IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant becomes 2nd highest 50-plus run scorer for Delhi Capitals; surpases THIS former player's record

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Written By Karishma Pranav Bhavsar

Rishabh Pant of Delhi Capitals made past with his 19th 50-plus score. In the DC vs GT match, Pant remained unbeaten connected 88 disconnected 43 balls with 5 fours, 8 sixes.

 Delhi Capitals' skipper  Rishabh Pant plays a changeable  during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket lucifer  betwixt  Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans astatine  the Arun Jaitley Stadium successful  New Delhi connected  April 24, 2024. (Photo by AFP)Premium IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals' skipper Rishabh Pant plays a changeable during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket lucifer betwixt Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium successful New Delhi connected April 24, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant person made past by becoming the second-highest scorer with the astir 50-plus scores for the franchise successful the past of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Pant scored his 3rd half-century of the play successful the IPL lucifer against the Gujarat Titans (GT) astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium successful Delhi.

This marked his 19th 50-plus people for capitals wherein helium surpassed Shikhar Dhawan's grounds who played for the franchise from 2008-2021. Dhawan present holds the 3rd presumption with 18 50-plus scores for the franchise.

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Who holds the grounds for scoring the astir 50s for Delhi Capitals?

Veteran opener David Warner is astatine the apical fertile with the astir 50s scored for the franchise. Warner scored 24 50-plus for the franchise. Former India opener Virender Sehwag and Shreyas Iyer are level with 16 fifty-plus scores for the Delhi Capitals.

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DC vs GT match

Coming to the DC vs GT match, aft being enactment to bat, the Delhi superior gave a pursuit of 224 to the Gujarat Giants. DC started with a caller opening batting brace acceptable up for this high-value fixture, with in-form Jake Fraser McGurk joining Prithvi Shaw successful the lack of his accustomed spouse Warner. Axar and Pant with dependable and beardown astatine the crease brought up their 50-partnership wrong conscionable 34 balls. Pant remained unbeaten connected 88 disconnected 43 balls with 5 fours, 8 sixes.

During the match, GT skipper Shubman Gill besides achieved a singular feat arsenic helium became the second-youngest and fastest Indian to implicit 100 matches successful the IPL tourney connected 24 April. Not lone this, Gill besides eclipsed Virat Kohli to go the youngest Indian to play 100 IPL games. In the ongoing IPL season, Gill has showcased awesome show this IPL season, scoring 298 runs successful 9 matches astatine an mean of 42.57 and a onslaught complaint of 146.79. Additionally, helium besides scored 2 half-centuries, with his highest people being an unbeaten 89.

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Published: 25 Apr 2024, 06:58 AM IST

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