His determined innings may have given the impression of it being a grudge match, but Delhi Capitals opener David Warner took it as a regular match and did not need extra motivation to do well against his former franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Warner and Sunrisers had an acrimonious parting at the end of the IPL 2021 season when the Hyderabad franchise dumped him as captain midway through the season and dropped him for the last few matches when the lucrattive tournament moved to the Gulf due to the Covid-19 situation in India.
On Thursday, Warner and Sunrisers Hyderabad faced off for the first time and the 36-year-old Aussie responded with an unbeaten 92 off 58 deliveries, hitting 12 fours and three sixes. Delhi Capitals won the match by 21 runs.
"I didn't need extra motivation. We've all seen what happened before in the past. It was just good to get the win on the board," Warner said of the grudge match.
About his innings, he said the pitch was nice and true and he knew that it he played his shots, they were going to come off with a good score. IANS
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