IPL: Prithvi Shaw hits 82 off 41 balls Delhi Capitals beat Kolkata Knight Riders

Prithvi Shaw

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Shaw’s innings included 11 boundaries and three sixes
Indian Premier League, Ahmedabad
Kolkata Knight Riders 154-6 (20 overs): Russell 45, Gill 43; Yadav 2-13
Delhi Capitals 156-3 (16.3 overs): Shaw 82, Dhawan 46; Cummins 3-24
Delhi Capitals won by seven wickets
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Prithvi Shaw struck 82 off 41 balls as the Delhi Capitals eased to a seven-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.

The opener reached his half-century in 18 deliveries as Delhi chased a target of 155 with 3.3 overs to spare.

Shaw, 21, also became the second man in IPL history to score six consecutive boundaries in an over.

Earlier, Eoin Morgan was out for a second-ball duck as KKR posted 154-6, with Andre Russell scoring 45 not out.

The win takes Delhi up to second in the IPL table with KKR – who have lost five in seven – remaining in fifth.

After losing opener Nitish Rana (15) in the fourth over, Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi stabilised the KKR innings as the side reached 69-1 in…

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