The Delhi Capitals opening batsman, Jake Fraser-McGurk, provided insightful commentary while reviewing footage of his batting performance against Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2024 match. Fraser-McGurk has dazzled in IPL 2024, delivering a couple of explosive performances so far. On Saturday, he unleashed an astonishing onslaught against the five-time IPL champions, smashing a ferocious 84 runs off just 27 deliveries.
Opening the batting, he smashed six sixes and 11 fours, punishing all MI bowlers, including the legendary Jasprit Bumrah. His brilliant knock gave an excellent framework for DC to post a huge first innings total of 257. Delhi’s bowlers then restricted MI to 247/9, allowing the hosts to win by nine runs.
IPL’s main Instagram page posted a clip. It showed Jake Fraser-McGurk watching a replay of his batting versus Mumbai Indians. He provided live commentary on his performance. The caption accompanied the post:
“Introducing Jake Fraser-McGurk- the commentator! ????️???????????????????? ???????????? ????????????????! ⚡ ⚡ #TATAIPL | #DCvMI | @delhicapitals | @jakefm23.”
You can watch the video below:
“Hope there are many more seasons left in me in this competition!” – Jake Fraser-McGurk
After DC defeated MI, Jake Fraser-McGurk was named Player of the Match for his outstanding performance in the first innings. Jake remarked on his performance during the post-match presentation, saying:
“I was pretty nervous facing Jasprit Bumrah today, but I stayed confident while batting against him and got those two boundaries in. I liked the six, of course! But it was great to get tested by the best.”
Jake Fraser-McGurk
The youngster added:
“Innings like these are good for my confidence, and also for my teammates who can rely on me batting at the top of the order now. Well, as far as this tournament is concerned, just the number of eyes watching it, makes me feel good about performing well here! Hope there are many more seasons left in me in this competition!”
Jake Fraser-McGurk
Jake Fraser-McGurk will return to action when DC meet KKR in the next IPL 2024 match on Monday (April 29) in Kolkata.
