During Punjab Kings’ record-chasing game versus KKR, Shashank Singh strikes the famous Shah Rukh Khan stance: While Jonny Bairstow, who scored an incredible hundred to cap off a perfect comeback in the ongoing IPL 2024 season, may have had the night of his life, Punjab Kings’ in-form Shashank Singh was just as important as the visitors on Friday at Eden Gardens, leaving Kolkata Knight Riders completely perplexed. In his explosive undefeated knock of 68 off only 28 balls, Shashank hammered eight sixes, helping Punjab pull off the greatest successful chase in T20 history.
Prabhsimran Singh and Bairstow, the PBKS openers, responded to the massive target with a 93-run partnership in the powerplay. The former hit a blistering 54 off 20 balls, while the veteran England player then found himself in an 85-run stand with Rilee Rossouw. With 39 balls remained, Punjab still had 84 necessary to solve the equation, thus they had a lot of work ahead of them.
Shashank entered the game next, with Punjab still leading the formidable chase. In his blitzkrieg fifty, he hit eight sixes and two boundaries, including the game-winning blow off Ramandeep Singh, as the tourists finished with eight wickets remaining and eight balls remaining.
The Punjab Kings’ official social media account shared a video of Shashank celebrating his knock and the thrilling victory by striking the famous Shah Rukh Khan stance after the game.
Shashank Singh has emerged as the competition’s best discovery.
Stand-in captain Sam Curran was all praise for Shashank following the eight-wicket victory that ended Punjab Kings’ four-match losing streak and moved them up to the seventh position in the points table.
“Happy for Johnny. What a fantastic knock. For us, the tournament’s greatest find has been Shashank Singh. And Ashutosh also. “I’m proud of everyone,” he declared during the post-match ceremony.
The right-handed batsman, who made his IPL debut in 2022, is now leading the league with 263 runs scored at an incredible strike rate of 182.64, including two fifty-score innings.
