Hum aa gaye hain': Mitchell Marsh, Jake Fraser-McGurk set Delhi Capitals' net session ablaze upon arrival
Australia's star allrounder Mitchell Marsh and emerging batting sensation Jake Fraser-McGurk have joined Delhi Capitals' camp for the IPL 2024 season and set the practice session on fire with plenty of lusty blows.
Marsh, who led Australia to a 3-0 clean sweep against New Zealand in February, is a crucial member of Capitals and is expected to keep their run rate afloat in the middle overs.
On the other hand, Fraser-McGurk, Delhi's latest recruit has joined them as an injury replacement. Having played just two ODIs, the 21-year-old is fairly new to the international circuit and would love to make an impact if he is provided with an opportunity in the playing XI at any time during the course of the season.
Fraser-McGurk burst onto the scene with a world-record 29-ball ton - the fastest century recorded in white-ball or List-A cricket. The right-handed batter scored the sensational hundred while playing for South Australia against Tasmania in the Marsh One-Day Cup in October last year.
Watch Jake Fraser-McGurk and Mitchell Marsh's batting video:
Meanwhile, Delhi have been bolstered by the return of their skipper Rishabh Pant, who has been declared fit to bat and keep wickets by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The franchise missed Pant badly in the last season.
Capitals finished second from the bottom in the previous season with just five wins and nine losses in 14 games. David Warner led them in the last season.
Delhi Capitals IPL 2024 squad:
Rishabh Pant (c), Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui, Shai Hope, Prithvi Shaw, Yash Dhull, Swastik Chikara, David Warner, Pravin Dubey, Axar Patel, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Sumit Kumar, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jhye Richardson, Rasikh Salem.
Fraser-McGurk Shines On IPL Debut As Delhi Thrash Lucknow
In the runs: Delhi Capitals' Jake Fraser-McGurk celebrates after scoring a half-century Noah SEELAM
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Jake Fraser-McGurk smashed a half-century on his Indian Premier League debut as Delhi Capitals thrashed Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets on Friday to reignite their hopes in the money-spinning T20 competition.
Fraser-McGurk, who had celebrated his 22nd birthday on Thursday, shared a 77-run partnership for the third wicket with captain Rishabh Pant (41) to help Delhi overhaul Lucknow's 167-7 with 11 balls to spare.
Delhi moved to ninth in the 10-team contest after registering only their second victory from six outings.
Lucknow, who came into the match with three wins out of four, are now placed fourth.
"Spent five-six games on the sidelines itching to get out there," said Fraser-McGurk.
"I'm so happy to be here, different world in terms of cricket. Never seen anything like it, to be able to savour eight weeks, hopefully more, is amazing."
Delhi lost opener David Warner early with the Australian dragging a ball from Yash Thakur on to his stumps soon after he was attended to by the physio for a blow he took on his knuckles.
Prithvi Shaw (32) was caught brilliantly by Nicholas Pooran at deep midwicket off Ravi Bishnoi but Pant and Fraser-McGurk steadied the innings with their stand.
Fraser-McGurk, who went unsold in the IPL auction but came in as a replacement for Lungi Ngidi, hit Krunal Pandya for three huge sixes in a row in one over to underline his power-hitting prowess.
The Australian's 55-run knock, studded with five sixes and two fours, came to an end when he holed out to Arshad Khan, but by then Delhi needed just 28 runs off 32 balls.
Pant went past 3,000 IPL runs before being stumped off Bishnoi for 41 off 24 balls including two sixes and four boundaries.
"We were about 15-20 runs short, we should've capitalised to get to 180," said Lucknow skipper K.L. Rahul.
"McGurk was very unknown. We've watched a lot of videos of him but he hit the ball really well, credit to him."
Earlier, Lucknow were off to a fine start after electing to bat but they stumbled after the powerplay, losing two wickets in two balls to left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav (3-20).
Yadav, 29, had missed Delhi's last two matches due to an injury.
The slow bowler struck to send back Rahul (39 off 22 balls).
Rahul tried to slash the ball which was turning away and a Delhi review confirmed a nick.
Lucknow were tottering at 94-7 in the 13th over but Ayush Badoni top-scored with an unbeaten 35-ball 55 and shared 73 runs for the eighth wicket with Arshad Khan (20 not out) to ensure a fighting total on the board.
It was the first half-century this IPL season for Badoni, who hit one six and five fours.
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