Punjab Kings (PBKS) scripted historical past within the IPL (Indian Premier League) on Thursday (April 4) as they chased the goal of 200 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad against Gujarat Titans (GT) and curiously their hero of the night was a participant that they appeared to dump on the IPL 2024 public sale in Dubai.
Shashank Singh turned out to be the hero for Punjab Kings on Thursday after the Shikhar Dhawan-led aspect was reeling at 70/4 in 8.4 overs. The right-handed batter was in full circulate in Ahmedabad and appeared unfazed when wickets continued to tumble on the different finish in pursuit of an enormous complete.
Shashank, 32, went hell for leather-based from ball one and decimated the Titans’ bowling assault. Shashank’s onslaught pressured Titans’ bowlers to play the guessing recreation they usually acquired outclassed ultimately. PBKS’ newest recruit counterattacked in elegant fashion and ensured the asking price did not exit of PBKS’ grasp.
He stitched two essential partnerships which ultimately determined the destiny of the sport. He added 39 runs for the sixth wicket with Jitesh Sharma after which put collectively 43 runs with Ashutosh Sharma to close the door down on Titans’ face.
Shashank scored 61 off simply 29 balls with the assistance of six fours and 4 maximums and tonked the ball at a strike price of 210.34.
The Curious Case of Shashank Singh
Shashank, who performs for Chhattisgarh within the home circuit, was purchased by PBKS on the IPL 2024 public sale in Dubai at his base value of Rs 20 lakhs. However, the PBKS administration appeared confused and requested the auctioneer Mallika Sagar for a provision to dump the man stating, he wasn’t the Shashank whom they had been after.
Once Mallika knowledgeable them that the transfer could not be undone, they settled for him and even put out a clarification publish on X that he was the one, they had been in pursuit of and the state of affairs acquired tousled resulting from confusion.
Shashank replied to PBKS’ publish by saying, “It’s all cool… Thank you for Trusting on me!!!!”
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