Shikhar Dhawan (97 not out) starred with the bat and Rishabh Pant chipped in with important 46 as Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by seven wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. Delhi Capitals had prevailed over the Knight Riders in a thrilling Super Over earlier in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019.
Earlier, Shubman Gill notched up his highest score in the IPL and Andre Russell scored quickfire 45 off 21 balls to guide KKR to 178/7 after put in to bat.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Excellent knock from @SDhawan25 with great support from Pant. @ImIshant bowled a top spell too and good to be back with winning ways. May we keep up the momentum. #KKRvDC
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 12, 2019
Crucial for a senior pro like Shikhar to be there till the end to see the game thru.Good win by DC,makes the league more interesting #KKRvsDC
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 12, 2019
YEH HAI NAYI DILLI – my little angel thanks everyone @DelhiCapitals for making her birth week a special one – thank you @SDhawan25 @RishabPant777 @SGanguly99
— Parth Jindal (@ParthJindal11) April 12, 2019
Wonderful play by @RealShubmanGill & @Russell12A yet again. Losing is ok but today we kind of lacked heart, especially bowling, that’s sad. Only positive out of this game was that our Dada @SGanguly99 was at Eden on the winning side. Congrats @DelhiCapitals
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 12, 2019
🤝🤝@DelhiCapitals win at the Eden Gardens 🙌 pic.twitter.com/e9syK6c6xM
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 12, 2019
Jatt nai manda aj top knock jatt ji 👏👏👏😊🙏🙏 @SDhawan25 and @RishabPant777 what a run chase by @DelhiCapitals @IPL
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) April 12, 2019
Shikhar Dhawan (97*) anchors Delhi Capitals to a 7-wicket victory 👌👏
Full scorecard –> https://t.co/Lq1sjvCtub#IPL2019 #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/SMP0kUiBjE— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 12, 2019
Fabulous run chase by Delhi Capitals. Good to see @SDhawan25 striking rich form
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 12, 2019
Impressive win by #DelhiCapitals. Not easy getting better of KKR at Eden Gardens, and they’ve done it with degree of ease. Way behind on points table still, but other teams should be wary as DC seem to be regrouping well
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 12, 2019
Shikhar Dhawan's innings today isn't just a shot in the arm for #DelhiCapitals. It bodes well for India too. He needed the runs.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 12, 2019
Shubman Gill…… 👀 …. What a future !! #IPL2019
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 12, 2019
One thing that is noticeable in tonight’s match is that Indian cricket is in great hands. So many fine stroke makers, Shaw, Pant, Iyer & Gill 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) April 12, 2019
.@KKRiders really missed Narine & Lynn who were struck down with the flu. With another game in two days time, they will hope that they recover soon. Can’t lose back to back games at home!! #KKRvsDC
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) April 12, 2019
Shikhar Dhawan's wait for his maiden century in the Twenty20 format continues.
The 97* today is his highest individual score and his 50th fifty from 234 matches in Twenty20 cricket. #IPL2019 #KKRvDC
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 12, 2019
