6, 6, 4 – this attack from Delhi Capitals opener Phil Salt to RCB seamer Mohammed Siraj triggered the pacer and then he showed his poorly undigested aggressive side to the DC opener by showing his finger constantly in the face of Salt first and then Warner.
That, counterintuitively, backfired horribly on Mohammed Siraj and RCB as Phil Salt hammered 87 runs off 45 balls, making a mockery of the chase of 182 and the so-believed “dry” and “difficult” surface perceived to be at the Arjun Jaitley stadium ahead of the start of the match.
A sedate fifty from Virat Kohli and a quickfire half-century from Mahipal Lomror set up RCB’s total of 181, which looked good until Phil Salt got going and whistled the RCB bowlers here, there, and everywhere in Delhi.
The fiery Mohammed Siraj, who had been brilliant with the new ball this season, got smoked for 28 runs in 2 overs and didn’t get to bowl again.
In the 5th over, after being cracked for two sixes and a four by the Phil Salt, there was some words exchanged between the duo before it became more heated. It involved Mohammed Siraj aggressively pointing his finger toward Salt – which is certain to be get RCB docked some points in Fairplay Awards and could also lead to a fine to the seamer. David Warner intervened the verbal duel but Siraj still didn’t calm down.
Watch:
This was not needed from Siraj pic.twitter.com/hQPI7Th36p#DCvRCB #ViratKohli
— Cricket Inside Out (@Cricketinout) May 6, 2023
This also led to a spate of memes on trolls on Mohammed Siraj from fans:
Siraj #DCvRCB pic.twitter.com/0zvV3WcZxj
— Dr Gill (@ikpsgill1) May 6, 2023
Siraj and Salt saga. pic.twitter.com/zdKoTknYS7
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) May 6, 2023
Virat Kohli to Siraj after the match pic.twitter.com/ydJz2RxPQ7
— ಭಲೇ ಬಸವ (@Basavachethanah) May 6, 2023
SALT to SIRAJ :pic.twitter.com/NR9skO2CSu
— Mr. Short Temper.¡ (@IsmartKick) May 6, 2023
Anyways Siraj got owned by Salt.#DCvRCB #siraj pic.twitter.com/ExsmZKgD9g
— • ᴀsʜ ʙᴀᴢ •ꪖꪉ🤍 (@FUTURE_LEADERR) May 6, 2023
Phil Salt to Siraj https://t.co/diRou8jv7k pic.twitter.com/sHeOwybWdl
— 𝐀𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐅𝐂 X (@Akash__Tweetz) May 6, 2023
Philip Salt to RCB bowlers today.#DCvsRCB #rcb #siraj #philipsalt #ganguly #Kohli #harshalpatel pic.twitter.com/pvENXqlzG1
— Vkotwal (@vkotwal1015) May 6, 2023
https://twitter.com/__a_k__11__/status/1654903732717649921?s=20
https://twitter.com/VineetS906/status/1654902670640160768?s=20
Salt to Siraj https://t.co/NXWAqL5sKM
— Joy Boy 🏏 (@TweetECricket) May 6, 2023
Salt – Messi is better than Ronaldo
Siraj – pic.twitter.com/5E0abcRHPr
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 6, 2023
The match ended rather quickly courtesy of Salt’s blazing knock as DC chased down the target in 16.4 overs.
Phil Salt, Player of the Match said: “I spoke before the game about being positive. We knew the wicket was slow and low, and we spoke about playing off the backfoot. I thought 180 was par, I felt we would have to bat really well to get there. (On Mitch Marsh) He came in and hit the second ball for six or something like that, it put bowlers on the backfoot. Loving the support, specially here in Delhi.”
