At the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Sunday, Starc picked an incredible 5-35 to help DC bowl out SRH for 163 in 18.4 overs. Three of his wickets \u2013 Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Travis Head - came in the power-play and pushed SRH on the backfoot while the remaining two scalps came in the back end of the innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThere's no ego in bowlers these days. As a bowler, you got to think out of the box. You need to do things you wouldn't normally do. It was nice to contribute in the win today, we move forward from here.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cGuys know what I am going to do, so you need to think out of the box. As an older player, you need to find different ways to get batters out. Tried to bowl different balls today, was pretty effective I think,\u201d said Starc after the match ended.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Starc now holds the record for the second-best bowling figures by a DC bowler in the IPL after veteran leg-spinner Amit Mishra picked 5-17 against the Deccan Chargers in the tournament\u2019s inaugural season in 2008.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also reflected on the Axar Patel-led DC maintaining their unbeaten run in the competition so far. \u201cIt has been a good day with the ball, in the field and with the bat. It was a fantastic performance by us today.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt's a new set of players, they have been fantastic. You get to play with new guys, it's a great group of players. It's a pretty young group to be fair, looking forward to playing more with them.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tristan Stubbs, who made 21 not out in DC completing the chase with four overs to spare, said the batters aimed to keep things simple on a pitch that wasn\u2019t very easy to bat on. \u201cIt looked a little bit slow, it looked like it was spinning throughout the day and the cutters were really working. Didn't seem like it was easiest to bat.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe kept it simple, and put the guys whoever they felt needed to be in the hot spots. At 10 overs, we were chatting about conserving our energy because it was really hot out there. Really good (team balance), Faf up top batted beautifully, he was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tristan Stubbs, who made 21 not out in DC completing the chase with four overs to spare, said the batters aimed to keep things simple on a pitch that wasn\u2019t very easy to bat on. \u201cIt looked a little bit slow, it looked like it was spinning throughout the day and the cutters were really working. Didn't seem like it was easiest to bat.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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