IPL 2019: Prithvi Shaw Slams Quickfire 50 in Eliminator Between Sunrisers Hyderabad And Delhi Capitals at Vizag, Twitter Goes Into Frenzy Over DC Opener | SEE POSTS

IPL 2019: Chasing 163, Delhi in driver's seat.

IPL 2019: Be it a cover-drive or going over the top or smashing a square cut with the utmost disdain, Prithvi Shaw showcased it all in his breezy 50 in the Eliminator. It was his 4th IPL fifty. Chasing 163 to win, Shaw cut loose from the outset and he was in no mood to stop as his shots were coming off well. He was dropped once but that did not stop him from attacking. Some felt Shaw had not lived up to his reputation in the league, but with this knock at such a crucial juncture in the tournament, he has settled the scores. During his knock, Shikhar was relaxed at the other end as Prithvi was taking all the risks.

Twitter hailed the future superstar with love after his attacking strokeplay:

And finally, rewind to the Prithvi SHAW of the U-19 Workd Cup. He timed his return to form like he is timing his shots today.

— Prem Panicker (@prempanicker) May 8, 2019

Prithvi Shaw has come out of the syllabus for SRH! #DCvSRH #SRHvDC

— Ramana Pochampally (@RamanasTweets) May 8, 2019

(SHAW)ESOME!!!!

— Om Mehta (@ommehtaa) May 8, 2019

SHAWKING!!!!

— Om Mehta (@ommehtaa) May 8, 2019

PRITHVI MISSILE !!!

— Om Mehta (@ommehtaa) May 8, 2019

Enough talent Prithvi shaw is really future of India cricket at #DCvSRH  #GameBanayegaName

— Yousuf Mallick (@ymusuf1) May 8, 2019

.@PrithviShaw reminds me off @MahelaJay with his diminutive stature, and calm & composed temperament.

— Karthikeyan (@Okaaarthik) May 8, 2019

#DCvSRH Prithvi Shaw’s backlift is amazing to watch, right-handed Lara. 😍😍

— Dark Soul (@Justice_fikri) May 8, 2019

#PrithviShaw is a special talent…
But sometimes his attitude is too much…

— Irshad (@Irshad_8055) May 8, 2019

.@PrithviShaw is a delight to watch when in full flow! I am sure he reminds a lot of ppl of a young @sachin_rt with his range and quality of shots!! #Majestic #Young #Talent

— Somil Agrawal (@somilagrawal) May 8, 2019

Prithvi shaw is flying at the moment 🏏🏆 #VIVOIPL2019 #DCvSRH #GameBanayegaName

— Nagendra Pratap Singh Rathore 🇮🇳 (@RathoreNikki47) May 8, 2019

@PrithviShaw what a wonderful performance. This is when u get trained fromed wall of crkt RAHUL DRAVID and prince @SGanguly99 .

— Sabyasachi Shaw (@shaw_sabyasachi) May 8, 2019

Meanwhile, Shaw also equaled Gill to hit most fifties before 20.

At the time of filing the copy, Dhawan had just departed for 17 off 16 balls and Hyderabad was 66/1 in the eight over.

Earlier in the day, Hyderabad posted 162/8 in their allotted 20 overs. Keemo Paul with three wickets was the pick of their bowlers for Delhi as Guptill with 36 was the top run-scorer for Hyderabad.