Prithvi Shaw dictated the proceedings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) conflict between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders on the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday, which noticed the previous clinch a seven-wicket win.
Batting at a strike-fee of tangible 200, Shaw went on to attain 82 from 41 balls, earlier than his dismissed by Pat Cummins. Shaw took 18 balls to achieve his half-century and by the point his innings was over, the 21-yr-previous had smashed 11 fours and three sixes.
Shaw, who’s in crimson-scorching kind, made his intentions clear proper from the phrase go. Chasing a average 155, the precise-handed batsman began off the Delhi Capitals innings with a superlative efforts, which noticed the batsman smash six consecutive fours to Shivam Mavi in the primary over.
Mavi went on to concede 25 runs from his first over, making him third in the checklist of bowlers, who’ve delivered essentially the most costly first over of an innings in IPL.
However, this did not have an effect on the bond between the 2 cricketers because the duo had been seen joking round after the competition. The video of the second was shared by IPL on its Twitter deal with.
Once the match is accomplished, friendship takes over. The great thing about #VIVOIPL @PrithviShaw | @ShivamMavi23 https://t.co/GDR4bTRtlQ #DCvKKR pic.twitter.com/CW6mRYF8hs
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 29, 2021
“We’ve played for four-five years now (with Mavi), so I knew where he will bowl to me. I was prepared (for the short ball). The first four-five balls he bowled were half-vollies so I was prepared for the short ball but unfortunately he didn’t bowl,” stated Shaw in the course of the put up-match presentation ceremony.
