Prithvi and Shikhar Dhawan laid a solid foundation for DC after being sent into bat by Dhoni at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Thanks to Prithvi’s 64, DC scored 1753 in 20 overs. In reply, CSK were restricted to 1317.
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In the powerplay of six overs, Prithvi and Shikhar had put on only 36 runs but later accelerated. The opening stand yielded 94 runs. DC are now on top of the points table with four points from two matches.
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After the match, Prithvi spoke to his captain Shreyas Iyer. In the video posted on IPL’s official website, the 20-year-old said there were some “silly mistakes” in the opening game against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) which DC won in Super Over.
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“My plan was to play my natural game but play the shots along the ground, last game we saw there were some silly mistakes and it was not working for me or the team,” said the right-handed batsman, who won the Man-of-the-match award.
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“CSK has some good pace bowlers, I was able to time the ball and get some gaps. As the spinners came on, even if we are 400, it doesn't matter, I knew me and Shikhar Dhawan could pace our innings after the powerplay,” he added.
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