Sunday becomes the last day of the doubleheader in IPL. In the first match, Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The game has seen an intense battle between these two teams. In that match, Sunrisers Hyderabad showed great character but Abhishek Sharma ended up being the Player of the Match after his outstanding knock.
Abhishek Sharma’s Excellent Performance:
In their last matches, Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad are locking horns at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. After winning the toss, Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to bat first. While chasing the target of 215 runs, Hyderabad lost their first wicket in 0. That was a huge setback for the team.
From that end, Abhishek Sharma played an exciting knock. At that crucial point, he scored an amazing half-century. He played an exciting knock of 66 runs in 28 balls with 5 boundaries and 6 over-boundaries. Depending on his exceptional knock, Hyderabad’s innings got a huge boost. Because of his exceptional contribution, he has been selected as the Player of the Match.
Abhishek Sharma’s Words:
After the match ended, Abhishek Sharma won the Player of the Match award. After that, he said, “It’s a matter of time for any batsman. My days are going good so I should utilize it for my team. I wanted to contribute as the target was big today. I think I have told this before, during SMAT I was clear how I was going to play and dominate (during IPL).”
While praising Brian Lara, he said, “He (Lara) was our coach as well, have done some work with him, he’s in touch. That’s helping me now. Just waiting for the loose balls, I am going hard against them and trying to put them (bowlers) under pressure.”
Later he added, “I was talking to Nitish, the more I was waiting it was getting easier for me. I was ready for that (playing against Harshal). I was trying to take a single but fortunately got a boundary (one of the balls.) I want to thank the crowd, special mention to pitch curator and groundsmen. They have given pitches that have suited our style.”
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