IPL 2021: Cricket fraternity reacts in amazement as Shaw-Dhawan blitzkrieg blow away CSK

DC chased down CSK's target of 189 with 8 balls to spare.

By Salman Anjum - 10 Apr, 2021

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Delhi Capitals (DC) faced each other in the second game of IPL 2021 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday (April 10).

Invited to bat first, CSK posted 188/7 in 20 overs on the back of Suresh Raina’s 36-ball 54. Moeen Ali (36 off 24 balls), Sam Curran (34 off 15 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (26* off 17 balls) also made notable contributors with the bat.

Avesh Khan (2-23) and Chris Woakes (2-18) were the stand-out bowlers for Delhi, taking two wickets each.

In reply, DC rode on Shikhar Dhawan’s 54-ball 85 and Prithvi Shaw’s 38-ball 72 to overhaul the target with 7 wickets in hand and 8 balls to spare.

Cricket fraternity lauded both the Delhi openers for their stunning display with the bat.

Check out the reactions:

SHAWshank Redemption! #DCvsCSK #IPL2021 #PrithviShaw pic.twitter.com/SToLgILNkX
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 10, 2021

Pumping it @PrithviShaw ???????????? #sparklingstuff ???? @IPL #greathands????
— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66) April 10, 2021

Shaw’s been in devastating form since being dumped in the Test series against Australia. A strokefilled 72 tonight, albeit with a few chances, should put him back on the radar of the selectors
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 10, 2021

Gabbar-Shaw! Wow! #DCvsCSK
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) April 10, 2021

Let's give credit where it's due. This is batting of the highest order from @PrithviShaw & @SDhawan25. The @DelhiCapitals couldn't have asked for a better dream start to #IPL2021 #CSKvDC
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) April 10, 2021

Comprehensive victory for @DelhiCapitals. Both the openers @PrithviShaw & @SDhawan25 played their A game ????@IPL #IPL2021 #CSKvsDD
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) April 10, 2021

Top batting @SDhawan25 @PrithviShaw @DelhiCapitals
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 10, 2021

Domestic cricket to @IPL Prithvi won’t stop batting now. Excellent from both him and Shikhar.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) April 10, 2021

No Rabada. No Nortje. No Iyer. No Axar. No problem says #DelhiCapitals #CSKvDC
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 10, 2021

Balanced start from a well balance side @DelhiCapitals #DCvsCSK
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 10, 2021

Perfect start boys ???? Keep it going @DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/TJXZAT8ss8
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) April 10, 2021

By Salman Anjum - 10 Apr, 2021

IPL 2021: Cricket fraternity reacts in amazement as Shaw-Dhawan blitzkrieg blow away CSK

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