Shivam Dube: KKR vs CSK – How good is he? That’show good is Shivam Dube. Chennai Super Kings absolutely dominated Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden gardens when they went on to register 235 runs on the board. With Conway and Ajinkya Rahane playing some bright knocks, it was Shivam Dube who stole the show with his blitz. The Youngster hammered a clinical fifty off just 21 balls to punish KKR. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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Such was the blistering innnings from Shivam Dube that Matthew Hayden and Ravi Shastri were left spell bound after witnessing his knock. With the inital setup being planted by Gaikwad and Conway, it was Dube and Rahane who went on to unleash a carnage in Kolkata. The duo hammered all across the park to help CSK post the highest total at the ground.
Shivam dube is destructive like yuvraj singh 🔥 #KKRvCSK pic.twitter.com/wdgNa2HeZl
— Ritik gullaiya (@GullaiyaRitik) April 23, 2023
Batting with a strike rate of 238.10, Dube slammed a 20 ball fifty before being dismissed on the next delivery. His short but impactful innings consisted of 2 fours and 5 huge sixes. And with that hit, Dube registered the third fastest fifty of IPL 2023.
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SHIVAM DUBE 50(20)
HE SUPRISED US YET AGAIN 🥺 💥
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— Its_Me_Maxeyyy 🕶 (@maxeyyy_tweets) April 23, 2023
Down the order and donning the role of a finisher, Dube has flourised on his role. The southpaw has 184 runs from 6 innings with a healthy average of 30.66 and a highest score of 52. And with today’s blistering knock, Dube went on to slam his second fifty of the tournament.
After the innings, Dube went on to compliment his partner Ajinkya Rahane. He said, “Ajinkya Rahane is very helpful. He’s always there, he helped alot from the non striker’s end”.
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