DC bowlers share 10 wickets after RCB players fail

The Delhi Capitals franchise would be pretty happy with the way the recruits have fared in the first innings of the third Test against England in Ahmedabad. 

Axar Patel, R Ashwin and Ishant Sharma shared 10 wickets among themselves during the course. While Patel followed his fifer from the debut with a six-wicket haul, Ashwin picked up three and Ishant got one wicket at the Narendra Modi Stadium. 

England were eventually bundled out for 112 runs after opting to bat first. Ishant who is playing his 100th Test for India gave the hosts first breakthrough with Dominic Sibley’s dismissal. Sibley departed for a duck. 

Axar joined the party soon after sending Jonny Bairstow back to the hut. Apart from Bairstow, Patel removed Zak Crawley who notched up a half-century, Ben Stokes, Ben Foakes, Jofra Archer and Stuart Broad.  

Ashwin on the other hand scalped the wickets of captain Joe Root, Ollie Pope and Jack Leach. 

While DC would be pretty delighted with the performances of the players, RCB have faced some backlash on social media after the way their players played during the first T20I between Australia and New Zealand. 

Daniel Sams who was traded to RCB from DC gave away 40 runs in 4 overs and only managed to pick a couple of wickets during the course while leg-spinner Adam Zampa returned with figures of 0/20 in 3 overs. 

Wicket-keeper batsman Josh Philippe too failed to produce any impactful innings and was dismissed for 2 off 3. But the most disappointing performance came from Glenn Maxwell who is the latest recruit in the RCB franchise and was bought by the franchise for Rs. 14.25 Cr in the recently-concluded IPL 2021 mini auctions scored only 1 off 5.