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Ahmedabad: Shashank Singh, who was instrumental in the Punjab Kings (PBKS) victory against Gujarat Titans (GT) feels great to pull off the match for the Kings in a thrilling UPL 2024 encounter at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Coming down at number six, Shashank with his breathtaking batting performance of not out 61 runs in 29 deliveries sealed the match for Kings with three wickets and one ball left. His partnership with debutant Ashutosh Sharma was the key as both batters added 43 runs off a mere 22 deliveries. Punjab were reeling on 70 for 4 when Shashank walked out to bat in the ninth over of the chase of 200.
Shashank scored his maiden IPL half-century in just 25 deliveries, and it came when it mattered the most. He took down Umesh Yadav for a boundary, maximum, and a boundary in the 11th over of the chase. Shashank regularly collected boundaries of some prime bowlers of the league–like Rashid Khan and Mohit Sharma.
“Still trying to sink it in. I have visualised all these things, you visualise them before a match. But obviously turning it into reality, I am feeling very happy and proud of myself. I bat at No. 7 but today I batted at No. 5. The bounce was very good, 200 scored by both teams so the wicket was fantastic,” he said at the post-match presentation.
Shashank stitched up the partnership of 39 runs in 19 deliveries with Jitesh Sharma, in which the latter smoked two maximums in the 17th over of Rashid Khan before getting out. He then went on to partner with debutant Ashutosh Sharma and added 43 match-winning partnerships.
