Key Points
Their skipper Shubman Gill had found form and powered the team to a formidable total of 199/4..
But then came stunning knocks by Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma two unheralded players and the visitors ended up pulling off an unforgettable chase..
Shashank, who made 61 off 29 balls, had grabbed headlines during the IPL 2024 auction as PBKS tried to withdraw their bid for him..
Umesh Yadav was hit for 17 runs in the 11th over and despite Sam Curran and Sikandar Raza, who was replacing the injured Liam Livingstone, falling as well, Shashank never took a step back..
After getting to 31 off 21 balls with the end of the 11th over, Gill opened up and went on to register a sixth half-century in his last nine innings against Punjab..
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