Punjab Kings’ Shashank Singh celebrates the victory over Gujarat Titans in the course of the IPL-17 2024 Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings cricket match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on April 4, 2024.
| Photo Credit: Vinay Soneji
A cracking unbeaten half-century by all-rounder Shashank Singh and his fruitful 43-partnership with an equally aggressive Ashutosh Sharma helped Punjab Kings defeat Gujarat Titans by three wickets in an Indian Premier League match in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Shashank smashed an unbeaten 61 off 29 deliveries, whereas Ashutosh slammed a 17-ball 31 as PBKS chased down the 200-run goal with one ball to spare after the workforce from Punjab had an inauspicious begin, dropping skipper Shikhar Dhawan for only one run.
GT skipper Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 89 off simply 48 deliveries within the workforce’s whole of 199 for 4 went in useless.
Gill was in chic kind as he took GT to an imposing whole, hitting six boundaries and 4 maximums. He was assisted by Sai Sudarshan, who slammed a 19-ball 33 on the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Gill and Sudarshan additionally shared a 53-run stand for the third wicket.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans: 199 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 89, Kane Williamson 26, Sai Sudharsan 33; Kagiso Rabada 2/44) misplaced to Punjab Kings 200 for 7 in 19.5 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 35, Shashank Singh 61 not out, Ashutosh Sharma 31; Noor Ahmad 2/32) by three wickets.
