IPL 2021 Match 25: Shaw’s brilliance helps Delhi Capitals register an emphatic win
A superb batting effort by Prithvi Shaw ensured that Delhi
Capitals registered an emphatic win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the 25th
match of IPL 2021 played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Delhi Capitals captain Pant won the toss and decided to
field first. Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana started off to a decent start. After
being hit for a six by Rana, Axar Patel was clever enough to deliver a wide
ball and was stumped by Pant coming down the track. Rahul Tripathi struggled
with his timing, but Gill showed some intent to hit boundaries. At the end of
the first six overs, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 45 for 1.
After the field restrictions, Gill and Tripathi showed some
intent to put pressure back on Delhi Capitals bowlers. At the end of the first
timeout, KKR made 65 for 1. Stoinis struck off his second ball getting rid of
Tripathi providing an easy catch to Lalit Yadav. Tripathi and Gill added 44
runs for the 2nd wicket. Lalit Yadav did the damage for Delhi
Capitals getting wickets of Eoin Morgan and Sunil Narine in one over. Morgan
tried to hit the inside-out shot but was caught by Smith while Narine was
cleaned up.
Shubman Gill's struggle came to an end as he chucked a simple
catch to Smith to leave KKR in trouble. At the end of the second timeout, KKR
scored 86 for 5. Dinesh Karthik showed some intent hitting some shots before
Axar Patel dismissed him trying to hit a reverse sweep. Andre Russell showed
his immense hitting power smacking 2 sixes and 1 four off Avesh Khan in the 19th
over. He ended the KKR innings with a six off Avesh Khan to help KKR post 154
for 6. Russell and Cummins added 45 runs for the 7th wicket.
Chasing 155 runs to win, Prithvi Shaw started the innings
with 6 boundaries in the first over off Shivam Mavi putting KKR under immense
pressure. Dhawan also showed his class by hitting boundaries. Shaw was severe
on the bad balls and kept the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six
overs, Delhi Capitals raced away to 67 for 0.
Shaw kept the pressure on KKR bowlers and never allowed them
to settle. At the end of the first timeout, Delhi Capitals made 71 for 0. After
the timeout, Shaw reached his fifty off just 18 balls and maintained the
momentum for DC with his timing. On the other hand, Dhawan scored at ease
giving good support to Shaw. Despite some tight bowling, Shaw and Dhawan looked
comfortable hitting boundaries with ease. At the end of the second timeout, DC
scored 123 for 0.
Pat Cummins finally broke through for KKR getting the wicket
of Shikhar Dhawan ending a sensational 132 runs opening partnership. DC captain
Pant promoted himself to number 3 and hit some lovely shots. Pat Cummins
dismissed Shaw and Pant in the end. Marcus Stoinis smashed a boundary to help
Delhi Capitals register an emphatic 7 wicket win.
Delhi Capitals 156 for 3 in 16.3 overs (Shaw 82, Dhawan 46,
Cummins 3/24) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 154 for 6 in 20 overs (Russell 45*,
Gill 43, Lalit Yadav 2/13, Patel 2/32) by 7 wickets.
With this win, Delhi Capitals moved to 2nd in the
points table with a better run rate. For his brilliant 82 off 41 balls, Prithvi
Shaw was named the man of the match award.
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