Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw heaped praises on teammate Rishab Pant, calling him the best finisher among youngsters after the 21-year-old helped Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by two wickets in a nerve-wracking IPL Eliminator here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chasing a target of 163, \nDelhi Capitals, who had lost the way after a blazing start, were brought\n to the cusp of victory by Pant, who smashed 49 off 21 balls with five \nsixes even as West Indies\u2019 Keemo Paul finished it off in the penultimate\n ball of the innings with a boundary off Khaleel Ahmed on Wednesday \nnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn these T20 games, there\u2019s a lot of pressure. I was \npraying that we win. Pant did a brilliant job. I have said that he is \nthe best finisher among the young players. He always opens up the game \nfor us. He has been doing very well. Unfortunately, he could not finish \nit for us, but Keemo did well in the end,\u201d Shaw said at the post-match \npress conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFirst six overs are important because if you \nput runs on the board, it will take the pressure off the other batsmen. \nIt was a bit difficult to pull the ball. Since their bowlers were \nbowling cutters on a sticky wicket, it was not pulling. I waited for the\n loose balls,\u201d he said.Shaw said while playing in the middle he \nconcentrated on choosing the bowlers who he could hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile \nyou\u2019re playing in the middle it is simple just play your game and choose\n bowlers that we want to hit first and obviously Nabi and Rashid were \nthe best bowlers in their side. It was an interesting game and I\u2019m happy\n that we won.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On how he plans to tackle Chennai Super Kings \nbowlers in the Qualifier 2, to be held here on Friday, Shaw said the \nDelhi players had faced the defending champions in previous IPLs and \nthey understand the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe team will have a plan after \nreaching Chennai. How to face which bowler like Harbhajan bhai, Jaddu \nsir or Tahir sir. We will have to plan. We will look to do what we\u2019ve \ndone earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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