In match 20 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), DC batsman Shikhar Dhawan was seen on his knees in front of his opponent Dinesh Karthik in what appeared to be a moment of banter between the two. The incident occurred after Karthik had a stumping chance. And after Karthik appeared to be angry, the duo broke into smiles.
With Dhawan around on the field, there is never a dull moment. He is known to be an entertainer with the bat or on the field. And it was shown yet again after the mid-match banter with Karthik. After an attempted stumping, Karthik pointed his finger at Dhawan. Dhawan fell on his knees and both had a laugh.
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DC went on to win the match by seven wickets while chasing a target of 157. And Dhawan scored 46 runs, second only to his opening partner Prithvi Shaw, who scored 82. KKR, in their innings, struggled to get off to a good start, as they were going at a run rate of under eight runs an over. The top scorer of the innings was Andre Russell who came in at number six to score 45 off 27 balls. Lalit Yadav ended with bowling figures of 2/13.
In the DC innings, Shaw got them off to a flyer by scoring 24 runs in the first over. DC never looked back since. They chased down the target with 21 balls to spare. And Shaw top-scored with 82 off 41 balls.
