9 ball over… 3 catch drops… 26 runs scored, yet the team lost, the fear of the batsman was such that the pacer became a ‘spinner’

New Delhi. Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a spectacular victory in the 23rd match of IPL by defeating Punjab Kings by a close margin of 2 runs. With this victory, Hyderabad has gained 6 points. All limits of excitement had been crossed in this match played in Mullanpur. The experienced fast bowler from Hyderabad bowled 9 balls instead of 6 in an over. That means Punjab Kings got 2 extra balls to win, yet Ashutosh Sharma and Shashank Singh could score only 26 runs. 3 catches were also dropped in the last over. But these two batsmen could not lead Punjab to victory. Unadkat, who bowls at a speed of more than 130, was seen bowling at a speed of 107 in the last over.

Punjab Kings needed 29 runs in the last over i.e. 6 balls. Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma were present at the crease from Punjab side. Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta’s eyes were fixed on these two batsmen, who were cheering the team after reaching the stadium. There was noise in the stadium with every ball. Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins gave the last over to Jaydev Unadkat. Ashutosh hit a six on Unadkat’s first ball. Near the boundary, Nitish Reddy dropped the catch and the ball fell outside the boundary. The next two balls were wide. Ashutosh again hit a six on the second ball, on this ball Abdul Samad dropped the catch of Ashutosh. 2 runs were scored on the third ball. Ashutosh took two runs on the fourth ball. Rahul Tripathi dropped the catch of Ashutosh on the 5th ball. On which one run was scored. 6 runs were scored on the sixth and last ball. In this way Punjab lost by 2 runs.

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We have to appreciate the spirit of Shashank and Ashutosh.
Sunrisers Hyderabad made a challenging score of 182 runs for 9 wickets with the help of Nitish Reddy (37 balls, four fours, five sixes). Punjab Kings did not have a good start but we have to praise the spirit of Shashank Singh (25 balls, six fours, one six) and Ashutosh Sharma (15 balls, three fours, two sixes) who, with their hitting in the end, took the team close to the target. Took it but could not win. Both of them made an unbeaten 66-run partnership in 27 balls for the seventh wicket, but the team could only score 180 runs for six wickets in 20 overs.

Punjab Kings at sixth position with 4 points
In the last over, Shashank and Ashutosh together scored 26 runs with three sixes off Jaydev Unadkat. Sunrisers Hyderabad dropped three catches during the match, but with the win in the close match, they now have six points. For the team, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 2 wickets for 32 runs while captain Pat Cummins, T Natarajan, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Jaydev Unadkat took one wicket each. This is the third defeat of Punjab Kings in 5 matches. He is at fourth position with 4 points.

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