4) Shikhar makes a statement of intent
Like Uthappa, he was also going through a downslide but picked himself up in this game. The over-reliance on David Warner when it comes to batting has been blatantly apparent in this tournament. While the Australian has almost always delivered, the other batsmen should feel that their contribution could have been a lot more.
However, against KKR, David Warner could muster up only 18 off 16 and it seemed like the team was done for the night. But then Shikhar Dhawan took it upon himself to do the scoring as he fired his way to 51 off just 30 balls, giving his team the ideal start to chase down a tricky total.
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