Prithvi Shaw started the run chase on a high note for Delhi Capitals as he hit 56 off 38 balls (Courtesy by BCCI)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Rishabh Pant (49) and Prithvi Shaw (56) helped Delhi chase down 163 vs Hyderabad
- Keemo Paul and Rashid Khan both made an impact for their teams with the ball
- Pant was adjudged man-of-the-match as DC booked a date with CSK in Qualifier 2
Young guns lit up the Vizag cricket stadium on Wednesday as Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad played out a thrilling match in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. The IPL 2019 Eliminator was ultimately won by Delhi Capitals as they knocked out Sunrisers Hyderabad from the competition by registering a 2-wicket victory with a ball to spare.
There were four top performers in the match from either teams who were the main reasons why the match turned out to be one of the most exciting ones in this season.
Rishabh Pant (DC), Prithvi Shaw (DC), Rashid Khan (SRH) and Keemo Paul (DC) made it a contest to remember as Delhi chased down 163 in 19.5 overs to book the match against Chennai Super Kings in the second qualifier on May 10.
The four players in the spotlight here also have one thing common between them - they are all under 21 years of age.
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Four players, all aged 21 or under, dominated the @IPL Eliminator between @DelhiCapitals and @SunRisers
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While Rishabh Pant and Prithvi Shaw raised the bar with their batting, Rashid Khan and Keemo Paul delivered outstanding results with the ball.
"I was a bit nervous, but Ponting sir and Sourav sir believed in me, and I just went out there and played my natural game. I think Rishabh Pant just batted beautifully. (About Chennai Super Kings) We will have fun tonight, and then we plan from there. It's a big game, and we are going to prepare hard," Shaw said after the game.
.@PrithviShaw was pretty happy to find rhythm with a Fifty for @DelhiCapitals! He goes on to discuss his opening partnership with @SDhawan25 and mimic his signature step! By @RajalArora. #DCvSRH
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Shaw had started the run chase on a high note as he hit 56 off 38 balls but it was Pant's swashbuckling 49 off 21 balls which saw him bag the man-of-the-match award. Pant smashed five sixes and two boundaries during his knock.
"If you are set on a wicket like this, you have to finish the match for your team. I took it very close, but next time I will finish it for the team. (Pressure) I just try to be positive. If your mindset is negative, it doesn't help. Especially in T20s, you need 40 off 20 or so, then you have to attack one bowler. I don't see who's bowling. It's in our muscle memory, and that's why we practise so much. Today, that was special because I didn't try to hit the ball too hard. I was just watching the ball, and I was trying to time the ball," Pant said at the post-match presentation.
.@RishabPant777 opens up to Shreyas Iyer about his power-packed batting in Vizag. Watch the @DelhiCapitals captain bring out some gully rap for 'bantai', Pant bhaiBy @28anand. #DCvSRH
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Rashid Khan's spell of 2 for 15 from 4 overs certainly made the job tougher for Delhi but they managed to prevail in the end as Keemo Paul hit a boundary off the penultimate ball of the game to finish the contest.
Paul was also the wrecker-in-chief in the first innings as he bagged 3 wickets for 32 runs to help Delhi restrict Hyderabad to 162 for 8 in 20 overs.
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