Former England captain Michael Vaughan, who has always been a vocal supporter of young Rishabh Pant, found his voice once again after the southpaw played a stunning innings to lead Delhi Capitals to a win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. Taking to Twitter, Michael Vaughan wrote: “How is @RishabPant777 not in the World Cup squad ...... Pretty sure #India still have time to change ........ !!!! ! How is @RishabPant777 not in the World Cup squad ...... Pretty sure #India still have time to change ........ !!!!! #Bonkers #IPL19 — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 8, 2019 The Indian selectors preferred Dinesh Karthik over Rishabh Pant as the secondary wicket-keeper in India’s World Cup squad, a decision which has attracted mixed response from the cricketing fraternity. While Karthik did not have a very good season with Kolkata Knight Riders, Rishabh Pant has been in fine form for Delhi Capitals. ALSO READ: Next time will finish the match for the team - Rishabh Pant Rishabh Pant smashed 49 off 21 balls as Delhi Capitals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League 2019 in Vizag. His innings was packed with five sixes and two boundaries and was the difference between the two sides. “If you are set, you have to finish it for your team. Next time, I will try to finish it for my team as I got very close tonight. I just try to be positive. In T20s, you have to have a big over. We practice every day with the same set of bowlers and we see the ball and not the bowler. Today, I didn’t try to hit it too hard and focused on timing,” Pant said after the match.<doc-sep>As Rishab Pant flaunted his amazing skills with a bat, fans trolled BCCI again for not selecting him for World Cup. As Rishab Pant flaunted his amazing skills with a bat, fans trolled BCCI again for not selecting him for World Cup. In a nail-biting finish, Delhi Capitals won their first-ever match in the IPL knockouts after beating Sunrisers Hyderabad by two wickets and with one ball to spare. The victory was largely thanks to some fireworks from Rishabh Pant. Pant who hit five sixes during his crucial 49 off 21 balls paved the way for his team to get a game closer to their first-ever IPL final. As the team won the thrilling game, cricket buffs praised the young wicket-keeper and batsman. The highlight of Pant’s knock was the 18th over by Basil Thampi in which he hit 20 runs. Delhi Capitals needed 34 from the last three overs and Pant hit two fours and two sixes off the first four balls. Pant’s blitzkrieg had Hyderabad reeling, but it was almost nullified when the wicketkeeper attempted to finish things with a bang and it almost cost them the game. However, in the end, Delhi’s Keemo Paul held things together to take his team to victory. Fans were most impressed by Pant and again took a dig at BCCI and Vijay Shankar beacuse the wicketkeeper was left out of the World Cup squad. Here are some tweets about the batsman: Someone get Rishabh Pant a packet of Britannia biscuits so that he can go to the World Cup 🙏🏻🙏🏻#DCvSRH — Shridhar V (@iimcomic) May 8, 2019 Rishab pant reaction when Thampi came to bowl against him. One Bad move everything gone! Hard luck #SRH#DCvSRH pic.twitter.com/vn4uMpINl6 — Vignesh Rajan (@vignesh_prem10) May 8, 2019 Indian selector selected Vijay shankar instead of rishabh pant #DCvSRH pic.twitter.com/5Y9lrzReLe — भाईसाहब (@Bhai_saheb) May 8, 2019 Indians: India will never get a good wicket keeper batsmen like dhoni again. Rishabh Pant: pic.twitter.com/Qetb0cuk3o — डी.के. (@itsdhruvism) May 8, 2019 #DCvSRH Coach’s lecture to Rishabh Pant play sensibly pic.twitter.com/kH0Ncv1ETV — Akshat Bang (@bang_akshat) May 8, 2019<doc-sep>Rishabh Pant is peaking at the right time for Delhi Capitals ( Courtesy by BCCI ) Former England captain Michael Vaughan wants the Indian cricket team selectors to reconsider their decision to leave out Rishabh Pant from the 2019 World Cup squad and wants him to be included in it after watching his knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday. Rishabh Pant smashed 49 off 21 balls as Delhi Capitals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League 2019 in Vizag. Delhi rode on Pant and Prithvi Shaw's knocks to chase down 163 with two wickets in hand and 1 ball to spare. Shaw top-scored in the match with 56 runs. Keemo Paul ends the tension! @DelhiCapitals win the #Eliminator by 2 wickets and move on to Qualifier 2 #DCvSRH pic.twitter.com/WzpjUeg5pC IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 8, 2019 Rishabh Pant's knock was laced with five sixes and two boundaries as he once again showed his class and proved to the world what he can do with the bat once on song. Pant wasn't included in the 15-man Indian squad for the World Cup with Dinesh Karthik getting the preference over the Delhi cricketer. But that decision has left Vaughan baffled after he saw what Pant did in Wednesday night's game. Pant was inconsistent in the initial stages of the league phase but has hit form at the right time for Delhi Capitals as they bid to reach their maiden IPL final this season. He has so far amassed 450 runs in 15 matches at an average of 37.50 with three fifties. "How is @RishabPant777 not in the World Cup squad ...... Pretty sure #India still have time to change ........ !!!! !," Vaughan tweeted. How is @RishabPant777 not in the World Cup squad ...... Pretty sure #India still have time to change ........ !!!!! #Bonkers #IPL19 Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 8, 2019 Delhi Capitals will face defending champions Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 2 in Vizag on Friday. The winner will meet Mumbai Indians in the final on May 12. DC have never made it to the final but they will seriously start believing now. All they need to do now is beat 2 teams who have won the IPL 3 times to win their first title. With Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant in their ranks, Delhi Capitals have dared to dream. And they have learned to dream big. An IPL title is not too far off now.<doc-sep>Visakhapatnam: Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw heaped praises on teammate Rishabh Pant, calling him the best finisher among youngsters after the 21-year-old helped Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by two wickets in a nerve-wracking IPL Eliminator. Chasing a target of 163, Delhi Capitals, who had lost the way after a blazing start, were brought to cusp of victory by Pant, who smashed 49 off 21 balls with five sixes even as West Indies' Keemo Paul finished it off in the penultimate ball of the innings with a boundary off Khaleel Ahmed on Wednesday night. "In these T20 games, there's a lot of pressure. I was praying that we win. Pant did a brilliant job. I have said that he is the best finisher among the young players. He always opens up the game for us. He has been doing very well. Unfortunately, he could not finish it for us, but Keemo did well in the end," Shaw said at the post match press conference. He also pointed out that Amit Mishra's single run was an important one. The 19-year-old said it was important for him to get back into form after a few bad games. Shaw top-scored with 56 off 38 balls on a "sticky wicket" to give Delhi a great start. "First six overs are important because if you put runs on board, it will take the pressure off the other batsmen. It was a bit difficult to pull the ball. Since their bowlers were bowling cutters on a sticky wicket, it was not pulling. I waited and waited for the loose balls," he said. Shaw said while playing in the middle he concentrates on choosing the bowlers who he can hit. "While you're playing in the middle it is simple - just play your game and chose bowlers that we want to hit first and obviously (Mohammad) Nabi and Rashid (Khan) were the best bowlers on their side. It was an interesting game and I'm happy that we won." On how he plans to tackle Chennai Super Kings bowlers in the Qualifier 2, to be held here on Friday, Shaw said the Delhi players have faced the defending champions in previous IPLs and they understand the game. "The team will have a plan after reaching Chennai. How to face which bowler like Harbhajan (Singh) bahi, Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) sir or (Imran) Tahir sir. We will have to plan. We will look to do what we've done earlier." Shaw said that it is not about who plays who but depends on how prepared the team is for the game. "Personally, whichever ball is lose, I will smash that ball. Even with Harbhajan bhai and Tahir sir is bowling, I will obviously smash it," Shaw added. When asked about Delhi's tendency to lose wickets at the most crucial moments, the batsman said, "I think we like to make every game interesting. Every time things are going well, we give away two-three wickets. "But I think that's the charm of T20 cricket. Till the time you don't feel the pressure, its not as much fun." Shaw also applauded Amit Mishra's (1/16) effort with the ball, saying: "We knew that the wicket was too sticky-ish and I think our bowlers did a fantastic job. Amit Mishra has got that experience. He has played 10-12 years of international cricket. "Whenever he bowls those four overs, he knows exactly what his plans are. He has bowled to almost every player and he knows where to bowl to them. He has done a great job for the team and I hope he does the same in the next match as well." Shaw thanked the management for not losing faith in him despite he not being among runs in the last few games. "When you are not scoring runs for the last two-three games, then you need to get that form back, preparation is the best thing to do. I have prepared quite a lot. I wasn't scoring that good in powerplays and the team wasn't very happy but they never gave up on me. "They believed in me and more importantly, I believed in myself and thanks to all the support staff...Sourav sir, Ricky sir, Praveen sir and Kaif sir, and players who give me lots of positive vibes. I just played my game out there," said Shaw. 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Rishabh Pant and Prithvi Shaw helped Delhi Capitals knock SunRisers Hyderabad out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and move a step closer to the final with a tense two-wicket victory on Wednesday. Shaw hit a quickfire 56 while Pant smashed 49 off 21 balls as Delhi Capitals chased down their target of 163 in 19.5 overs to win the eliminator in Visakhapatnam. Following his blazing knock, Twitter could not help but ask why Rishabh Pant has not been included in India's 15-man World Cup 2019 squad. Some prominent names including former England captain Michael Vaughan and Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor urged the Indian selectors to make the changes in the squad before the quadrennial event begins on May 30. How is @RishabPant777 not in the World Cup squad ...... Pretty sure #India still have time to change ........ !!!!! #Bonkers #IPL19 — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 8, 2019 What a match. What a tournament @IPL is. Well played Delhi and exceptional knock from @RishabPant777 - The gamechanger #DCvSRH — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 8, 2019 Am firmly now in the Rishabh Pant fan club. — Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) May 8, 2019 Absolutely insane from Pant to hole out like that with victory just a few runs away. Such self indulgence can prove costly in this match. Also sends wrong signal to selectors — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 8, 2019 Why is Rishabh Pant not in the squad for the World Cup? You there? @RaviShastriOfc @imVkohli — Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 9, 2019 Rishabh Pant hit five towering sixes and two fours to put Delhi Capitals' chase back on track before falling in the penultimate over. So far, Rishabh Pant has amassed 450 runs from 15 matches at an average of 37.50 with three fifties in IPL 2019. "If you are set on a wicket like this, you have to finish the match for your team. I took it very close, but next time I will finish it for the team," Rishabh Pant said after the match. "Today, that was special because I didn't try to hit the ball too hard. I was just watching the ball, and I was trying to time the ball." Promoted Delhi Capitals, who notched their first ever IPL playoff victory, will take on defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the second qualifier on Friday. Mumbai Indians, who made Sunday's final in Hyderabad after outplaying MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier, await the second finalist.