Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) won a nail-biting encounter against Punjab Kings (PBKS) by two runs in Mullanpur.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) won a nail-biting encounter against Punjab Kings (PBKS) by two runs in Mullanpur. It was nearly a similar script to PBKSโ previous game when Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma played a blinder to take their team home in Ahmedabad.
Chasing 183, Punjab Kings were off to the worst possible start, losing as many as three wickets in the powerplay and were under the pump. While the middle-order batters tried to stitch partnerships, PBKS kept losing wickets in the middle overs and required another impossible ask from Shashank and Ashutosh.
A Fantastic Finish ๐ฅ
Plenty happened in this nail-biter of a finish where the two teams battled till the end๐ค๐ค
Relive ๐ฝ๏ธ some of the drama from the final over ft. Jaydev Unadkat, Ashutosh Sharma & Shashank Singh ๐
Watch the match LIVE on @starsportsindia and @JioCinemaโฆ pic.twitter.com/NohAD2fdnI
โ IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 9, 2024
When Ashutosh arrived on the crease to partner Shashank, Punjab Kings required another 69 runs in 27 balls against a quality bowling lineup of Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, the duo flexed their muscles again and kept PBKS alive till the penultimate ball of the game.
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While they added 66 runs in just 27 deliveries, the target was too big to chase, and PBKS fell short by two runs. Both Shashank and Ashutosh remained unbeaten and showed they are not one-match wonders and can do an arduous job with consistency.
Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma nearly pulled off a miracle and won the game for their team. Jaydev Unadkat had 29 runs to defend in the final over, but Ashutosh started with two sixes to put him under pressure.
However, Unadkat somehow managed to hold his nerves and defend the total despite conceding 26 off the final one. Eventually, the maximum Unadkat hit on the final delivery of the first innings made a difference.
Harshal Patel dropped the catch, and the ball went over the ropes to give SRH six valuable runs, which precisely saved the Orange Army. The reactions from the fans are in plenty, with most of them praising Shashank and Ashutoshโs gutsy efforts.
Here are some reactions:
SRH won the match, but Ashutosh Sharma and Shashank Singh won our hearts!! AGAINN!!
This duo is something else.
โ Prasenjiit Dey (@CricPrasen) April 9, 2024
IPL is mean to be when our young talent get opportunity & they do good performance ๐ซก๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
What A Player ๐ฅ๐คฏ #SRHvsPBKS #IPL2024 #PunjabKings #PBKS #Cricket #TATAIPL2024 #SRHvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/unvylI3TVW
โ ๐๐๐โ๏ธ๐ฉโ ๏ธ (@ChampuChoudhary) April 9, 2024
Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma duo ๐๐ฅ pic.twitter.com/czxsnPVEem
โ Desi Bhayo (@desi_bhayo88) April 9, 2024
Shashank/Ashutosh almost did it again
64 runs in Last 4 overs ๐ฎHardluck PBKS ๐#PBKSvsSRH pic.twitter.com/wMqWSIeKCb
โ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ (@Shebas_10dulkar) April 9, 2024
Shashank and Ashutosh ๐ซก
Huge huge respect for these two!!
โ Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) April 9, 2024
One more partnership, and we should spread rumors that the team who will get Shashank Singh in mega auction will have to buy Ashutosh Sharma with him to make them function.
โ Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) April 9, 2024
Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma.
The kind of self-belief on display ๐
โ Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) April 9, 2024
Shashank & Ashutosh ๐ซก Nearly pulled off an impossible, unbelievable turn around in that partnership.
โ arfan (@Im__Arfan) April 9, 2024
We are ENTERTAINERS!!
Thats a thing nobody can take away from us!!!What Jazba by Shashank and Ashutosh!!
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โ Gagan Chawla (@toecrushrzzz) April 9, 2024
Ashutosh Sharma and Shashank Singh’s stocks in the mega auctions keep rising with every ball they face.
A good finisher is hard to find and PBKS have unearthed two here. It will be stupid if they can’t retain atleast one of these two.#PBKSvSRH #SRHvsPBKS #IPL2024 #dream11 pic.twitter.com/ZWhoMQ1Hym
โ Deepak Kumar Panda (@Deepsdkp) April 9, 2024
Punjab Kings will stay at their home, with their following three matches scheduled in Mullanpur. PBKS will hope to remove over-dependency on the young duo and fire as a unit, with the focus cast on the top-order that has blown hot and cold so far.
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