Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant showed his true mettle during his side's victory against Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2024 match. Pant brilliantly dominated the GT bowlers and played an unbeaten knock of 88 off 43 balls to guide his side to a total of 224/4. Later, GT put up a tough fight with Sai Sudharsan and David Miller smashing half-centuries but that was not enough as DC restricted them to 220/8 and won the match by four runs. This was DC's fourth win of IPL 2024.
After the win, Pant became the talk of the town as social media was flooded with many wishes and some hilarious memes about him.
A video was shared on X (formerly Twitter) showing a funny imitation of Pant's brilliant strike against GT. As soon as the video went viral, the DC skipper commented and wrote, “Very funny, looks good.”
Very funny looks good https://t.co/VvdyZMyxjw
— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) April 25, 2024
Talking about the match, sent to bat, Pant led from the front and remained unbeaten with 88 off 43 balls (5X4s, 8X6s). His innings proved to be a timely reminder for the national selectors, who are likely to pick him in the Indian league. first XI against Pakistan in the World T20 match in New York, barring fitness issues.
Pant's maturity was on display as he played his innings brilliantly in the company of Axar, who made 66 off 43 balls after being promoted to third. His innings was littered with five fours and four sixes.
In reply, Sai Sudarshan (65 off 29) and David Miller (55 off 23) scored fifties, while Rashid Khan hit an 11-ball 21 not out, but still couldn't take GT over the line, finishing 220 ahead 8 in their 20 overtime hours.
“Every day I'm in the middle, I feel better. Every hour on the pitch matters, I love being on the pitch. I try to give 100% and that sometimes takes some time. I I think the first six in the match gives me the confidence in a match. The more time I spend in the centre, the better I feel,” Pant said after the win.
DC will now take on Mumbai Indians for their next IPL 2024 match on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.
(With PTI inputs)
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