Twitter Reactions: Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant set up Super Kings' clash for DC on Friday
The Capitals prevailed in the thriller of a run-chase.
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The Delhi Capitals (DC) romped to a victory by two wickets against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Eliminator in Visakhapatnam. The game went right down to the last over in which Amit Mishra got out obstructing the field. In the end, it was the Capitals, who came out trumps with one ball left. After the triumph, DC will now face the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Friday, May 10 in Vizag itself.
Guptill top scores for the Sunrisers
The Capitals won the toss and elected to field first. The SRH openers- Wriddhiman Saha and Martin Guptill put on 31 runs for the opening wicket. Ishant Sharma got rid of Saha to strike first blood. However, Martin Guptill kept going for the big shots and smacked four sixes in his knock of 36 from 19. Amit Mishra got the crucial wicket after the powerplay. Manish Pandey found it tough to get going.
Pandey crawled to a 36-ball 30 with three fours and he fell prey to Keemo Paul. Run-scoring became a tad tough after the first six overs. Kane Williamson scored 28 off 27 after which Ishant Sharma castled him with a Yorker. Vijay Shankar blazed away to 25 off 11 balls following which he mistimed one off Trent Boult. Mohammad Nabi scored 20 off 13 and SRH racked up a decent 162 in their 20 overs.
Pant plays yet another blunder
The Capitals got off to a blistering start as Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw cobbled together a partnership of 66 runs from 45 deliveries. Dhawan started with a couple of fours and then Shaw took over and played some awe-inspiring strokes. Deepak Hooda put an end to the stand, dismissing Dhawan, stumped by Saha. Three overs later, speedster Khaleel Ahmed found Shreyas Iyer’s outside edge.
Meanwhile, Shaw got to his fifty in 34 balls but became Khaleel’s second victim. Shaw scored 56 off 38 balls with six fours and two sixes. Rashid Khan trapped Colin Munro in front and he got Axar Patel as well. Under pressure, Pant hammered Basil Thampi for 21 runs in five balls. Pant perished after getting 49 off 21. Keemo Paul smacked Khaleel for a four through deep mid-wicket to win DC the game.
Here is how Twitter opined on the exciting contest
Bowling Thampi in 17th over leaving khaleel turned out to be costly. DC make it to the qualifiers 2 for the first time in @IPL. What a season it has been for the youngest IPL team. #IPL #IPL2019 #SRHvDC #BadriBytes
— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 8, 2019
Why do it easy when tough is possible!!!! #DC are through. But not without raising heartbeats. Well done 👍 the three best teams of the #IPL are the last three standing. #DCvSRH
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 8, 2019
What a match. What a tournament @IPL is. Well played Delhi and exceptional knock from @RishabPant777 – The gamechanger #DCvSRH
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 8, 2019
Obstructing the field , right decision made🧐3rd super over of this? #IPL #IPL2019 #SRHvDC
— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 8, 2019
Took a long time but finally the right decision #runout #SRHvDC
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) May 8, 2019
How is @RishabPant777 not in the World Cup squad …… Pretty sure #India still have time to change …….. !!!!! #Bonkers #IPL19
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 8, 2019
They say he has X factor for a reason, quick fire 22 when needed. #IPL #IPL2019 #SRHvDC
— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 8, 2019
How is @RishabPant777 not in India’s Wcup squad?!!! Heck of a talent…& game changer of serious note! 👊🏻💥👏 #special #IPL #entertainer
— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66) May 8, 2019
@RishabPant777 👀🔥👀🔥 wow!!!! Absolute superstar@btsportcricket @btsport pic.twitter.com/QNvINE8OI2
— Sam Billings (@sambillings) May 8, 2019
Hats off to the Afghan boys…great skills and great temperament in one great package. 👏👏👏🙏🙏#RashidNabi
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) May 8, 2019
Has Rashid Khan produced the game changing over, 2 wickets in the same over! Could go SRH way from here 😉 #IPL #IPL2019 #SRHvDC
— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 8, 2019
Congrats @DelhiCapitals 👏 The change from the ‘Double D’s’ seems to be doing the trick?!!… so far 😬😆 #anotherfabmatch #VIVOIPL2019 #lovethisgame
— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66) May 8, 2019
Keemo Paul in final over:
– Scored the winning runs vs Khaleel Ahmed in U19 CWC 2016 Final
– Scored the winning runs vs Khaleel Ahmed in IPL 2019 Eliminator#IPL2019 #SRHvDC
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) May 8, 2019
You can fret over @RishabPant777 throwing it away with victory in sight but chew on this: isn’t it 4th game he’s won from a very difficult situation for @DelhiCapitals this season. Should have been on the plane to UK #DCvsSRH
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) May 8, 2019
Great…Anth Bhala toh sab Bhala…DC sneaks through at the end…Rishab got to mature fast…congratulations dada n his boys…@SGanguly99
— Samip Rajguru (@samiprajguru) May 8, 2019
Dada's aarti paid off in the IPL! 😂 #DC https://t.co/fVFJtT9IoI
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) May 8, 2019
Amit Mishra legendary runner between wickets since forever
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) May 8, 2019
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