Published 00:06 IST, September 26th 2020

IPL 2020: Prithvi Shaw opens up on how he would analyse his match-winning performance

Youngster Prithvi Shaw revealed how he would analyse his match-winning performance against Chennai in Dubai on Friday. He scored a 43-ball 64

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Youngster Prithvi Shaw has said that he would watch highlights of his splendid kck against Chennai at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. Shaw scored a brilliant 43-ball 64 at a strike rate of 148.84 that included nine boundaries and a maximum.

Prithvi, who had led India to ir record fourth ICC U-19 World Cup triumph in 2018, was adjudged Man of Match award for his match-winning kck that eventually helped his side register an emphatic win by 44 runs.

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'Would like to see highlights': Prithvi Shaw

"In start you have to see how wicket is, playing along ground is more important. I was striking ball well last year as well, but I was making silly mistakes. This time I decided to play more ground shots. I would like to see highlights of my kck and understand how it went and what I could do. wicket was nice to bat on", said Prithvi Shaw during post-match interview.

winning captain Shreyas Iyer said that he was really happy with team's performance.

"I am really happy with performance. I would give m benefit of doubt, is tough to catch in se conditions. You misjudge ball, really don't kw how to pace yourself. In team meeting, we decided that we are going to assess batting conditions early and n play accordingly. way openers started gave us a lot of confidence and finish was good too. I am lucky to have KG and rtje in team. It's important to stick toger as a team and we need to enjoy each or's success", he said.

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Prithvi Shaw shines as Delhi post 175/3

After being put in to bat by Chennai skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan added 94 runs for opening wicket before Dhawan was trapped plumb in front of wicket. Shaw and skipper Shreyas Iyer n rebuilt for Delhi. young opener looked in great touch and at one point, it seemed that he would single-handedly take his team to a formidable total. However, that was t to be as he was outfoxed by veteran leggie Piyush Chawla for a stellar 64 (43).

Iyer and Pant n steadied ship before an absolute screamer from his opposite number MS Dhoni behind stumps ended his stay in middle. A couple of crucial boundaries from Marcus Stoinis in final over helped Delhi post a competitive total of 175/3 in ir 20 overs.

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Chennai falter in run-chase

Chennai batsmen failed to apply mselves as openers Shane Watson and Murali Vijay were dismissed before Powerplay overs. Spinners Amit Mishra and Axar Patel made things difficult for batsmen and even though Kedar Jadhav and Faf du Plessis added 54 runs for fourth-wicket stand, y failed to keep up with required run-rate as it kept on getting steeper and once Faf was dismissed, all Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja could do was delay inevitable as y looked to reduce ir deficit taking Net-Run-Rate (NRR) into consideration. Jadeja was dismissed on final ball of match as three-time winners were restricted to 131/7 in ir 20 overs.

READ: IPL 2020: Chennai Falter In ir Run Chase As Delhi's Unbeaten Streak Continues

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00:06 IST, September 26th 2020