Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan added a massive 132 runs while chasing 155 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders. There was not a single ball from the KKR batting unit which troubled the duo, especially Shaw. Shaw came on the pitch was all set to take on the bowlers of KKR, he scored 6 fours in an over and gave a dream start to the run chase. Shaw added 82 runs to the partnership with Dhawan who contributed 46 with his bat.
Prithvi Shaw gave a flying start to the Delhi Capitals and scored his runs with a strike rate of 200. Dhawan played the support role as he grabbed the orange cap again. His inning was slow but was perfect for the run chase. Shaw is now third in the list of orange cap and is only one run behind 2nd placed Faf Du Plessis.
Twitter and other social media platforms reacted to the Shaw innings and especially to this new partnership. The left-right hand combination is getting appreciated by fans. Let’s see, some of the interesting Tweets about the pair.
Prithvi Shaw & Shikhar Dhawan destroyed KKR Bowlers.#DCvKKR #DCvsKKR #KKRvsDC #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/wscDBoft7c
— GURPANTH SANDHU (@Gurpanthinsan) April 29, 2021
If the bottom-half teams are still interested they must watch how the pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw bat in PP: See ball, hit ball. Don't know why others just hold themselves back all the time #DCvsKKR @SDhawan25 @PrithviShaw
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) April 29, 2021
Shikhar Dhawan and Shaw have hit 71 fours combined, more than Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Number of Fours in #IPL2021
71: Dhawan+Shaw
69: PBKS
61: SRH— The Cricket Panda (@TheCricketPanda) April 29, 2021
#DelhiCapitals openers in #IPL2021:
Dhawan – 311 runs, 44.42 avg & 131.77 sr
Shaw – 269 runs, 38.42 avg & 165.03 sr— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 29, 2021
The backbone of DC?
The backbone of #DelhiCapitals is Shaw and Dhawan. The way these guys are batting, one has more than 300 runs and another has more than 200 runs. Incredible opening combo!
— Bhawana (@bhawnakohli5) April 29, 2021
Cakewalk of a run-chase for #DelhiCapitals as Prithvi Shaw strikes the #KKR bowlers down with a fiery 82 off 41, well supported by Shikhar Dhawan (46 off 47)#DCvKKR #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/AgnLmKVbdt
— Sports Cordon (@SportsCordon) April 29, 2021
Dhawan bro pls support Shaw in NRR boosting yojana. Won't get better opportunity than this 😞
— Spidey (@MrStarksPeter) April 29, 2021
