The evening could have belonged to Jonny Bairstow, who couldn't have timed his redemption extra completely within the ongoing IPL 2024 season, scoring a monstrous hundred, however in-form Shashank Singh performed an equally important position for Punjab Kings on Friday because the guests. on the Eden Gardens left Kolkata Knight Riders utterly befuddled. Shashank blasted eight sixes in his thundering unbeaten knock of 68 off simply 28 balls as Punjab pulled off a sensational heist to file the highest-ever profitable chase in T20 historical past.
In response to the humongous goal, PBKS openers Prabhsimran Singh and Bairstow smashed a 93-run stand within the powerplay, the place the previous scored a fiery 20-ball 54, earlier than the veteran England star discovered himself in an 85-run stand with Rilee Rossouw. However Punjab nonetheless had loads to cowl, with the equation standing at 84 required of the remaining 39 balls.
With Punjab nonetheless having the momentum within the mighty chase, Shashank walked in subsequent and smashed eight sixes and two boundaries in his blitzkrieg fifty, which included the profitable shot off Ramandeep Singh because the vacationers wrapped up the match with eight wickets in hand and eight balls to spare.
After the match, the official social media deal with of Punjab Kings posted a video of Shashank the place the batter broke into the long-lasting Shah Rukh Khan pose to have a good time his knock and the large win. With the music of the Bollywood legend's blockbuster film 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' enjoying within the background, Shashank mentioned, “Thank You Eden Gardens”. PBKS captioned the video: “Sssshhhh…. Shaaaaashaaaaa…Shashankkkkkk!”
'Shashank Singh has been the discover of the match'
After the eight-wicket win, which noticed Punjab Kings transfer to the eighth spot within the factors desk as they snapped their four-match shedding streak, stand-in skipper Sam Curran was all reward for Shashank.
“Happy for Johnny. What an incredible knock. Shashank Singh has been the discover of the match for us. Ashutosh as properly. Happy with everybody,” he mentioned within the post-match presentation.
The suitable-handed batsman, who made his IPL debut again in 2022, smashed 263 runs within the ongoing season at a sensational strike fee of 182.64, laced with two fifties.
