‘Practising wide yorkers paid off’: Ishant Sharma after match-winning 20th over against Gujarat Titans | Cricket News – Times of India

<p>Aman Khan’s defiant 51 and inspired bowling helped Delhi Capitals edge out holders Gujarat Titans by five runs in a low-scoring thriller on Tuesday. </p>

<p>Aman hit his maiden fifty to lift his team from 23/5 to 130/8 in a clash between bottom-placed Delhi and table-toppers Gujarat in Ahmedabad. </p>

<p>It was Aman’s 44-ball knock that made Delhi fightback as he put on key partnerships with Axar Patel (24) and Ripal Patel (23). </p>

<p>Aman smashed three fours and three sixes in his 44-ball knock before falling to Rashid Khan. </p>

<p>Gujarat pace spearhead Mohammed Shami’s bowling figures of 4/11 — his IPL best — went in vain but was named man of the match. </p>

<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>

<p>Khaleel Ahmed and Ishant Sharma limited Gujarat to 125/6 despite an unbeaten 59 by skipper Hardik Pandya and Rahul Tewatia’s seven-ball 20. </p>

<p>Tewatia smashed Anrich Nortje for three straight hits over the fence in the 19th over but fell in the 20th. </p>

<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>

<p>Khaleel struck in the first over and soon Gujarat were in deep trouble when South African big-hitter David Miller fell for a duck. AP </p>

<p>Pandya put up a 62-run stand with Abhinav Manohar (26), but the effort was not enough as Delhi defended their lowest total ever. </p>

<p>Gujarat remain strong to make the play-offs with six wins in nine matches. </p>

<p>Delhi registered their third win in nine matches to keep their play-off hopes alive. </p>