Rishabh Pant surpasses Shikhar Dhawan to change into second-highest 50-plus run scorer for DC

Pant stored his blistering type intact as he introduced up his third half-century of the continued season with a six at long-on in simply 34 balls towards Gujarat Titans on the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

This marked his 19th 50-plus rating for DC, his tally bettered by veteran opener David Warner who has 24 50-plus scores for the franchise.

Shikhar Dhawan is on the quantity third spot with 18 50-plus scores for DC whereas, Shreyas Iyer and former India opener Virender Sehwag are stage with 16 fifty-plus scores for the franchise.

Coming to the match, after being put to bat, DC began with a brand new opening batting pair arrange for this high-value fixture, with in-form Jake Fraser McGurk becoming a member of Prithvi Shaw within the absence of his common companion Warner.

Axar and Pant with regular and powerful on the crease introduced up their 50-partnership inside simply 34 balls. DC's plans to ship Axar Patel up the order introduced fruit for them as he accomplished his second IPL half-century inside simply 37 balls.

Axar's sensational innings of 66 runs got here to an finish with Noor Ahmed redeeming himself after getting hit for back-to-back sixes. Pant stored his blistering type going and introduced up his third half-century of the continued season with six at long-on in simply 34 balls. Tristan Stubbs then got here out to bat.

Captain Gill's plan of bringing Sai Kishore for the 19th over failed considerably as Stubbs single-handedly smoked the spinner for 22 runs with the assistance of two maximums and a pair of boundaries.

Within the final over, Pant destroyed skilled bowler Mohit Sharma for four sixes and one boundary, taking DC's whole to 224/four in 20 overs.

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