IPL 2019, DC vs SRH Eliminator: Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 2-wicket in a thriller

Young Keemo Paul gave the final touches to a Rishabh Pant blitzkrieg as Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by two wickets in a nerve-wracking IPL Eliminator on Wednesday.

Chasing a target of 163, Delhi Capitals were brought to cusp of victory by young Pant, who smashed 49 off 21 balls with five sixes as West Indies' Paul finished it off the penultimate ball of the innings

Delhi Capital now face Chennai Super Kings in the second Qualifier in their bid to make it to the maiden IPL final against Mumbai Indians.

When the chase started, Prithvi Shaw (56 off 38 balls) was in his element in the fifth over bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar when he first played a flowing cover drive, followed by a ramp shot for six over third man

Martin Guptill (36, 19 balls) was the top scorer for SRH. He hit three sixes including two off his countrymate Trent Boult to set the pace in the Powerplay overs which yielded 54 runs.