Delhi Capitals (DC) faced Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 25th match of IPL 2021 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Thursday (April 29).
Asked to bat first, KKR posted 154/6 in 20 overs on the back of Andre Russell’s unbeaten 45 off 27 balls and Shubman Gill’s 38-ball 43.
Lalit Yadav (2-13) and Akshar Patel (2-31) were the pick of the bowlers for DC, claiming two wickets each.
In response, Prithvi Shaw got DC off to a flying start as he whacked Shivam Mavi for six consecutive fours in the first over.
Shaw continued his domination on other KKR bowlers as well to take the Capitals to 67/0 in the first powerplay. He completed his half-century in just 18 deliveries and added 132 runs for the opening wicket with Shikhar Dhawan.
Pat Cummins drew the first blood for KKR as he dismissed Dhawan on 47-ball 46 in the 14th over. Two overs later, Cummins also removed Shaw (82 off 41 balls; 11 fours and 3 sixes) and Rishabh Pant (16 off 8 balls) but the match was done by then.
In the end, Marcus Stoinis (6*) and Shimron Hetmyer (0*) completed the formalities and took DC over the line with 7 wickets in hand and 21 balls to spare.
For his stunning display with the bat, Prithvi Shaw garnered rich praise from the cricket fraternity on Twitter.
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