New Zealand wicket-keeper batsman Tim Seifert was a part of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2022. But, this season he is not in any team, let alone Delhi. However, he has dominated even after staying away from IPL 2023.
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New Delhi: Delhi Capitals are breathless in IPL 2023. The saying that the name is big and philosophy is small is fitting on the players of the team. In the two matches played so far, Delhi has lost both. Here in IPL 2023, amidst this bad fate, there is one such player, who might have been different. But, Delhi did not retain him at all. He did not find a place in the final list of auction prepared by BCCI. But, even after staying away from IPL 2023, it is raining thunder.
We are talking about Tim Siefert, who wrote the final script of New Zealand’s T20 series win against Sri Lanka. New Zealand wicket-keeper batsman Tim Seifert was a part of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2022. But, this season he is not in any team, let alone Delhi. However, he has dominated even after staying away from IPL 2023. He has played such an explosive inning in the last match of the T20 series against Sri Lanka, which Delhi Capitals are in dire need of within IPL 2023.
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48 balls, 88 runs, 10 fours, 3 sixes
Tim Siefert batted at a strike rate of 183.33 and scored 88 runs in just 48 balls while chasing a target of 183 runs in the third and final home T20 match against Sri Lanka. His innings included 10 fours and 3 sixes. That is, if we add the runs collected from the boundaries, then out of 88, he scored 58 runs in just 13 balls.
However, after this explosive innings, Tim Seifert became the player of the match, as well as his team ie New Zealand captured the series 2-0. Please tell that the first match of the series was a tie.
Had the IPL figures been against Delhi’s fault!
Now just imagine that if Delhi Capitals had retained Tim Seifert trusting his ability, what would have been the story today? However, his record on the IPL pitch is not good. He has scored only 26 runs in 3 matches played in two seasons. One of these matches is for the KKR franchise, when he was a part of it in IPL 2021. There 2 matches for Delhi Capitals.
Even though these figures are against. But there is always talk of a new day and fresh form in cricket, which is the case with Tim Siefert. There is a lot of pressure on Delhi to win in IPL 2023. And this victory cannot be achieved until one of its batsmen plays an inning like Tim Seifert.
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