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.

Dwaine Pretorius IPL profile: South African all-rounder who proved his worth as a death-over enforcer for Chennai Super Kings in 2022 and 2023. Across seven bowling innings Pretorius claimed six wickets at an impressive strike-rate of 25.00 balls per scalp, twice striking twice in the same over to derail batting sides. Operating at a challenging economy of 9.52 on Chennai’s spin-friendly tracks, he still managed to keep the lid on totals when it mattered most. With the bat Pretorius showcased rare hitting power for a lower-order player, smashing three sixes and three fours in only 28 balls faced. His unbeaten 22 off 12 against Royal Challengers Bangalore remains his IPL high-water mark, finishing that cameo at a blazing strike-rate of 157 – the kind of late-innings acceleration MS Dhoni trusts. After two productive seasons in yellow, Pretorius has built a reputation as the reliable overseas seamer who can swing momentum with both ball and bat in the pressure cooker of IPL knockouts.

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