Within 24 hours after a 246-run target had been gunned down without breaking sweat in Hyderabad, the action shifted to Delhi for the first time in IPL 2025 - another unforgiving venue for bowlers.
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Data Shorts: Karn, Santner spin it around for MI
Karn Sharma returned figures of 3 for 36 © BCCI/IPL
200-plus scores were racked in eight out of the 10 innings in Delhi in IPL 2024, and the short boundaries only add to the challenge. Last season, spinners went at 10.48 runs an over, only marginally less than 10.54 in Hyderabad among the 13 venues used.
However, there was a risk-reward element too. The strike-rate for spin at the Arun Jaitley Stadium was 17.2 last year - the best among the 10 venues that hosted at least five matches. The trend continued
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