Delhi Capitals’ (DC) Prithvi Shaw could possibly be seen letting out a smile whereas looking into his pants after being hit on the crotch by a supply from Punjab Kings (PBKS) quick bowler Riley Meredith on the Narendra Modi Stadium within the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Shaw took the hit within the third over of the match and seemed to be in appreciable ache after that. The group physio got here out and checked on Shaw however by that point, the batsman appeared to have recovered and will see the humorous aspect of issues.
Adei @PrithviShaw pic.twitter.com/hTCDYdDiiB
— viknnneess villain (since 1997) (@Vigneshcdm1) May 3, 2021
Notably, the 21-yr-outdated batsman has been in good kind this season and DC captain Rishabh Pant lauded him and opening companion Shikhar Dhawan for the great begins they’ve constantly given the group.
“It feels so good when you have a great start, [in] each and every match, with a mixture of youth and experience. You can see that everyone is doing so well around them,” Pant stated after DC beat PBKS by seven wickets. Shaw ended up scoring 39 runs off 32 balls and put up a gap stand of 63 runs with Dhawan.
Talking concerning the match, Shikhar Dhawan’s 47-ball 69 helped a scientific Delhi Capitals (DC) ease to a seven-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) on the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday within the Indian Premier League (IPL).
DC chased down the goal of 167 runs with 14 balls to spare, as Dhawan anchored the chase and put up partnerships with Prithvi Shaw, Steve Smith, captain Rishabh Pant, and Shimron Hetmyer.
Shaw (39) and Dhawan put up a gap stand of 63 runs that ended when the previous fell to Harpreet Brar off the primary ball of the seventh over. Smith (24) then performed an virtually chanceless innings and put up 48 for the second wicket with Dhawan, who then took the assault to the bowlers in a 36-run stand with Pant (14).
Pant fell to Chris Jordan within the seventeenth over, and the chase was accomplished within the 18th during which Hetmyer hit Riley Meredith for 2 sixes and a 4. DC had been left with two runs to win, and so they received these after Meredith bowled consecutive two wides.
Earlier, PBKS captain Mayank Agarwal’s 99 not out propelled PBKS to 166/6 in 20 overs. Agarwal stepped in after captain KL Rahul was identified with acute appendicitis and was admitted to an area hospital right here.