Shikhar Dhawan scored forty two off 37 balls in Delhi Capitals’ run chase in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad in healthy 33 of IPL 2021 (AFP photograph)
HIGHLIGHTS
- IPL 2021 is the sixth season in succession wherein Shikhar Dhawan has accumulated four hundred runs
- During first part of IPL before it was postponed because of covid, Dhawan had scored 380 runs with 3 Fifties
- Dhawan is the third batsman after Suresh Raina and David Warner to acquire the feat within the IPL
Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday have become the 1/3 batsman in Indian gold standard League (IPL) records to attain four hundred-plus runs in six consecutive seasons of the match.
Dhawan, who changed into no longer picked in India’s T20I squad for subsequent month’s international Cup within the UAE, went past 400 runs in IPL 2021 throughout the very last over of the powerplay in Delhi Capitals’ run chase towards Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai.
Dhawan is the 0.33 batsman after Chennai awesome Kings’ Suresh Raina (2008-14) and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s David Warner (2013-20) to achieve the feat. significantly, each Raina and Warner have aggregated greater than 400 runs in 7 successive seasons of the IPL.
Dhawan had scored 380 runs with three 1950s within the first half of IPL 2021 earlier than it was postponed indefinitely because of Covid-19.
He hit a quickfire 42 off 37 balls against SRH within the ongoing suit 33 to take his tally to 422 runs from 9 suits at a mean of 52.seventy five.
Dhawan’s knock also helped him take the only lead in the race for the Orange Cap. KL Rahul had equalled Dhawan’s aggregate of 380 runs in Punjab Kings’ last match towards Rajasthan Royals in Dubai on Tuesday night time.
Delhi Capitals reached seventy two for 2 in 10.five overs on the time of Dhawan’s dismissal in opposition to Rashid Khan in their run chase of 135 against SRH in Dubai.
in advance, Delhi Capitals rode on the fast spells from Nortje and his South African teammate Kagiso Rabada to restrict Sunrisers Hyderabad to 134 for 9 in 20 overs after being requested to bowl first on a grassy pitch at the Dubai international Stadium.
Rabada bagged three for 37 from 4 overs while Nortje and left-arm spinner Axar Patel bagged more than one wickets each to cap off a amazing bowling overall performance from ultimate ear’s finalists.
Delhi Capitals are presently 2d on the factors desk however can reclaim the pinnacle spot if they win this healthy.