IPL 2021: DC vs KKR – Prithvi Shaw's carnage leaves social media in awe

Blazing his way through to a 41-ball 82, Prithvi Shaw made a mockery out of the KKR bowling unit

Update: 2021-04-29 18:09 GMT

Prithvi Shaw scored the fastest fifty in IPL 2021 so far tonight [Credits: IPL]

Things are going from bad to worse to horrible for Kolkata Knight Riders in this season's IPL. A mere two wins from seven matches don't sum up the manner in which they have been outplayed and outclassed in cricket's premier T20 league.

A score of 154, despite a spectacular late blast from birthday boy Andre Russell, wasn't bragworthy to begin with but conceding six boundaries in the very first over of the run chase? They were down and out since that very moment.

The 5'6" prodigy that goes by the name of Prithvi Shaw stood tall and loomed large over the shoulders of pretty much every KKR bowler. He found gaps with delicate precision and with the help of his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan, sank the KKR boat.

It did not take Delhi Capitals too long to wrap up the game, putting KKR out of its misery by the 17^th over. With five victories, they are now second in the table and have the second best NRR in the league.

Here's how social media reacted to the Shaw-shank redemption:

Top performance boys! Special mention to @PrithviShaw on an outstanding innings 👏 @DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/siFSI0OGbY
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) April 29, 2021

In boxing parlance, was a knock-out #DCvsKKR
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 29, 2021

If the bottom-half teams are still interested they must watch how the pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw bat in PP: See ball, hit ball. Don't know why others just hold themselves back all the time #DCvsKKR @SDhawan25 @PrithviShaw
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) April 29, 2021

Wonder what #KKR needs to do? Just no where. Even the last game Punjab was poor which worked for them. And the chase was tough with the top order collapse. This is poor so far. Morgan is just not himself at the moment.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) April 29, 2021

We can all applaud young ⭐️ who has an impact as soon as they play at the highest level & we should. However when one of those stars fall from such heights but find a way back to the top, that shows resilience, the key ingredient!! Glad to see @PrithviShaw in runs again #DCvKKR
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) April 29, 2021

#KKR have a problem in their top order. Not of pedigree but in terms of the strike rate. Both openers score around 120 and for all his skill, Gill seems to hit an obstacle at about 120. It means everyone below is under pressure to play the big shot.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 29, 2021

Avesh Khan has now become the bowler Navdeep Saini should have been in the last couple of seasons.#DCvKKR
— Prasenjit Dey 📰 (@CricPrasen) April 29, 2021

Shivam Mavi has bowled the third most expensive opening over in IPL history. Only Abu Nechim (27 in 2011) and Harbhajan Singh (26 in 2013) have conceded more runs from the first over of the innings. #IPL2021
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) April 29, 2021

Every now and then, Prithvi Shaw wakes you up to his enormous talent.
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 29, 2021

IPL 2021: DC vs KKR – Prithvi Shaw's carnage leaves social media in awe

Blazing his way through to a 41-ball 82, Prithvi Shaw made a mockery out of the KKR bowling unit

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