The 15th match of the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League is currently underway at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, where the Lucknow Super Giants are battling the Delhi Capitals for the first time ever. LSG captain KL Rahul won the toss and invited DC to bat first. Prithvi Shaw provided a solid start to the Capitals.
Opening the innings with the returning David Warner, Shaw destroyed the LSG bowling lineup in the powerplay overs and smashed a quickfire half-century. Shaw smashed nine fours and two sixes in his 34-ball 61.
Fans should note that Shaw and Warner had an opening partnership of 67 runs, where Shaw alone scored 61 runs. The right-handed batter has grown up playing cricket in Maharashtra, so this tournament is like a home competition for him.
Shaw reminded some fans about their childhood days because the non-striker rarely got strike when he was in the middle. He majorly dealt in boundaries and sometimes rotated strike on the last ball of the over.
Despite a blazing start from Shaw, the Delhi Capitals could only score 149 runs in their 20 overs. The likes of David Warner, Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan could not match the strike rate of Shaw as DC ended with a score of less than 150.
Ravi Bishnoi was the most impressive bowler from the Lucknow Super Giants squad. The right-arm leg-spinner bowled four overs, where he picked up two wickets and conceded only 22 runs. Meanwhile, Krishnappa Gowtham also bowled a good spell of 1/23 in his first match for LSG.
Fans on Twitter react to the entertaining innings of Prithvi Shaw
Shaw was the hero of the first innings of the battle between the Lucknow Super Giants and the Delhi Capitals. Prithvi entertained the fans with his boundary-scoring skills. Here are the top Twitter reactions to his batting performance:
Prithvi Shaw reminds us about our childhood days cricket where we stand at the non striker end waiting for a chance to bat, but the batsman going on to bat all the balls and taking single in the last ball. ππππ Poor Warner….#PrithviShaw #DavidWarner #IPL #IPL2022 #DCvsLSG
— Jovin Chacko JC (@JovinChacko) April 7, 2022
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Fifty by Prithvi Shaw, his first in IPL 2022. A fifty in just 30 balls, a solid knock by a very fine player. pic.twitter.com/tO260f1uDI
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 7, 2022
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Like a typical Mumbaikar @PrithviShaw knows how to create room even when there isn't enough space to free arms. And that's exactly what he did this innings, creating room and smashing even fourth stump line through the off side π Top innings ππ» #LSGvDC #IPL2022
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 7, 2022
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Full of entertainment. π₯π₯π₯
Superb knock of 61 (34) with 9 fours & 2 sixes , only 13 runs by running.
AdvertisementIf not for fitness issues , Prithvi Shaw should be in Indian team T20 squad.#IPL2022 #DCvsLSG pic.twitter.com/LmtBOSSQS8
— DK (@CricCrazyDK) April 7, 2022
Itβs Indiaβs loss if Prithvi Shaw is not part of the T20 WC side this year. #IPL
— India Fantasy (@india_fantasy) April 7, 2022
This is Prithvi Shaw's show. pic.twitter.com/m60zsqN4gZ
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 7, 2022
Prithvi Shaw departs after a well made fifty.
πΈ: Disney+Hotstar#IPL2022 | @PrithviShaw | #LSGvDC pic.twitter.com/B3gZfUq8Vs
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) April 7, 2022
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Prithvi Shaw seemed to have been batting on another wicket, was outstanding, scoring 61 in 34 balls.
While rest of Delhi in 34 balls have scored 16 and 2 out. #dcvslsg— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) April 7, 2022
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The photo on the left is from 7th April 1996. Kaluwitharana contributing 0 in a partnership of 70 with Sanath Jayasuriya.
The photo on the right is from 7th April 2022. Warner contributing 4 in partnership of 67 with Prithvi Shaw. Too bad Shaw got out here. #IPL2022 #LSGvDC pic.twitter.com/bD3oxE8FDp
Advertisement— TheRandomCricketPhotosGuy (@RandomCricketP1) April 7, 2022
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2 – Prithvi Shaw*
2 – Suresh Raina
2 – KL Rahul#LSGvsDC— πΊπππππ (@Shebas_10dulkar) April 7, 2022
