The Delhi Capitals (DC) players rejoiced in the dressing room following their clinical win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Saturday, May 6, in Delhi.
RCB batted first after winning the toss and picked up a good total of 181/4 on the back of half-centuries from Virat Kohli (55) and Mahipal Lomror (54). DC opener Philip Salt (87) then hit a match-winning inning to make quick work of the chase. The Capitals cut down the target in 16.4 overs to win the contest swiftly by seven wickets.
The Capitals used their official Instagram account to show fans a show of the players’ post-game celebrations on Saturday night. The DC contingent can be seen enthusiastically celebrating with one other in a large huddle in the video. The post was captioned:
Our favourite post-match ritual ????”HA-OOH” but with a hint of delay, guess who that was? ????#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2023 #DCvRCB
You can watch the video below:
DC captain David Warner: I was quite happy to restrict them to 180 and we came out with intent with Phil Salt batting like that
David Warner said during the post-match presentation that he was pleased with their bowlers’ performance in restricting RCB to a respectable score. He then lauded Philip Salt for his aggressive approach from the start and for carrying out the charge in the batting department.
“It was absolutely amazing,” he said. “I thought 180 was probably par. The ball started skidding on nicely. I was quite happy to restrict them to 180 and we came out with intent with Phil Salt batting like that. We said at the outset that we wanted to try and target Siraj. That was our intention today. We knew with Siraj, he’s been bowling extremely well and he’s their backbone.”
“We’ve got a great team. It’s all about momentum and the table is so jammed at the moment. We’re off to Chennai now – we know it’s going to be a tough one down there, they’ve got some good momentum as well. But we’re looking forward to it.”