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IPL 2024: Shashank Singh reveals what’s behind unknown players’ success | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings batsman Shashank Singh, who made yet another statement with the bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Mullanpur, remarked that self-belief and the demands of domestic cricket are the reasons behind unheralded players' success in the current Indian Premier League.IPL ORANGE CAPShashank and Ashutosh Sharma (33 off 15 balls) nearly pulled off another win for PBKS on Tuesday, nearly reaching the winning total of 183 after Shashank blasted an undefeated 46 off 25 deliveries.However, the team lost by two runs.Shashank's valiant effort followed an unbeaten 61 that had enabled PBKS to defeat Gujarat Titans three wickets on April 4 in a high-scoring encounter.Everyone praised Shashank for having faith in his ability, even in the face of defeat."The only thing is self-b...
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‘If we had held onto the two catches…’: Abdul Samad on SRH’s 2-run victory over Punjab Kings | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abdul Samad believes the visitors could have defeated Punjab Kings by 15 runs if they had held onto the two catches in the last over.In the last over, Ashutosh Sharma hit two sixes, and on both instances, fielders from SRH came close to catching the ball before it crossed the boundary.IPL POINTS TABLENitish Reddy palmed the ball over the rope the first time, while Samad did the same on the second occasion."We dropped two catches and they came close otherwise we would have won by 15 runs. Shashank and Ashutosh played really well in the final overs so it was a good contest," Samad said in the post-match press conference at Mullanpur.Nitish was excellent throughout the entire game, even if he gave up a catch in the last over. After hitting an incredib...