Dubai: Rishabh Pant His self-confessed “panic” showed no sign of scoring an unbeaten 51 off 35 balls. Delhi Capitals for a competitive score of 172/5 against Chennai Super Kings In the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League here on Sunday.
Pant found a perfect support from his friend Shimron Hetmyer (37 off 24 balls) as the duo put on 83 runs for the fifth wicket with some breathtaking shots towards the end of the innings.
Pant hit three fours and two sixes as Delhi Capitals ultimately didn’t pay the price for playing a specialist batsman as he took advantage of the blistering start provided by the opener. Prithvi Shaw (60 runs in 34 balls), who surrounded the opposition with the help of seven fours and three sixes.
Coming together for 80 for 4, Hetmyer and Pant initially tried their hand at only for a few singles and doubles before the flamboyant Caribbean smashed Moeen Ali for a six. He then cuts the off-side field for a boundary off Dwayne Bravo.
Pant, who was being kept quiet by the spinners, finally showed some spark by hitting a one-handed six off Shardul Thakur.
Once they shared a half-century partnership, Pant and Hetmyer started throwing their bats at the back-end when the pacers were once again in operation.
If Hetmyer hits Josh Hazlewood (4-0-29-2) over his head, Pant hits him towards deep mid-wicket to score 150 for the team. After this he hit the second six on the head of Dwayne Bravo (1/3 in 3 overs).
But a lot of credit should go to Shaw as he played his best innings in the tournament.
He started off with a four and a six off Hazlewood, both fun-timed shots. The first was flyover slips and the second was on top behind the wicketkeeper, with enough wood on the leather to cover the distance.
However Deepak Chahar’s second over turned out to be a nightmare for the seamer as he was hit for four boundaries – first a streaked inside edge and then a flick followed by two square cuts on either side.
While Shikhar Dhawan (7) and Shreyas Iyer (1) Was dismissed by Hazlewood within the powerplay, Axar Patel (10) was promoted without much success.
However, Shaw continued with his ‘see-the-ball, hit-the-ball’ formula as he dismissed Shardul Thakur for two sixes.
As he reached his half-century in just 27 balls, he was regularly punching holes in the off-side field, failing to achieve the desired distance while trying to beat Axar Moeen Ali.
The experienced pair of Moeen Ali (1/27 in four overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/23 in three overs) suddenly suppressed the runs with some measured bowling after the powerplay, forcing Shaw to let the left-arm spinner in. – Tried out. . However Faf du Plessis runs sideways to take a well judged catch at the deep extra cover boundary.
Then, Pant and Hetmyer took charge of DC’s batting to post a safe total.
Pant found a perfect support from his friend Shimron Hetmyer (37 off 24 balls) as the duo put on 83 runs for the fifth wicket with some breathtaking shots towards the end of the innings.
Pant hit three fours and two sixes as Delhi Capitals ultimately didn’t pay the price for playing a specialist batsman as he took advantage of the blistering start provided by the opener. Prithvi Shaw (60 runs in 34 balls), who surrounded the opposition with the help of seven fours and three sixes.
Coming together for 80 for 4, Hetmyer and Pant initially tried their hand at only for a few singles and doubles before the flamboyant Caribbean smashed Moeen Ali for a six. He then cuts the off-side field for a boundary off Dwayne Bravo.
Pant, who was being kept quiet by the spinners, finally showed some spark by hitting a one-handed six off Shardul Thakur.
Once they shared a half-century partnership, Pant and Hetmyer started throwing their bats at the back-end when the pacers were once again in operation.
If Hetmyer hits Josh Hazlewood (4-0-29-2) over his head, Pant hits him towards deep mid-wicket to score 150 for the team. After this he hit the second six on the head of Dwayne Bravo (1/3 in 3 overs).
But a lot of credit should go to Shaw as he played his best innings in the tournament.
He started off with a four and a six off Hazlewood, both fun-timed shots. The first was flyover slips and the second was on top behind the wicketkeeper, with enough wood on the leather to cover the distance.
However Deepak Chahar’s second over turned out to be a nightmare for the seamer as he was hit for four boundaries – first a streaked inside edge and then a flick followed by two square cuts on either side.
While Shikhar Dhawan (7) and Shreyas Iyer (1) Was dismissed by Hazlewood within the powerplay, Axar Patel (10) was promoted without much success.
However, Shaw continued with his ‘see-the-ball, hit-the-ball’ formula as he dismissed Shardul Thakur for two sixes.
As he reached his half-century in just 27 balls, he was regularly punching holes in the off-side field, failing to achieve the desired distance while trying to beat Axar Moeen Ali.
The experienced pair of Moeen Ali (1/27 in four overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/23 in three overs) suddenly suppressed the runs with some measured bowling after the powerplay, forcing Shaw to let the left-arm spinner in. – Tried out. . However Faf du Plessis runs sideways to take a well judged catch at the deep extra cover boundary.
Then, Pant and Hetmyer took charge of DC’s batting to post a safe total.
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