Prithvi Shaw has been Delhi Capitals’ pocket-rocket opener since 2018, lighting up seven IPL seasons with a fearless brand of batting built on one mantra—see the ball, hit the ball. Across 79 innings the right-hander has piled up 1,892 runs at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 147, turning every delivery into potential fireworks. Those numbers translate to 238 fours and 61 sixes that have dented advertising hoardings and opposition morale alike. While the three-figure mark has narrowly eluded him—his highest remains an agonising 99—Shaw has still crossed fifty on 14 occasions, proving he can both explode and anchor when the situation demands. Every season the 24-year-old has donned the DC blue, making the Ferozeshah Kotla his personal playground. With 238 boundaries already to his name, Shaw is chasing the rare 250-fours club, and at his current pace the landmark could arrive as early as IPL 2025.

Craig Overton made a short but explosive cameo in his IPL 2025 debut with Chennai Super Kings. Across two innings, the English all-rounder hammered 15 runs from just seven balls—an eye-watering strike-rate of 214. He cleared the ropes once, smashed one four and posted an unbeaten 11*, showing the finishing touch CSK craves at death overs. With the ball, Overton sent down 36 deliveries without picking up a wicket, conceding 83 runs at an economy of 13.83. While his three-over spells were expensive, the numbers underline a bowler trusted to operate in the powerplay and slog overs where risk is often rewarded. In only one season, Overton’s bat has already spoken louder than his ball—two innings, one maximum, one boundary and a strike-rate above 200—marking him as a late-overs hitting option for the five-time champions.

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