‘Shashank and Ashutosh performed nice knocks’ – Shikhar Dhawan lots reward on PBKS’ valiant effort towards SRH

The hot conflict between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad within the twenty third sport of the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2024 used to be not anything wanting a curler coaster experience. All sides locked horns on the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh World Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on Tuesday, April 9. 

The conflict noticed SRH submit a complete of 182 runs within the first innings of the sport. Because the hosts got here out to chase the whole, the facet discovered itself in a place of hassle as the primary 3 batters departed within the powerplay itself. 

Jonny Bairstow departed for a duck, with Shikhar Dhawan scoring 14 and Prabhsimran Singh including simply 4 runs at the board. Then again, it used to be the resilience of the center order that introduced Punjab inside touching distance of a win. 

Shashank Singh stayed unbeaten on a ranking of 46 runs in 25 deliveries, with Ashutosh Sharma scoring 33* runs in 15 balls. Ashutosh scored 27 runs within the ultimate over of the sport, however fell wanting the objective through 3 runs as SRH received the sport through two runs. 

After the conflict, skipper Shikhar Dhawan got here ahead to laud the performances of each Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma for his or her valiant efforts with the bat in the second one innings. 

“Shashank and Ashutosh performed nice knocks. I think that we saved them to a just right overall. Sadly, shall we no longer money in at the first six overs and that’s the place we misplaced the sport. That pinched us onerous. The wicket used to be no longer providing that a lot leap so each and every person has to get a hold of higher plans. As a result of we were given out, after all we’d wish to trade our strokes,” Dhawan stated within the post-match presentation rite. 

Moreover, Dhawan additionally highlighted how Punjab failed to accomplish within the batting unit, and with the likes of Ashutosh and Shashank acting within the heart order, it can be crucial for the top-order to accomplish to the height in their talents as neatly. 

“As a batting unit, we didn’t carry out. It is vital for the end order to accomplish. (On Ashutosh and Shashank) It’s nice to peer the ones children coming in and chipping in. We’re going to leap again from this loss. There used to be all the time the hope that they may end the sport. Hats off to them that they introduced it this shut. It offers us self belief and hope for the following sport. We need to do higher in sure spaces and beef up,” Dhawan added.

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