IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals batsman Shimron Hetmyer on Tuesday slammed as many as 3 consecutive sixes. He took on St Kitts and Nevis Patriots bowler Sheldon Cottrell in the final over. Hetmyer hit back to back sixes in the 3rd, 4th and 5th ball off the final over to guide Guyana Amazon Warriors to a decent total. The left-hander went on to score 45 runs off just 20 balls at a strike rate of 225 that comprised 4 sixes and a couple of boundaries. The development comes as good news for DC ahead of the IPL 2021 Phase 2 in UAE. Follow IPL 2021 live updates on insidesport.co and LIVE streaming on Star Sports, Hotstar
Hetmyer’s innings was also crucial as he had failed to do well with the bat in the last few matches. His last few innings scores read:
RECENT MATCHES – Shimron Hetmyer
| MATCH | BAT | DATE | GROUND | FORMAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon vs Tallawahs | 0 | 12-Sep-2021 | Basseterre | T20 |
| Amazon vs Tallawahs | 23 | 11-Sep-2021 | Basseterre | T20 |
| Amazon vs Kings | 1 | 08-Sep-2021 | Basseterre | T20 |
| Amazon vs Royals | 3 | 07-Sep-2021 | Basseterre | T20 |
| Amazon vs Royals | — | 04-Sep-2021 | Basseterre | T20 |
| Amazon vs Kings | 9 | 02-Sep-2021 | Basseterre | T20 |
| Amazon vs Trinbago | 27 | 01-Sep-2021 | Basseterre | T20 |
| Amazon vs Patriots | 52 | 29-Aug-2021 | Basseterre | T20 |
| Amazon vs Patriots | 4 | 28-Aug-2021 | Basseterre | T20 |
| Amazon vs Trinbago | 54 | 26-Aug-2021 | Basseterre | T20 |
Now, Shimron Hetmyer will look to resurrect his IPL 2021 record. He had managed just 84 runs in 6 matches during the first seven matches.
| Batting and Fielding | Mat | No | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 23 | 8 | 359 | 75 | 25.64 | 239 | 150.20 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 53* | 84.00 | 41 | 204.87 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Here’s the full list of fixtures, venues, and match timings of the Delhi Capitals (DC)
DC will begin their campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad on September 22 (Wednesday).
| Match No. | Day | Date | Time (IST) | Match | Venue |
| 33 | Wednesday | 22-Sep-21 | 07:30 PM | DC vs SRH | Dubai |
| 36 | Saturday | 25-Sep-21 | 03:30 PM | DC vs RR | Abu Dhabi |
| 41 | Tuesday | 28-Sep-21 | 03:30 PM | KKR vs DC | Sharjah |
| 46 | Saturday | 02-Oct-21 | 03:30 PM | MI vs DC | Sharjah |
| 50 | Monday | 04-Oct-21 | 07:30 PM | DC vs CSK | Dubai |
| 56 | Friday | 08-Oct-21 | 07:30 PM | RCB vs DC | Dubai |
IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals (DC) Squad:
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (Captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dwarshuis, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Lalit Yadav, Pravin Dubey, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan, Steve Smith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Vishnu Vinod, Lukman Meriwala, M Siddarth, Tom Curran, Sam Billings.
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