At the start of 18th over in the Delhi Capitals innings, the scoreboard read 100/6. Marcus Stoinis was batting on four off the seven balls he had faced. Delhi were staring at a below par score on what was admittedly a two-paced pitch. Would they get to 130, perhaps push 140?
Well, Stoinis changed the game in the course of those three overs where he showed how dangerous he can be when he gets his timing right. With a sensational 21-ball-53 (seven 4s, three 6s), Stoinis lifted the Delhi Capitals to 157/8, which was a total that – eventually – proved match-winning.
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Incredibly, the Capitals scored 57 runs in the last three overs while Stoinis accounted for 49 of those (off just 14 deliveries). In the history of IPL, only Virat Kohli (vs Gujarat Lions, 2016) and Andre Russell…