Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain David Warner found a unique way to celebrate the teams win against Delhi Capitals on Tuesday —by throwing cakes at teammates. It was Warner’s 34th birthday which made the win even more special. After arriving back to the hotel, the team decided to celebrate their captain’s birthday and the near-perfect win. After everyone rubbed cake on Warner’s face, he decided to take revenge. As a result, he started throwing cake at everyone.
SRH shared a video of highlights from the cake fight on their Twitter handle. It was captioned as, “Watch what happened in the dressing room after our crucial game last night Don’t miss the cake rituals too, #OrangeArmy #SRHvDC #KeepRising #Dream11IPL”.In the video, Indian cricketers like Priyam Garg and Manish Pandey can be seen joining the fun and rubbing the cake on Warner’s face.
Watch what happened in the dressing room after our crucial game last night 🧡
Don’t miss the cake rituals too, #OrangeArmy 😁#SRHvDC #KeepRising #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/3802fTzpjr
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) October 28, 2020
Warner also had a mini face-off with bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan, who seemed to be in a jovial mood as SRH’s bowling department performed admirably.
Rashid Khan was the star from the bowling department after he grabbed three wickets in four overs, conceding only seven runs. T. Natarajan and Sandeep Sharma notched two dismissals each.
Later on, Wriddhiman Saha, who scored a knock of 87 runs also joined in the fun.
SRH defeated DC by 88 runs at the Dubai International Stadium. Coming into bat first, they wrapped up at 219/2 after 20 overs, setting a target of 220 runs. Their potent bowling attack shut down DC in 19 overs, who could only muster 131 runs.
The win takes SRH to sixth spot in the league table with 10 points from 12 matches. Meanwhile, DC are third with 14 points from 12 matches.