Rishabh Pant slammed three sixes and a boundary in the final over as his explosive knock helped Delhi Capitals post a towering total of 224 for 4 in 20 overs.
During the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) match between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Gujarat Titans (GT), DC skipper Rishabh Pant gave a testament to his sheer prowess by slamming an outrageous unbeaten knock of 43-ball 88, striking at a rate of over 200. Pant continued his sublime form and in the process, registered his third half-century this season.
Rishabh Pant slammed three sixes and a boundary in the final over as his explosive knock helped Delhi Capitals post a towering total of 224 for 4 in 20 overs.
With this knock, Rishabh Pant made a strong case for his selection in the India squad for the upcoming 2024 T20 World Cup, slated to be held in June later this year.
Incidentally, there is massive competition for the wicketkeeping spot in the Indian squad with a number of quality contenders in Pant, Sanju Samson, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Dhruv Jurel and Jitesh Sharma.
Following Pant’s knock tonight, fans took to social media to plead his case for the mega-event.
Check some of the reactions below.
Well played rishabh pant almost sealed his spot for t20wc and that’s a bad news for India tbh.
— Rudra Shashank 𝕏 (@AloneRudra2) April 24, 2024
Highest Strike Rate in the final overs of the IPL (min 100 balls):
232.5 – AB De Villiers.
208.7 – Rishabh Pant*. pic.twitter.com/9SMfe3qJMu
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 24, 2024
THE WORLD CUP IS CALLING, RISHABH PANT…!!! 💪
88* (43) with 5 fours and 8 sixes – absolutely ruthless show from Pant in Delhi. He’s eyeing that World Cup spot and he certainly proved how well he is in form, an unbelievable knock. 👏 pic.twitter.com/HPMML0EFHN
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 24, 2024
TAKE A BOW, RISHABH PANT…!!!!!
He came to bat when Delhi Capitals was 44/3 and then he smashed 88* runs from 43 balls including 5 fours 8 Sixes against Gujarat Titans – ONE OF THE GREATEST IPL INNINGS BY PANT. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/cGZ6TUyehN
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) April 24, 2024
Does anyone still have doubts about Rishabh Pant’s place in the T20 World Cup? pic.twitter.com/Jr4sU38Hgl
— Vishal. (@SPORTYVISHAL) April 24, 2024
BCCI while picking a wicketkeeper for T20 world cup team 😂😂😂#RishabhPant#Gtvsdc#T20WorldCup2024#Dcvsgt pic.twitter.com/8wfMj6QeyE
— Nayak 🐦 (@lokendra_nayak) April 17, 2024
Speaking about the match, apart from Rishabh Pant playing a captain’s innings, their bowling all-rounder Axar Patel also played a solid knock of 43-ball 66 after being promoted to the third spot.
Earlier, DC lost both openers Prithvi Shaw (11) and Fraser McGurk (23) cheaply.
At the time of writing this report, the GT scoreline reads 67 for 1 in 5.5 overs with Wridhhiman Saha and Sai Sudarshan batting at the crease.
The match is crucial for both teams, especially DC who are currently placed at the eighth place in the points table with six points. A win will better the chances for them to finish in the top 4.
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On the other hand, the Gujarat Titans are at the sixth place with eight points from as many games.
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