Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan missed the last match against Lucknow Super Giants due to an injury in the IPL 2023. He looked in great shape so far for Punjab Kings with 3 half-centuries to his name so far.
PBKS is currently at the number 5 spot and would look for Shikhar Dhawan to play another impressive inning against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Dhawan made an unbeaten 86 against Rajasthan Royals and 99 not out against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
It will be interesting to see if Shikhar Dhawan plays against RCB and hopes to lead his side if he is fit to play the encounter.
Here we look at the 3 Top Knocks by Shikhar Dhawan against RCB
- 73* (IPL 2012)
Shikhar Dhawan played a key role for Deccan Chargers against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 6 May 2012 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. He opened the innings with a well-made 73 not out off 52 balls including 10 fours and 1 six to help Deccan Chargers post 181 for 2.
It was a special inning by AB de Villiers who changed the course of the game with his brilliant hitting and helped Royal Challengers Bangalore chase down the target with 1 over to spare.
Dhawan showed his class to play an impressive inning against Royal Challengers Bangalore on a decent batting pitch.
- 50 (IPL 2019)
Shikhar Dhawan had another impressive knock against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He was playing for Delhi Capitals during the 2019 edition and formed a partnership with Prithvi Shaw.
The match was played at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, New Delhi on 28 April 2019. He played a brilliant inning for Delhi Capitals with a quickfire 50 off 37 deliveries with 5 fours and 2 sixes. His innings laid a strong foundation for DC to post a decent total of 187 for 5 on a sluggish pitch.
Delhi Capitals did not allow RCB batters to score runs freely and won the match by 16 runs. For his 50 off 37 deliveries, Dhawan was named the player of the match.
- 50* (IPL 2015)
It was a disciplined bowling effort by Sunrisers Hyderabad bowling lineup restricting Royal Challengers Bangalore to just 166 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 13 April 2015.
Chasing 167 runs to win, Dhawan remained not out on 50 off 42 deliveries with 4 fours and 2 sixes. He laid a strong foundation along with David Warner putting in 82 runs for the opening wicket. Sunrisers Hyderabad won the match easily by 8 wickets with 16 balls to spare.
He had a great stint with the Sunrisers Hyderabad outfit. His knock put SRH in a comfortable position and helped SRH go behind the chase in an aggressive manner.
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