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Chasing CSK's target of 180 runs, Dhawan looked in good nick from ball one. His innings consisted of 14 swashbuckling fours and six. Iyer was playing well, but he mistimed a shot during the 12th over bowled by Dwayne Bravo and got out. Here’s what historians say, Man shot dead after dispute over allotment of ration shops in UP's Ballia, Delhi, Punjab CMs at war of words over pollution, stubble burning, UP CM suspends police officials over Ballia shooting; key Kashmir meet; more, Punjab ground report: 280% rise in stubble burning since 2019, Good News: J&K's Abdul Samad makes his IPL debut, Crime Branch probes Bengaluru riots case, names former mayor Sampath Raj in chargesheet, Hathras: CBI team to study police's case diary, Army foils Pakistan's attempt to smuggle weapons in Kashmir, Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. Meanwhile, Dhawan held his end and kept on scoring boundaries to ease off the pressure. Notably, the 34-year-old reached to his first-ever IPL hundred after 13 years, 168 matches, 4900+ runs and 39 half-centuries. Shikhar Dhawan took a sinngle on the last ball of 19th over to complete his hundred on the 57th ball of his innings. "Where there are challenges, there are opportunities as well, and it depends on the person and how he views things. cricket Updated: Oct 15, 2020, 09:51 IST I see it as an opportunity to bond with my team-mates and the entire team. — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 17, 2020, Superb, match clinching effort from Axar Patel, an unsung hero for his side, — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) October 17, 2020, Maiden IPL century and what a way single handedly taking your team to victory. If we get good, true pitches, we'll make plenty of runs, but it won't be that easy if the pitches aren't as good. Tired, used pitches, however, might present the Capitals with an advantage over some of their rivals, given the strength of their spin attack, which has been bolstered by the acquisition of R Ashwin in an out-of-auction trade from Kings XI Punjab. "There are challenges to living within the bubble, because you won't get to meet new people, you'll have to remain with the same people throughout. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 17, 2020. You can't go out and relax and divert your mind. On the one hand, the players won't be flying between venues constantly like they do back in India. Top work by the classy leftie too @SDhawan25, — Niall John O Brien (@niallnobiobrien) October 17, 2020, CATEGORY: IPL, Shikhar Dhawan, Twitter Reactions. ", ALSO READ: IPL 2020 schedule: A team-by-team guide. His innings consisted of 14 swashbuckling fours and six. Shikhar Dhawan. For reprint rights: Syndications Today, Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan (BCCI Image), DC vs CSK: Shikhar Dhawan hits his maiden IPL hundred in 57 balls vs CSK, Shikhar Dhawan hit his maiden IPL hundred off xx balls, Shikhar Dhawan has most number of IPL fifties by an Indian to is name, Shikhar Dhawan slammed his first IPL hundred in his 167th IPL innings. Courtesy, Dhawan's brilliance at the top, Delhi Capitals have again gone at the top of 8-team IPL 2020 points table. Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan continued his good form and went on to slam his first Indian Premier League (IPL) hundred on Saturday against Chennai Super Kings in Sharjah. For DC, Nortje bagged two wickets, whereas Deshpande and Rabada picked up one scalp each. — Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) October 17, 2020, Shikhar Dhawan's ton powers DC to victory!https://t.co/cPoot8lf7K#IPL2020 #cricket #DCvsCSK pic.twitter.com/pI9lBM9whg, — CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) October 17, 2020. Cover drive is his favorite sight, and a ball meeting the middle of the bat is his favorite sound. Axar Patel has been a quiet hit for @DelhiCapitals with ball and these rapid bursts with the bat. In chase of a target score of 180, DC got off to a terrible start after CSK pacer Deepak Chahar pulled off an efficient caught&bowled effort to remove Prithvi Shaw for a duck off the second ball of the chase. For latest cricket news and updates, subscribe to our Daily Newsletter. #CSKvDC #DCvCSK #IPL2020, — R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) October 17, 2020, Ax'ed us in the end there. shikhar dhawan on the bio bubble "Where there are challenges, there are opportunities as well, and it depends on the person and how he views things. Shikhar Dhawan ended his innings at an unbeaten 101 off 58 balls after Axar Patel slammed 3 sixes to make 17 from the last 6 balls look very easy. In total Shikhar Dhawan had played 167 IPL matches before this match against Delhi Capitals and … "Secondly, whether a player is doing well or badly, they can't go out, they'll have to remain inside [the bubble] and go through those emotions. Eat your words @IPL #RoarMacha, — Parth Jindal (@ParthJindal11) October 17, 2020, Brilliant from @SDhawan25 mr consistent for @DelhiCapitals as for #csk fielding was the main reason they lost,You can’t win matches by dropping so many catches #IPL2020, — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 17, 2020. Dhoni smashed 23 runs in the final over in IPL 2016 and 4 years later he smashed 6,6,2,6 vs Jadeja and helped to win Delhi Capitals. We've not had cricket for all these months, so we'll have to see how the pitches are prepared, how they are used. Brilliant 100 well done! Talking Points - Why didn't Jofra Archer bowl the 19th over? In the 19th over, Dhawan reached his maiden IPL century. You can't go to restaurants, you can only go to designated areas. On-field challenges apart, the players in this season's IPL will also need to endure two months inside a bio-secure bubble. But a much better batting performance from CSK. Chahar bowled a wide delivery outside off stump, and Ajinkya Rahane (8) tried to cut it through the square region. You can write to him at, IPL 2020 – WATCH: Quinton de Kock walks out to bat in his training trouser; Rohit Sharma in splits, IPL 2020: Twitter reactions – AB de Villiers’ fireworks drive RCB to beat RR in last-over thriller, IPL 2020, Match 34: Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings – Fantasy Tips, Playing XI & Broadcast details, IPL 2020: Kareena Kapoor asks IPL franchises if there is any place for her son Taimur; Delhi Capitals responds, IPL 2020, Match 33: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – Fantasy Tips, Playing XI & Pitch Report, IPL 2020: WATCH – Surya Kumar Yadav takes a screamer to dismiss KKR opener Rahul Tripathi, CreativeBrains Retail (OPC) Private Limited. Shikhar Dhawan provides important update IPL 2020: After the match, Shikhar Dhawan gave an update about how Shreyas Iyer’s shoulder is holding up. Covid reinfection confirmed in US man, second bout was more severe, Migrant workers' deaths: Govt says it has no data. "Ashwin has come in, Sandeep [Lamichhane] is there, Amit Mishra is there, Axar [Patel] is there, so we've got a very very strong side, and at the same time they bat well, so our batting goes deep, and with their experience, it's going to be a huge advantage for us.". 6.8m Followers, 100 Following, 1,270 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Shikhar Dhawan (@shikhardofficial) After Prithvi Shaw's departure in the first over, he partnered with Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carrey and Axar Patel for 26, 68 and 43, 22 and 26* runs respectively. Just like the previous game, Sam Curran and Faf du Plessis came to open the innings, but on the third ball of the match, Tushar Deshpande dismissed Curran for a duck. By the middle of the tournament, they'll get used quite a lot [because there are only three venues], so it's possible they will start turning, or keep low - all these things are possible.