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Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan did not bat on Tuesday. He could score only 14 runs in 16 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 23rd match of IPL 2024. Dhawan, who came as an opener, hit two fours. Dhawan got a lease of life but he lost his wicket due to ego. He had a no hit in front of wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen. Dhawan was stumped. An unwanted record has also been registered in his name.
Dhawan became the victim of fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the fifth over. Bhuvi bowled the fourth ball on good length near the off stump, on which Dhawan went ahead and tried to play the shot. In such a situation, Clasen showed amazing agility. Showing speed like a leopard, he caught the ball and scattered the balls. Dhawan was caught behind the wicket on the second ball of the same over but he still did not show patience. When Dhawan was out, the commentator said that the captain had to suffer the consequences of showing 'ego'.
Cricket fans are praising Klaasen a lot on social media. One user wrote, “I can't believe that Klaasen caught the catch while standing close to the stump while bowling fast, which was amazing.” Let us tell you that as soon as Dhawan was stumped out, an unwanted record was registered in his name. . He has become the player with the joint highest number of stumpings in IPL. Dhawan, Suresh Raina and Robin Uthappa have been stumped eight times each.
Talking about the match, Hyderabad achieved a thrilling win against Punjab by two runs. While chasing the target of 183 runs, Punjab team could score only 180 runs. PBKS needed 29 runs from the last over bowled by Jaydev Unadkat. Ashutosh Sharma and Shashank Singh could score only 26 runs. Ashutosh returned unbeaten after scoring 33 and Shashank 46 runs. Both of them made an unbroken partnership of 66 runs for the sixth wicket.