Within the eighth match of the 2023 Indian Premier League between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals, the captain of Punjab Kings, Shikhar Dhawan, showcased a exceptional show of talent and willpower. Dhawan performed a pivotal function in Punjab’s batting as he scored an distinctive half-century, remaining unbeaten on 86 runs off 56 balls. Throughout his innings, he hit a complete of 9 fours and three sixes, which contributed considerably to the group’s remaining rating of 197/4 within the allotted 20 overs. Dhawan’s excellent efficiency in Guwahati has propelled him to hitch an elite listing of batters within the IPL.

Dhawan’s colossal feat

Within the Indian Premier League (IPL) historical past, solely two batsmen had managed to attain fifty or extra runs on 50 or extra events earlier than the match performed on Wednesday. Nonetheless, Shikhar Dhawan joined the elite listing of batsmen who’ve scored 50 or extra scores of fifty+ within the IPL. David Warner tops the listing with a powerful file of 60 50+ scores, adopted by Virat Kohli with 50 scores. Together with his excellent efficiency, Dhawan grew to become the third entrant to this illustrious listing, showcasing his exceptional consistency and batting prowess within the match.

Dhawan’s innings towards the Royals began off slowly, as he struggled to get going within the powerplay, scoring simply 14 runs off the primary 13 deliveries. In the meantime, his opening companion Prabhsimran Singh was doing a lot of the scoring. Nonetheless, Dhawan picked up the tempo because the innings progressed, largely attacking the Royals’ spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who may solely handle figures of 1/50. 

A particular innings

Dhawan’s innings was highlighted by his distinctive switch-hit try towards Jason Holder within the 18th over of the sport, which was a sight to behold. He reached his half-century mark in simply 36 balls and went on to attain a complete of fifty runs within the innings. As the sport wore on, Dhawan discovered his groove and commenced to dominate the bowlers, scoring the remaining 36 runs off the subsequent 20 deliveries. His acceleration in direction of the top of the innings was essential in setting a difficult goal for the Royals.

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