Having just lost in-form opener, Prithvi Shaw at the other end, the Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper, Rishabh Pant took the loss personally, trying to take on the all-rounder Vijay Shankar. In the fifth delivery of the 13th over, Shankar launched a ‘moon’ ball to Pant, which the left-hander tried to forehand in a rather Rafael Nadal fashion.
Having won the toss, Delhi Capitals decided to bat first, in what seemed to be the right decision in Chennai, a pitch that traditionally has allowed for good batting in the first innings. Early in the innings, the DC openers, Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan took the attack to the Sunrisers, in the powerplay, where Shaw was the aggressor. However, once Dhawan was undone by Rashid Khan, the responsibility was on Pant, to take the mantle.
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The DC skipper started his knock in the most Pant-ish fashion, with some struggle. On top of that, he was saved by a missed opportunity from Jonny Bairstow before engaging in a hilarious mix-up with Shaw. The fun, however, began after that when Vijay Shankar came into bowl against the left-handed Pant. In the fifth delivery of the over, Shankar lost control of the ball and tossed a ‘moon’ ball gently towards the left-hander, who in the most animated fashion took on the opportunity.
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Pant imitated Rafael Nadal as he played a forehand shot against Shankar’s innocuous delivery. While the SRH all-rounder expected the ball to be called a ‘dead’ one, the umpires called it a no-ball and on the next delivery, Steve Smith managed to score a boundary on the free-hit.
Here is the video of eth incident:
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Here is how Twitter reacted to the incident:
#SRHvDC
After 3D performance by #jadeja today, Vijay Shankar trying to show 4D performance pic.twitter.com/Pp0LLVihs2— Ayush 🇮🇳 (@BakCode) April 25, 2021
Ball of the season from Vijay Shankar! Best 3D player! 😂😂#DCvsSRH
— Mandar (@Maddy_CFC) April 25, 2021
Ball of the century from Vijay Shankar 🔥 🔥 🔥
— SiddJ (@asensionomics) April 25, 2021
Vijay Shankar teaching us projectile motion.
— Aayush (@aayushhsays) April 25, 2021
That was a bird killer from Vijay Shankar.#SRHvsDC #IPL2021
— Jeet Vachharajani🏏📈 (@Jeetv27) April 25, 2021
You are kidding me, That overhead slow beamer ball from Vijay Shankar goes in the history books. 😹#IPL2021
— Arjun !!Ping Me For Jaipur COVID-19 Resources!! (@LifeIsAnElation) April 25, 2021
One can easily have a cup of tea with biscuits while the ball reaches to Batsmen from Vijay Shankar hands
— Yash😊🏏 (@YashR066) April 25, 2021
