/14 in 2.3 overs said, “We came well prepared for this match, and this win is very important for us going forward into the tournament. I think the early breakthroughs were important as it gave us the momentum.”

“I enjoy bowling in the last four overs, and I knew I was going to bowl the last two, so came with the plans,” he added.

This was Delhi Capitals’ third win of the season. They have moved up to the sixth position in the points table with six points in seven matches.

When asked about the way ahead in the second half of the campaign, Hopes said, “We’re halfway through now and we knew where a win tonight was going to put us on the table.”

“We have already started preparing for the next game against SRH. So we were hopeful, if we have a good week and a half, we are going to be right around that top four,” he signed off.

The Delhi Capitals will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their next match of IPL 2024 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.