Rishabh Pant always opens the game to us: Prithvi Shaw after DC win

Prithvi Shaw, Delhi Capitals opener, praised teammate Rishab Pant, calling him the best finisher among young people after the 21-year-old helped Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad with two wickets in a nervous IPL eliminator here.

Chasing a target of 163, Delhi Capitals, who had lost the way after a blazing start, were brought to the cusp of victory by Pant, who smashed 49 off 21 balls with five sixes even as West Indies ‘ Keemo Paul finished it off on Wednesday night in the penultimate innings ball with a boundary off Khaleel Ahmed.

“In these T20 games, there’s a lot of pressure. I was praying that we win. Pant did a brilliant job. I have said that he is the best finisher among the young players. He always opens up the game for us. He has been doing very well. Unfortunately, he could not finish it for us, but Keemo did well in the end,” Shaw said at the post-match press conference.