Rajasthan Royals (RR) were left stunned by Rishabh Pant, whose blistering 78 gave Delhi Caꦺpitals (DC) a six-wicket win over the visiting team and pole position in the Indian Premier League (IPL)🅷 2019 at the Sawai Mansingh stadium, Jaipur on Monday.
For Royals, Ajinkya Rahane roared back to form with a scintillating century and propelled h൩is side ✱to 191/6 in 20 overs.
First innings: After put in to bat first, Rahane spearheaded Rajasthan innings after getting a life on 16, the culprit being Ishant Sharma, who dropped a sitter at short fine-leg. The drop hurt the visitors, but Delhi did well to prevent RR from going pa✱st 200. Rahane remained not out on 105 off 63 b🤪alls, decorating his knock with three sixes and 11 fours, while Steve Smith contributed 50 off 32 deliveries.
Second innings: In reply, Delhi got off to a flying start with Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw forging a 72-run stand. Dhawan scored 54 off 27 while Shaw hit a well-poised 42 off 39 balls. However, it was Pant’s blinder – 78 off 36 balls – which sealed the contest for the visitors. In his brief but powerful innings, Pant smashed six fours and four sixes to nullify Rahane’s ton and take DC to victory.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
And isn’t in the World Cup squad !!!!!! 👀
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
After Mahi’s heroics yesterday, the turn for his prodigy to show what he is made of. Rishabh Pant- Bowlers ka aur Match kꦉa bhi Anth.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Game changing i🍬nnings by . Great striking and smart rotation of s𝓀trike by a special player. Not to forget that fantastic start by and a steady innings by .
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
What a knock by ! You are a born match winner You deserve a place in the word cup! Match winners might not🅠 perform every game but when they do they will take your breath away! India will miss your services in England t🐻his summer!
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth)
Well done great skills 🏏👍
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Rishabh pant u deserve this .. u r wow
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99)
Two great things happened in the match which am really happy for, Rahane & Rishab both getting big ones that's very good for there confidence & for the tournament.
— Chetan Sharma (@chetans1987)
Rishabh Pant..boy… this guy is hard to fathom but such a joy to watch! What an innings! 👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
When you see Pant bat like this, you wonder how he could be left out of the WC19 squad…
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Well played !! A bat talks the best language 😊
— Anirudh Chaudhry (@AnirudhChaudhry)
5th away win and what a spectacular innings from a very special plཧayer, Rishabh Paཧnt. Fantastic start from and a good hand from . Happy team
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Rishabh Pant will be very proud of this innings. Difference b♌etween promise and what a proper pro does. Look forward to seeing many more of these.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Pant not named i𒀰n India’s World Cup squad but a six off Jofra Archer’s last ball and a six to win it. That was box office for A cricketer you want to watch.
— Alison Mitchell (@AlisonMitchell)
That was a brilliant batting performance by Delhi Capitals who have won five of their last six matches.📖 Last season they displayed enormous potential but finished last—this season they are top with three games left to ൩play. They are coming of age in front of our eyes.
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket)
Fantastic knock by Rishabh Pant — 78* off 36 balls. Finished the game and took responsibility.
Never panicked. Wish he played such decisive knocks before would definitely have been in the WC side. Nevertheless he’ll only improve.꧋ are on a roll. Great win— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
What a game great run chase⭕ once again top batting paa and 👏👏👏 but this guy tonight very🍸 very mature knock top batting bro many more to come 😊👏👏
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3)
If only Pant had finished a few more games before the World Cup squad was picked…..and Khaleel had played a few more.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
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Ajinkya lives upto his name. INVINCIBLE!
105* What a knock! So happy to🧸 see break the shackles and let his bat do the talking.— Saiyami Kher (@SaiyamiKher)
🔯Brilliant 100 by !! I’ve always aᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚdmired his cricket and his work ethic. I wish he was in our WC squad too!
— Nikhil Chinapa (@nikhilchinapa)
Imagine Rishbah Pant beꦛing part of Indian squad for the World Cup.
Dhoni, Pant, Pandya all in great form for tܫhe finishing role, to go with the heavy ☂top-three of Rohit, Dhawan, Kohli.
That would be a complete batting unit.
How much will India miss Pant?
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
