Dubai: Delhi Capitals’ opening batsman Prithvi Shaw has been living up to his prominence in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). The young gun unleashed havoc against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as he smashed a quickfire 42 including five boundaries and two sixes, missing out on what would have been his third half-century this season on Monday (October 5) at Dubai International Stadium.
“I think I would have carried on after the powerplay, but unfortunately I lofted it. However, it’s just a game and I think this has become history now, so I’ll leave this over here itself and concentrate on the next game,” Shaw said after the match.
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— Delhi Capitals (Tweeting from 🇦🇪) (@DelhiCapitals) October 5, 2020
Another day, Another best Powerplay score for us this season 💙
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The 20-year-old right-hander stitched another solid 68-run opening partnership with the experienced Shikhar Dhawan which helped the team post a competitive 196/4 against Virat Kohli-led RCB. Shaw stated, “Yeah definitely, I think this is the momentum we have to carry throughout this tournament and this is the start we all wanted, especially in the powerplay, without giving any wicket away.”
“In the first six overs, we scored 63, I think, which is a good start and then we give advantage to the middle and lower-order batsmen – Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis and Shimron Hetmyer, who can come in and play their natural game,” Shaw added.
Commenting on the team’s bowling performance against RCB, “I feel the bowlers are doing a wonderful job, both the fast bowlers and today (October 5), Axar Patel, Ash bhai (Ravichandran Ashwin) and Harshal Patel did great too. They are well-prepared before the game and know exactly what they want to do in the match, and they are doing a wonderful job,” Shaw further added.
Challenge completed 😉 Great team performance 💪 pic.twitter.com/tzVgqPz1EE
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) October 5, 2020
Speaking on the overall team performance, the opener feels everything is going according to plan. “I think it’s a very good start, a very positive start to this tournament and we have to carry this momentum. We just have to go out there and execute our plans, whatever we do in practice sessions, we just have to execute ourselves in the match and rightly, we are doing perfectly. Everything is going perfect, you know, the batting, bowling – skills-wise we are going in the right direction, so really happy for the team,” he signed off.
