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    "title": "IPL 2023: Delhi Capitals Beat Gujarat Titans By Five Runs In A Last Ball Thriller",
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    "excerpt": "Indian batsman Aman Khan's defiant 51 and inspired bowling helped Delhi Capitals edge out holders Gujarat Titans by five runs in a low-scoring Indian Premier League thriller on Tuesday. SCORECARD ",
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    "editor1": "<p>Indian batsman Aman Khan&#39;s defiant 51 and inspired bowling helped Delhi Capitals edge out holders Gujarat Titans by five runs in a low-scoring Indian Premier League thriller on Tuesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/42hwhpW\">SCORECARD<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Aman hit his maiden fifty to lift his team from a precarious 23-5 to 130-8 in a clash billed as David v Goliath between bottom-placed Delhi and table-toppers Gujarat in Ahmedabad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Gujarat pace spearhead Mohammed Shami&#39;s bowling figures of 4-11 -- his IPL best -- went in vain but was named man of the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Delhi bowlers led by left-arm quick Khaleel Ahmed and Ishant Sharma limited Gujarat to 125-6 despite an unbeaten 59 by skipper Hardik Pandya and Rahul Tewatia&#39;s seven-ball 20.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Our bowlers were absolutely amazing,&quot; Delhi skipper David Warner said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Our bowlers were amazing. Our batters struggled but credit to the way Shami bowled. We just find ways to lose wickets in clumps, I don&#39;t know what&#39;s happening with our batting.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The left-handed Tewatia, called &quot;iceman&quot; for his ability to hit sixes in pressure situations, smashed Anrich Nortje for three straight hits over the fence in the 19th over but fell in the 20th.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ishant returned figures of 2-23 and held his nerve in the final over with Gujarat needing 12 to win and falling short.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Delhi Capitals have now won three games in their last four games!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GTvDC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GTvDC<\/a> Scorecard @ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZQYDldU9wZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZQYDldU9wZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ArOrZIOCzc\">pic.twitter.com\/ArOrZIOCzc<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cricketnmore\/status\/1653463107086286848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Gujarat, who had a fairytale IPL debut after they won the crown last season,&nbsp;remain strong to make the play-offs with six wins in nine matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Delhi, coached by Ricky Ponting, are have registered their third win in nine matches to keep their play-off hopes alive.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It was Aman&#39;s 44-ball knock that made Delhi fightback as he put on key partnerships including fifty-plus stands with Axar Patel (24) and Ripal Patel (23) to give his team a total, which ultimately made them win their third match in nine outings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Aman smashed three fours and three sixes in his 44-ball knock before falling to Rashid Khan&#39;s leg spin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Shami got Phil Salt for a first ball duck and then Rilee Rossouw, for eight, in his two overs before a double strike in his third.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In reply, Khaleel struck in the first over and soon Gujarat were in deep trouble when South African big-hitter David Miller fell for a duck.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-series\/indian-premier-league-2023\/points-table\">IPL 2023 Points Table<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pandya attempted to turn it around in a 62-run partnership with Abhinav Manohar, who made 26, but the effort was not enough as Delhi defended their lowest total ever.<\/p>\r\n",
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