Indian Premier League‘s Match 26 saw Delhi Capitals defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets in their own backyard, for the second consecutive time. Making all the right impressions just before the announcement of the World Cup squad, Shikhar Dhawan hit a brilliant 97* to help DC move up to the fourth spot. Although he would be saddened to not have reached his century, it will, nevertheless, a boost for his team’s chances of making it to the Playoffs.
WATCH: Shikhar Dhawan’s match-winning 97*
??https://t.co/fdetVkQEDk @DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/u1G3vVPSj9
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 12, 2019
Earlier in the evening, Shubman Gill scored a brilliantly timed 65 off just 39 balls. His knock, followed by Andre Russell’s 45 (from 21 balls) saw KKR finish at 179/7. However, that was not enough on a batting pitch like that at the Eden Gardens and against a batting unit like that of DC.
However, in spite of the victory, DC fans were not convinced about Colin Ingram hitting the winning runs with Dhawan still on 97*:
Dhawan when Ingram finished off with a six#KKRvDC #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/q6P0tHfesr
— Sachin Swain (@____swain) April 12, 2019
Dhawan at 97*
Ingram hits a six and finishes the match
Dhawan: #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/H7eTXvmMlh
— Aparna ?? (@Jayaa_IND) April 12, 2019
Keeps seeing Ingram's winning run. Can I please sleep now? Wth, Colin Ingram ruined my day. Didn't knew he was so good in hitting six, couldn't he have done that during other matches as well? #KKRvDC
— Jessy Rajkumari (@imJRK_4) April 12, 2019
Dhawan fans waiting for colin ingram? #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/YBbpT0FQHW
— Saurabh Singh (@saurabh30897) April 12, 2019
What an inning by Shikhar Dhawan. Match winning 97* off 63 balls. Deserved a century. Good to see him back in touch just before the World Cup. ??#DCvKKR #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/CAQRdFSRzG
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 12, 2019
Dhawan at the presentation : " Century doesn't matter as long as I help the team to get over the line, It's just a number." pic.twitter.com/j6BVC0y7e3
— Akki (@CrickPotato1) April 12, 2019
Dhawan's reaction to Ingram's Six #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/jRt3ZKgxFB
— InGenious (@Bees_Kut) April 12, 2019
Don't think I'm engaging Rishabh Pant's services for babysitting anytime soon.. #IPL #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/ZRKgKzTOaM
— Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK) April 12, 2019
