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Shashank Singh (player of the match): It is still sinking in, you visualise things before and it feels unreal. I play cricketing shots and the coach told me to react to the ball and play accordingly. The wicket was really good, it was a mixed soil wicket and both teams scoring 200 shows the character of the game. (On facing Rashid and co.) They are legends of the game but when I bat, I feel I am the best in the world. I react to the ball and not to the bowlers. The coaches and the management backed me. I played at SRH a couple of years ago and it was a pretty good experience as well
Shikhar Dhawan (captain, Punjab Kings): It was an amazing game, was very close and we kept our cool whilst doing the job. The plan was to give a good start. I was dismissed early but we managed to score 60 runs at the end of 6 overs. Our plan was to stick to the basics. We lost wickets in the middle overs but then Shashank came in the middle and changed the game. We need to keep the momentum, Shashank came out in the middle and smashed sixes effortlessly. He kept his cool and finished the game. He started at number 7 and now batting at number 5, it shows his mindset. Ashutosh came in and took the game away as well. Both kept their calm and helped up win the game.
Ashutosh Sharma - First of all, I would like to thank the Punjab team for believing in me. Feels great. But the main thing is that we have won the game. Shikhar Paaji has helped me a lot. I was just saying to myself that I can do it. I have done it for my home team. A big thanks to Sanjay Bangar sir for believing in me. In the camp, he told me a few things which helped me. I worked hard with my coach Amay Khurasiya in the pre-season and he told me that I would become a hero if I got a chance. I want to thank everyone back home."
Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans Captain) - I think a couple of catches went down. The bowlers did a decent job and in a ground like this, it's hard to defend as the ball is coming onto the bat nicely. The ball was doing something with the new ball and 199 is a good total on this wicket. We were in the game until the 15th over. (On giving Nalkande the final over) The way we bowled in the last match and with 7 runs needed, it was no-brainer not to go with him. (On Shashank's knock) That's the IPL for you. There will always be cricketers, who will come and play blinders. That's the beauty of this tournament
Shubman Gill hands the purple cap to Mohit Sharma
Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets with a ball to spare
A record chase for the PBKS, who scale down a 200-plus total for the 6th time in their IPL history, a first in this year's IPL! The pitch played out well and both the batters and the bowlers had an excellent outing until a couple of young men changed the game's complexion. GT face their second loss of the season, whilst PBKS crawl up the ladder in the points table with this nail-biting win.
PBKS didn't have the best of the starts to the chase. They lost their captain early to an error. Jonny Bairstow started with a flurry of boundaries before falling prey to Noor Ahmad. Prabhsimran Singh, Punjab's best batter this season, got off to a good start but couldn't convert his knock. The middle order limped in particular. Sam Curran was dismissed cheaply and Sikandar Raza struggled to connect the ball well. Jitesh Sharma managed to play some big blows before falling prey to Rashid Khan.
But then come in the heroes of the match: Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma. The former scripted a Shashank Redemption! scoring 61 runs in 29 balls. Ashutosh Sharma was slow to start off the blocks, but then found his feet and connected every ball that came his way, scoring a handy 31 runs in 17 balls. It was an anti-climatic end to the chase as GT reviewed the final ball, but then it was Punjab who came out on top in this contest.
Gujarat Titans matched the Punjab Kings' performance with the ball in hand. Noor Ahmad was their best bowler as he managed to pick up 2 wickets in 4 overs. Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande, Azmatullah Omarzai and Umesh Yadav picked up a wicket each but were expensive and conceded too many runs. Their fielding was spot-on but failed to go hand in hand with the bowling.
19.5 Darshan Nalkande to Shashank Singh, PUNJAB KINGS REIGN SUPREME. TAKE A BOW, SHASHANK! He not only dragged his team from the jaws of defeat but stayed till the end to steer them home. Pitched up drifting down the leg-side, Shashank misses the flick and the ball ricochets off his front pad to roll towards Saha. He stops but they sneak a leg-bye. Gill takes a hopeless review and the impact is clearly outside leg. Punjab players don't mind this as they congratulate their hero, Shashank Singh,
SCORES LEVEL! 1 RUN NEEDED IN 2 BALLS! SUPER OVER? PBKS WIN? Anything can happen in the next two deliveries
19.4 Darshan Nalkande to Shashank Singh, IN THE AIR...AGONISINGLY FOR THE GIANTS, IT FLIES OVER BACKWARD POINT. Covers all three stumps and gets a length delivery, Shashank swings across the line but gets a leading edge. The scores are level
Equation now: 5 runs | 3 balls. Shashank Singh is on strike with third man and fine leg inside the circle. Will he play safe or go for the glory hit?
19.3 Darshan Nalkande to Harpreet Brar, slow delivery on a good length, pulled behind square for a single. Brar does a right thing to give the strike to Shashank. Punjab are one hit away
Drama now! The on-field umpire thinks it is a wide and Saha behind the sticks thinks that it is a fair delivery. GT go upstairs and the review is successful. It is a fair delivery
19.2 Darshan Nalkande to Harpreet Brar, WIDE! This looks to be a quick bouncer down the leg-side and the umpire signals another wide. Gill takes a review. Brar sways away but the decision has been overturned. The crowd roars
19.2 Darshan Nalkande to Harpreet Brar, WIDE! Dug it short and it gets too big on Brar. It's long way over the helmet
Harpreet Brar, LHB, walks out to the middle and will be on strike to face his first delivery
Surprise surprise! Out of nowhere, Gill hands the ball to Darshan Nalkande, who hasn't bowled an over today, and he strikes on the first ball. A good and impactful knock from Ashutosh Sharma comes to an end.
19.1 Darshan Nalkande to Ashutosh Sharma, IN THE AIR...TAKEN! Rashid takes it safely. Off-pace delivery on a good length and this one doesn't even get close to Ashutosh. He tries to go downtown but the ball goes straight up towards Rashid at long-on. Ashutosh departs but he made a difference coming in as an impact sub
7 runs needed to win in the last over. What are we witnessing today, a nail-biting finish or a super over? It is Darshan Nalkande, right arm fast medium, to bowl the last over
19
overs
193/6score
1
6
2
2lb
1
6
runs
Shashank Singh*
57(27)
Ashutosh Sharma
31(16)
Mohit Sharma
1/38
18.6 Mohit Sharma to Shashank Singh, SIX! This releases all the tension in Punjab's dugout. Mohit couldn't deliver under pressure on this occasion. Goes off-pace on a good length and it sits up nicely, Shashank has plenty of time to nail the pull. He clobbers it over deep mid-wicket and gets a maximum
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