IPL2024: Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets in match number 17 of IPL 2024. Shashank Singh proved to be very important for Punjab in this victory. Shashank was earlier being called the mistake of Punjab Kings. But now, the same mistake of the franchise is benefiting them the most. Shashank was awarded the title of ‘Player of the Match’ for his excellent performance.
Shashank played an inning of 61* runs in 29 balls with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes. But do you know that Shashank Singh was a wrong choice for Punjab Kings? Actually, in the mini auction held for IPL 2024, Punjab bid on Shashank Singh, whereas they had to bid on another player named Shashank. Punjab was trying to buy Under-19’s Shashank, but they bid on 32-year-old Shashank Singh, who plays for Chhattisgarh. However, after this incident, Punjab had given clarification and said that Shashank Singh was included in their list. Before Gujarat Titans, Shashank came at the end and played a brilliant innings against Bengaluru also. Against RCB, Shashank had scored 21 runs in 8 balls with the help of 1 four and 2 sixes. Now he played a match-winning innings in the match played against Gujarat.
In the first match played in the Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat, batting first, put 199 runs on the board for 4 wickets in 20 overs. Then chasing the target, Punjab Kings won by 7 wickets in 19.5 overs.