IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals' Rishabh Pant Surpasses Shreyas Iyer To Secure Top Spot In Elite List

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Delhi Capitals played their first-ever IPL final last year under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. Though the team could not win the final, it was the first time in IPL history that the Delhi franchise had qualified for the IPL final. Iyer had to drop out of himself from IPL 2021 due to injury, ahead of IPL 2021. (Pic Courtesy: PTI)

In Iyer's absence, wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant got the chance to captain Delhi this season. After taking the captaincy from Iyer, Pant on Thursday surpassed him to attain a milestone. (Pic Courtesy: PTI)

Iyer is among the Indian batsmen to have scored the highest 50+ scores as a non-opener in the IPL since 2018. Rishabh Pant has left Iyer behind in this case in Delhi's second match against Rajasthan Royals. Pant played an innings of 51 runs against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday and left Iyer behind in this elite list. (Pic Courtesy: PTI)

As an Indian non-opener, Iyer has now scored ten 50+ scores, while Pant now has 11 50+ scores and has now secured top spot in this list. Manish Pandey is second with Iyer, both have scored ten 50+ scores as Indian non-opening batsmen. These two are followed by Sanju Samson and Suresh Raina, who have eight 50+ scores. (Pic Courtesy: PTI)

Rishabh Pant played an important innings of 51 runs off 32 balls with the help of nine fours against Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium and played a key role in powering Delhi to a respectable first innings total. Batting first in this match, Delhi scored 147 runs at the loss of eight wickets. (Pic Courtesy: PTI)