Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Rishabh Pant continued his excellent return to competitive cricket with a sublime fifty against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on April 3. It was Pant’s second half-century on the trot during which he also hit a trademark no-look six.
Pant hit Venkatesh Iyer for four fours and and two sixes in the 12th over of the chase, taking 28 runs off the over. His second six of the over was a no-look shot over fine-leg to which even KKR owner and Bollywood actor Shas Rukh Khan stood up and applauded. Have a look at the shot and reaction below:
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Pant reached his fifty in 23 balls but eventually got out after scoring 55 off 25 balls. The skipper also added 93 runs in 47 balls for the fifth wicket with Tristan Stubbs (32-ball 54) after DC were reduced to 33/4 inside five overs in chase of 273. DC were finally bowled out for 166 in 17.2 overs, losing the game by 106 runs.
Earlier, KKR posted IPL history’s second highest score, finishing at 272/5 in 20 overs.
For them, it all started at the top with Sunil Narine once again batting explosively after opening the batting. Narine scored a belligerent 85 off just 39 ball, hitting seven four and sixes each. Narine’s opening partner Phil Salt although was dismissed early, scoring 18 off 12.
KKR sent debutant Angkrish Raghuvanshi to replace Salt and the rookie blazed his way to 54 off just 27 balls. Towards the end, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh also teed off, scoring 41 off 19 and 26 in eight ball, respectively.
This was KKR’s third win in three matches and they now sit atop the points table. DC, on the other hand, have slipped to the ninth place in 10-team table with one win and three losses in four games.
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