2024-04-09 17:09:00
Sunrisers Hyderabad are facing Punjab Kings in the 23rd match of IPL 2024. In the match at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium, Punjab won the toss and sent their opponents into bat.
Batting first after losing the toss, Sunrisers posted a decent total of 182 runs on the strength of Nitish Kumar Reddy’s half-century. The player scored 64 runs off 37 balls. Abdul Samad scored 25 runs off 12 balls and was the second highest scorer of the team.
Jaydev Unadkat took the team to 182 with a six off the last ball of Sunrisers’ innings. After Bhuvneshwar Kumar got out in the fifth ball of the 20th over, Unadkat entered the field at number 11.
The fans did not expect much from Unadkat in the match where superstars including Aiden Markram, Travis Head and Huntich Klaasen lost. But putting all those hopes to rest, Unadkat hit the last ball of the innings for a six.
Good length bowled by Sam Curran, Unadkat bounced over the bowler’s head. Harshal Patel, who tried to catch at long on, made a mistake and the ball crossed the boundary.
With this, Harshal got a great achievement. Unadkat became the first player in the history of Sunrisers to hit number 11 and hit a six.
Apart from this, Unadkat also got a place in an elite list. Unadkat has made it to the list of players who faced only one ball in an innings in the IPL and hit that ball for a six.
Players who achieved this feat in IPL:-
Dwayne Bravo vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru -2011
Vinay Kumar vs Chennai Super Kings – 2012
Rajat Bhatia vs Kolkata Knight Riders – 2014
Aditya Tare vs Rajasthan Royals – 2014
Rashid Khan vs Kings XI Punjab – 2017
Jevon Seals vs Kings XI Punjab – 2018
Nicholas Pooran vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 2020
Ravindra Jadeja vs Kolkata Knight Riders – 2021
Daniel Sams vs Rajasthan Royals -2022
Krishnappa Gautam vs Delhi Capitals – 2023
Jaidev Unadkat vs Punjab Kings – 2024*
Meanwhile, chasing the target of 183 set by Sunrisers, Punjab are 74 for four after 11 overs. Shashank Singh with eight runs off six balls and Sikandar Raza with 18 runs off 13 balls are at the crease.
Sunrisers Playing XI
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hentik Klaasen (wicket keeper), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T. Natarajan.
Punjab Kings Playing XI
Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Jonny Hairstow, Sam Curran, Sikander Raza, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicket keeper), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rarabada, Arshdeep Singh.
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