Prithvi Shaw Record vs KKR: DC Opener’s Stats Against Kolkata Knight Riders Ahead Of IPL 2024 Match 16

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Prithvi Shaw returned to the Delhi Capitals set up just in time before the clash against one of the opener's favourite opposition in Indian Premier League (IPL), Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday (April 3) at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

Shaw, who sat out of the opening two games for DC earlier this season, announced his return with a 27-ball 43, sharing a 93-run first wicket stand alongside David Warner against Chennai Super Kings. The fast start was pivotal in DC's first victory of IPL 2024.

Although he was only used as an impact player in the encounter against CSK, the 24-year-old opener from Mumbai made all the impact in his primary role as a batter, smashing 2 sixes and 4 fours during his 27-ball knock.

The inclusion of Shaw just before the match against KKR seems to be a good call by DC as the opener has great numbers against the Kolkata-based side, averaging around 45 in his 9 appearances. Now, let's take a look at his stats vs KKR in IPL:

Prithvi Shaw record vs KKR

An 18-year-old Shaw was bought by the Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.20 Crore on the back his performance as captain for the Indian team at the U19 World Cup. He announced his arrival in the IPL in just his second innings, smashing 62 off 44 balls against KKR.

The very next innings in IPL 2018, Shaw came close to breaking the record for the youngest player to score a century, but fell agonizingly short at 99 against KKR at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Two seasons later, Shaw also matched Ajinkya Rahane's record of hitting six fours in one over in IPL. That feat also came against KKR in IPL 2021, when he hit six successive boundaries off Shivam Mavi in the very first over of the match.

Overall, Shaw, who has scored 1737 runs in 72 innings at a strike rate of 146.09, holds a good record against KKR, scoring 405 runs, including 5 fifties, in 9 innings at a strike rate of 168.04 against the Kolkata-based side in IPL. Here is a look at Shaw's stats vs KKR:

Prithvi Shaw batting stats vs KKR

• Innings: 9
• Runs: 405 runs
• Highest Score: 99
• 50s: 5
• 6s: 17
• 4s: 45
• Strike Rate: 168.04
• Average: 45.00

As mentioned earlier, Shaw has five fifties in nine innings against Kolkata Knight Riders and also has one duck in his appearances vs KKR. Here is a look at his 9 innings against KKR:

Prithvi Shaw Scores vs KKR

1. 2018 - 62 off 44 balls - dismissed by Piyush Chawla
2. 2019 - 99 off 55 balls - dismissed by Lockie Ferguson
3. 2019 - 14 off 7 balls - dismissed by Prasidh Krishna
4. 2020 - 66 off 41 balls - dismissed by Kamalesh Nagarkoti
5. 2021 - 82 off 41 balls - dismissed by Pat Cummins
6. 2021 - 18 off 12 balls - dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy
7. 2021 - 51 off 29 balls - dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy
8. 2022 - 0 off 1 ball - dismissed by Umesh Yadav
9. 2022 - 13 off 11 balls - dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy

One challenge for Shaw against KKR, will be in the form of mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who has dismissed the DC opener three times in the last four innings. But will the Vizag wicket help the spinners? What's Shaw's record at the venue? Here is a look at his stats from Vizag:

Prithvi Shaw IPL record in Visakhapatnam

The Mumbai opener has played just three times at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in Vizag with one of those appearances coming last week when he faced Chennai Super Kings. Here is a look at his numbers in Vizag:

• Innings: 3
• Runs: 104 runs
• Highest Score: 56
• 50s: 1
• 6s: 4
• 4s: 11
• Strike Rate: 146.47
• Average: 34.66