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NEW DELHI: Mighty satisfied with Shikhar Dhawan’s innings versus Sunrisers Hyderabad, batting legend Brian Lara explained his unbeaten knock as one of the very best T20 innings he has actually ever seen.
Punjab Kings scored 143/9 after being put in to bat in Hyderabad and captain Dhawan was the only warrior with an unbeaten 99-run knock off 66 balls. All other Punjab batters, other than Sam Curran (22 ), scored in single digit figures on Sunday.
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SRH, of which Lara is the head coach, ferreted out the target with 17 balls to spare. Rahul Tripathi top-scored with a 48-ball 74 not out and captain Aiden Markram breaking with an unbeaten 37.
“I should applaud Shikhar Dhawan. I believe it is among the very best innings I’ve ever seen in T20 cricket,” Lara informed the IPL broadcasters.
“The method he shepherd the strike and absolutely simply managed the video game,” included the West Indian legend.
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Dhawan’s spectacular knock consisted of 12 fours and 5 6s.
Chris Gayle likewise concurred with Lara and stated Dhawan should have a century which he missed out on by simply one run.
“Shikhar was wonderful for his group, and when you keep losing wickets around you, it’s never ever going to be simple, and to hold the stable nerves and to in fact get to that specific overall and get to 99 also,” stated Gayle.
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“I believed he was worthy of a hundred which is among the very best innings you will ever see in the IPL too,” included the self-styled ‘Universe Boss’.
(With PTI inputs)