Delhi Capitals (DC) opener Prithvi Shaw hammered sixfours off six balls in the first over of the innings bowled by Kolkata KnightRiders (KKR) speedster Shivam Mavi in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match onThursday night.
The onslaught in the first over that fetched 25 runs (includingone wide), helped DC register the highest score in the power-play phase of thisseason's IPL. DC made 67/0 in the first six overs, bettering the 65/0 thefranchise made against CSK in Mumbai.
Shaw, who has been in great form in recent times with somegreat knocks in Vijay Hazare one-dayers as well as in the IPL then reached hisfifty off just 18 deliveries.
It was the joint second-fastest half-century for theDelhi franchise in IPL along with Rishabh Pant's 18-ball effort against MumbaiIndians in 2019.
The fastest IPL fifty for the Delhi franchise stands inthe name of Chris Morris who took 17 balls against Gujarat Lions in 2016.
Shaw eventually fell for 82 off 41 balls after an inningsthat included 11 fours and three sixes. But by the time he was dismissed, DCwere on way to a comfortable win. They won by seven wickets with 3.3 overs tospare.