Who is Daniel Sams? Top facts and stats about Delhi's new Australian all-rounder

South African pacer Anrich rtje has been in fine form for Delhi in Dream11 IPL 2020 and his exclusion drew eyebrows ahe of clash against Punjab on Tuesday. rtje's ability to consistently clock speeds above 150 km/h was consistently missed as Nicholas Pooran's heroics deflated Shikhar Dhawan's scintillating hundred in first innings. Daniel Sams was subsequently named in playing XI in place of South Africa pacer, and here's all you need to kw about Australian all-rounder. 

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Who is Daniel Sams? Delhi hand little-kwn Australian pacer IPL debut

Delhi captain Shreyas Iyer handed Daniel Sams his Dream11 IPL debut on Tuesday in place of rtje for clash against Punjab. 27-year-old was drafted in by franchise after England opener Jason Roy opted out of tournament due to safety concerns. Australian is a left-arm pacer and has ability to contribute with bat later on in innings. 27-year-old was named in Australia's squ for T20I and ODI series against England but failed to get a game. 

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A late bloomer, Sams me his debut for Canterbury in 2017/18 Plunkett Shield, before switching his base to Australia's New South Wales, with whom he me his List A debut. 27-year-old rose to prominence with his performances in Big Bash League last season, where left-arm pacer bagged a staggering 30 wickets in just 17 games for Sydney Thunder. His performances earned him Player of Tournament award, which in turn led to a national team call-up. Daniel Sams is only left-arm pace bowling option in Delhi setup for Dream11 IPL 2020.

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27-year-old is kwn for his ability to swing new ball, while is a handy death bowler, kwn for his variations, especially slower deliveries. While his Delhi debut started on wrong te, after he dislodged bails running in to concede a free hit, he bowled a largely impressive spell, conceding just 30 from his quota of four overs. 27-year-old ds furr firepower to Delhi's batting line up and could be a key player in remaining matches of tournament.

Shreyas Iyer and team manment will hope that Australian can build on his performance and become an asset as y hunt for ir maiden Dream11 IPL title. 

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