Pant blitzes Lions out of IPL 2017

May 04, 2017

Delhi Daredevils generated plenty of chances in the early going, some of which they took, some of which they didn't•BCCI

... allowing Suresh Raina to take advantage of the Feroz Shah Kotla's small dimensions•BCCI

Karthik struck five fours and five sixes in his 34-ball 65•BCCI

Aaron Finch struck some lusty blows to take Lions near the 200-run mark•BCCI

Basil Thampi was in disbelief after the umpire turned his caught-behind appeal down•BCCI

Both batsmen fell in consecutive overs, but by then, Daredevils were already on their way to a convincing rout, putting an end to Lions' campaign•BCCI

Shreyas Iyer dropped a simple lob at first slip... •BCCI

Dinesh Karthik gave Raina able support to pile on the misery of Lions' bowlers•BCCI

The two batsmen added 133 runs off 72 balls to set Lions up for for a mammoth total•BCCI

Rishabh Pant held on to a skier to dismiss Finch in the 19th over. Daredevils finished with 208 in their 20 overs•BCCI

Pant took on Lions' bowlers and struck nine sixes and six fours, destroying Lions' hopes•Getty Images

Marlon Samuels didn't have a great IPL debut, he dropped two chances and conceded 22 runs off two overs•BCCI

Raina finished on 77 off 43 balls before he was run-out by Rabada•BCCI

Daredevils Karun Nair fell for 12, looking to ramp Pradeep Sangwan over the keeper•BCCI

Sanju Samson joined the party too; he added 134 runs in 53 balls with Pant for the second wicket•BCCI