Shikhar Dhawan: The 14th IPL cricket series in India starts yesterday. The Chennai Super Kings, led by Dhoni, will take on the Delhi Capitals in the second league match today at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bowl first. Chris Vokes and Tom Karan made their debuts for the Delhi team.
Moin Ali made his debut for the Chennai Super Kings. Following this, the Chennai team fielded
Moin Ali (36), Raina (54), Ravindra Jadeja (26 *) and Sam Karan (34) helped Chennai Super Kings score 188 for 7 in 20 overs.
Prithviraj Shah (72) and Shikhar Dhawan (85), who were at the thermal farm, chased down the target and the Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
IPL 2021 – Records which Shikhar Dhawan can break this season
Shikhar Dhawan, who hit 10 fours in the match, became the first player to hit 600 fours in the IPL cricket series. Dhawan, who has played 177 matches so far, has hit a total of 601 fours. He is followed by David Warner (510 fours), Virat Kohli (507), Suresh Raina (496), and Gambhir (491).
Similarly, Dhawan recorded his 42nd fifty in the IPL cricket series. Dhawan thus became the second-highest scorer in the IPL after David Warner (48 fifties). Suresh Raina (39), Virat Kohli (39), and Rohit Sharma (39) are in the next three places on this list.
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