In a breathtaking display of boundary-hitting, Delhi Capitals’ Tristan Stubbs unleashed a barrage of shots against Mumbai Indians’ Luke Wood in their IPL clash on Saturday. The Arun Jaitley Stadium witnessed a boundary-fest as Stubbs plundered 26 runs off Wood’s 18th over, smashing five fours and a six.
Stubbs’ onslaught began with a scoop over wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan on the leg side, followed by another scoop to fine-leg. He then targeted the other side of the ground, hitting two reverse-scoops over the short-third fielder off yorker-length deliveries. The first reverse-scoop sailed over the fence for a six, while the second was a low full-toss that Stubbs connected with another perfect reverse-scoop for a four.
With 18 runs already conceded off the first four balls, Wood attempted a slower bouncer on the penultimate delivery. However, Stubbs read it early and belted it to the deep mid-wicket fence. The final ball of the over was another slower off-cutter, which Stubbs dispatched to the same region.
Stubbs’ unbeaten 25-ball 48 powered DC to their highest IPL score ever of 257 for 4. Earlier, Jake Fraser-McGurk had set the tone for DC’s batting onslaught with a blistering 27-ball 84. The 22-year-old opener equalled his own record for the fastest fifty this season, reaching the milestone off just 15 balls.
