The 25th match of IPL 2021 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals on Thursday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Delhi Capitals achieved the target of 155 runs by losing 3 wickets in 16.3 overs. Prithvi Shaw played a stormy innings of 82 runs for Delhi. Apart from him Shikhar Dhawan scored 46 runs. Pat Cummins took 3 wickets for KKR. Batting first after losing the toss, Kolkata scored 154 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Russell scored an unbeaten 45 for KKR. For Delhi, Akshar Patel and Lalit Yadav took two wickets each.
Sent to bat first, KKR got off to a decent start on the back of Shubman Gill’s 38-ball 43. Eoin Morgan’s men faltered in the middle-overs yet again but Andre Russell’s late-innings blitz guided KKR to 154/6 at the end of 20 overs. Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav both scalped two wickets each. Chasing, Prithvi Shaw (82) and Shikhar Dhawan (46) stitched together a 132-run opening stand which made it quite comfortable for DC. Rishabh Pant and his men reached the target of 155 with 21 balls to spare in the end. See how netizens reacted on this clash:
The Prithvi Shaw Show and Shivam Mavi First Over.#BestHomeCommentator @Housing pic.twitter.com/K48W5j7q3c
— Santosh Kasana (@K16Santosh) April 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/Gurpanthinsan/status/1387820639478636545?s=20
#DCvKKR
Prithvi Shaw hits 6 fours in an over, Meanwhile Shivam Mavi to Prithvi Shaw pic.twitter.com/NY6o4WnTmg— बागड़ी❤️💯 (@WMalkhat) April 29, 2021
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Prithvi Shaw and Shivam mavi were teammates in under 19 world cup 2018.
Now Shaw smashed 6 fours in mavi's over
Mavi be like – #BestHomeCommentator @Housing pic.twitter.com/8yl68A0Iaz
— Himanshu (@HimanshRx) April 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/Shounak_72/status/1387821386496888833?s=20
Pahle carrier khaa gya ab fake sympathy dene aaya😂😂#DCvKKR #DCvsKKR #KKRvsDC #Shaw #ShivamMavi #PrithviShaw #mavi pic.twitter.com/n1hnachm9Q
— JuiceSprite Boobrah🇮🇳 (@Yorker_Gawd) April 29, 2021
Prithvi Shaw hitting six 4s in a over of Shivam Mavi.#Master #DCvKKR https://t.co/1USvDoqsnz
— Wolverine (@Itz_MahiVFC) April 29, 2021
After the Prithiv shaw 6 boundaries..
Shivam Mavi in Marupakkam😆 pic.twitter.com/KaU2jZa8Tn— Choker Funda (@forgot_paswrd) April 29, 2021
