Twitter Welcomes Shikhar Dhawan’s Unbeaten 97 Against KKR

The left-hander narrowly missed out on his first IPL ton with Colin Ingram hit a six to finish the chase.

Shikhar Dhawan scored an unbeaten 63-ball 97 to help Delhi Capitals beat Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on Friday, April 11.

This was Kolkata’s second straight defeat and Delhi’s fourth win which takes them to fourth on the points table with 8 points.

The unbeaten 97 is also Dhawan’s highest score in the IPL. He bettered his previous best of 95* which he scored against Kings XI Punjab back in 2011. Dhawan and Pant (46) added a 105-run stand which made the task a one-sided affair.

Dhawan, being the senior member of the team, anchored the chase well as he played a matured innings without really taking any chances. He maneuvered the ball in the gap and rotated the strike well with Pant who played the aggressive role in the partnership.

WATCH: Shikhar Dhawan’s match-winning 97*

📹📹https://t.co/fdetVkQEDk @DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/u1G3vVPSj9

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 12, 2019

Dhawan’s innings was praised by the cricket experts who praised him for the way he took his team to a win. The left-hander was unlucky to miss out on his first IPL ton with Colin Ingram finishing the chase with a six.

Here are some of the best tweets on Dhawan’s innings.

Shikhar Dhawan's innings today isn't just a shot in the arm for #DelhiCapitals. It bodes well for India too. He needed the runs.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 12, 2019

Fabulous run chase by Delhi Capitals. Good to see @SDhawan25 striking rich form

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 12, 2019

Excellent knock from @SDhawan25 with great support from Pant. @ImIshant bowled a top spell too and good to be back with winning ways. May we keep up the momentum. #KKRvDC

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 12, 2019

Colin Ingram smashed it with the six when Dhawan needed 3 runs to register his maiden T20 century and Shikhar was the first one to applaud the winning shot...

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 12, 2019

Shikhar Dhawan's wait for his maiden century in the Twenty20 format continues.

The 97* today is his highest individual score and his 50th fifty from 234 matches in Twenty20 cricket. #IPL2019 #KKRvDC

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 12, 2019

Dhawan's highest IPL score:

97*
95*
92*

Dhawan's highest T20I score:

92
90

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 12, 2019