2024-04-09 19:45:58
Mullanpur: The pair of Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma, who had performed miraculous run chases for Punjab Kings against Gujarat Titans in the last match, narrowly escaped showing the same magic this time against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In response to the target of 183 runs, Punjab needed 29 runs to win in the last over, but Shashank (46 runs not out in 25 balls, six fours, one six)-Ashutosh (33 runs not out in 15 balls, three fours, two Sixes) together could only score 26 runs against the experienced Jaydev Unadkat and victory remained just two runs away. At one time Punjab had lost six wickets for 114 runs in 15.3 overs. The danger of defeat was looming, from here Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma together added 66 runs in just 27 balls. Both the uncapped Indian players showed tremendous power hinting.
Such was the thrill of the last over
- first ball six
- second ball wide
- third ball wide
- fourth ball six
- fifth ball two runs
- Sixth ball two runs
- seventh ball wide
- eighth ball single
- ninth ball six
Punjab really deserved the victory
Punjab Kings had a very bad start in reply to the target of 183 runs, but we have to praise the spirit of Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma who in the end took the team closer to the target with their hitting but could not win. Sunrisers Hyderabad dropped three catches during the match but with the win in the close match, they now have six points. For the team, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took two wickets for 32 runs while captain Pat Cummins, T Natarajan, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Jaydev Unadkat took one wicket each.
sometimes the match slips here and there
Jonny Bairstow was clean bowled by Pat Cummins without opening the account. Bhuvi gave two blows by dismissing Prabhsimran Singh (04) in the third over and then Shikhar Dhawan (14) in the fifth over. In the powerplay, Punjab Kings could score only 27 runs after losing three wickets. Sikandar Raza (28 runs) first made a partnership of 38 runs with Sam Curran (29 runs) for the fourth wicket and then 33 runs with Shashank Singh for the fifth wicket. Karan became the victim of T Natarajan’s ball in the 10th over and then Raza was caught out by wicketkeeper Klaasen on the first ball of the 14th over. Half the team had returned to the pavilion on 91 runs, due to which the path of Punjab Kings was looking very difficult. After 15 overs the team’s score was 105 runs for five wickets. He needed 78 runs in 30 balls. Shashank and Ashutosh showed great spirit but could not lead the team to victory.
Nitish Kumar Reddy’s half-century for SRH
Sunrisers Hyderabad batted first after losing the toss and scored a challenging score of 182 runs for nine wickets, thanks to young Nitish Kumar Reddy’s composed half-century of 64 runs in 37 balls. Left arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh was the most successful bowler for Punjab Kings, who took four wickets for 29 runs. Harshal Patel and Sam Curran took two wickets each while Kagiso Rabada got one wicket, yet Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to post a competitive score. Nitish hit four fours and five sixes during his innings. Apart from them, Abdul Samad contributed 25 runs in 12 balls and Travis Head contributed 21 runs in 15 balls. Jaydev Unadkat faced the last ball of the innings and hit a six.