‘The Man, The Myth, The Legend’ - Netizens overjoyed as Ishant Sharma’s brilliant spell propels DC to victory

The 44th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 featured a thrilling clash between the defending champions Gujarat Titans and the David Warner-led Delhi Capitals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, May 2.

As Delhi Capitals were limited to a low total of 130 runs in the first innings, the side led by David Warner looked to be plummeting towards yet another hefty defeat. However, through a brilliant display with the ball, Delhi managed to come out of the game as winners.

It was largely thanks to the spell of veteran Indian pacer Ishant Sharma that the side propelled itself to a win. Bowling four overs in the game, Ishant conceded 23 runs and took two wickets. Dismissing the likes of Rahul Tewatia and Vijay Shankar.

Ishant’s last over of the game, where he defended 12 runs, quickly became the talk of the town. In vintage fashion, the 36-year-old conceded just six runs in the final over and even dismissed Shankar to propel the side to a brilliant victory.

Hardik Pandya’s resilience unable to propel Gujarat to victory

Coming in to bat first, Delhi Capitals got off to the worst of starts to the game as Phil Salt and skipper David Warner only managed to score 2 runs collectively. Through a brilliant bowling display, Gujarat dismantled the bowling attack of the visitors. However, through Aman Hakim Khan’s late push and short cameos by Axar Patel and Ripal Patel, Delhi managed to post 130 runs on the board.

Looking to chase the target down, the defending champions saw both of their openers dismissed quite early into the innings as well. However, skipper Hardik Pandya rose to the occasion and played a resilient knock. The ace Indian all-rounder amassed 59* runs in 53 deliveries and gave some much-needed hope to his side.

Despite his knock being in vain, Pandya played a true captain’s knock and brought his side very close to a win. However, in the end Delhi Capitals won the game by five runs.

Here's how Twitter reacted to Ishant Sharma's spell:

Johns.@CricCrazyJohns

What a comeback story for Ishant Sharma. Out of the Indian team, work hard in his fitness through domestics, coming back to IPL, didn't start the season & then defended 12 runs against Gujarat. Ishant Sharma deserves everything.

11:10 PM · May 02, 2023

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Rajasthan Royals@rajasthanroyals

“Ek aur (final) over karega?” “Haan karunga!”

11:21 PM · May 02, 2023

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Sagar@sagarcasm

Ishant Sharma be like

11:06 PM · May 02, 2023

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Mufaddal Vohra@mufaddal_vohra

ISHANT SHARMA - THE HERO OF DELHI CAPITALS. GT needed 12 in 6 balls - 2,1,0,W,2,1 to win it for DC. What a performance, what an over by Ishant!

11:07 PM · May 02, 2023

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𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐂𝐒𝐊@SergioCSKK

Ishant Sharma has defended 12 runs in the final over vs Hardik Pandya & Rahul Tewatia. You dont see the age or size of the dog, You see the FIGHT OF THE DOG✨

11:09 PM · May 02, 2023

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Johns.@CricCrazyJohns

ISHANT SHARMA DEFENDED 12 RUNS IN THE FINAL OVER. 2, 1, 0, W, 2, 1 against Hardik, Tewatia & Rashid - What a champion bowler.

11:07 PM · May 02, 2023

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retired ICT fan@anubhav__tweets

Ishant Sharma's success feels personal ngl ❤️

11:15 PM · May 02, 2023

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Johns.@CricCrazyJohns

Ishant Sharma in IPL 2023: Player of the match award vs KKR 3-0-18-1 vs SRH Defended 12 runs vs GT in final over A come back to remember - he is still going strong.

11:25 PM · May 02, 2023

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R A T N I S H@LoyalSachinFan

Ishant Sharma The Man, The Myth, The Legend.

11:07 PM · May 02, 2023

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Vishal.@SPORTYVISHAL

Oh man it's unbelievable it's incridible. Ishant Sharma is the hero tonight and proving that age is just a number.

11:08 PM · May 02, 2023

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Kriti Singh@kritiitweets

Ishant Sharma supremacy 🛐 #GTvDC | #DCvGT | #IPL2023

11:09 PM · May 02, 2023

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Dr Nimo Yadav@niiravmodi

He is Ishant sharma, a 35 yo fast bowler from Delhi. He played his last T20 match for ICT in 2010 and was never picked again. He was dropped from IPL after 2019 too. But He never stopped believing in himself and today he has won his team a crucial match by bowling a brilliant… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

11:09 PM · May 02, 2023

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